ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
ALVA Woodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house You may have heard of squatters, but this woman is dealing with squawkers. Who needs a rooster to wake up when you have woodpeckers?
FORT MYERS Man claims he was trapped in a high-rise for 5 days A 77-year-old man wants justice after he claims he spent days trapped on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte Correctional prisoner arrested for death of another inmate State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against a Charlotte Correctional inmate.
SANIBEL Construction near Dairy Queen eagle nest on Sanibel raises concerns While many eagle nests may be a bit difficult to see, one nest has always been a favorite for Sanibel residents and tourists.
The environmental effects of artificial sweeteners Experts are studying how the foods we eat affect the environment, especially after we flush our waste down the toilet.
Victim reacts to man exposing himself to her Ring camera You get a notification on your phone from your ring camera app that someone is at the door, only to find out it is someone exposing themselves. It’s the last thing victim Maria Kivi wanted or expected to see last week.
LEE COUNTY The art of capturing your eye and drawing you in How do you capture young, hip, trendy, fun, movers and shakers, all in a pose? We take you behind the scenes of a Gulfshore Life cover shoot.
FORT MYERS The lives of two SJC Boxers changed in the ring Two SJC Boxers, Mario Nunez and Arbon Kurtishi, help each other in the ring as each of them had their lives changed because of boxing.
FORT MYERS Chlamydia cases rising sharply in Lee County If you think about a crowded space- something with more than 250 people- if it’s in Lee county, statistically one person has chlamydia.
SANIBEL Sanibel resort day passes hope to get more business on the island A pass will allow vacationers to hang out at a Sanibel beach club for a day in hopes of drumming up some business.
Voting equipment tested ahead of Lee County elections Voting equipment is being tested in Lee County. This is to ensure all ballots are printed and counted correctly for the upcoming election.
Collier County teen assaulted after leaving party The teen has been charged and the sheriff’s office said they’re aware that many believe felony charges are in order, but under Florida law, there are very specific criteria that must be met for felony charges to be filed.
WINK weather team watching tropical wave over Atlantic Ocean The Weather Authority is watching a tropical disturbance over the Central Atlantic Ocean.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Cape Coral man arrest on drug charges. Investigators said they found, guns, drugs, and more than $32,000 in Richard Riley’s home.
NAPLES Naples youth flag football team to compete in Ohio tournament This weekend, the Naples Lunatics Green will compete in the Superhero Sports tournament in Canton, Ohio.
Credit: WINK News. A “closed” sign now hangs in the terminal area of the Naples Airport. Crews have shut down the main building to start a massive upgrade, including more room for passengers. The $7.6 million project will take six months to complete. It’s being paid for exclusively by airport revenues. Other changes will be made to the lobby and the passenger lounge will be expanded. That work begins Monday. The timing of the construction is perfect, as season is over for the year, and the renovations should be done just in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush. The outside of the terminal building is being redesigned to give it a more Southwest Florida feel. Offices are also being upgraded. Zach Burch, communications manager for the Naples Airport Authority, said passengers will have to use the old commercial terminal for the time being. “From now until the fall, maybe early November, we’ll be operating out of here. Anyone who had previously gone over to the GA terminal will now have to come over here in terms of, you know, any flights coming in or out. So, if you’re dropping people off or picking people up, or flying in or out as well as people getting rental cars,” he said. It’s a busy day at the airport. Later Wednesday, the airport will host a virtual open house regarding a recent noise exposure study. There will be an in-person meeting Thursday. They want to hear from the people who have to hear planes coming and going all day in an effort to show the FAA that something has to change. One resident who lives nearby said he heard a plane at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday. Another said she’s tired of covering her ears. “If we’re sitting out on the lanai having dinner, you can’t hear the television. Sometimes I can’t hear phone calls,” said Beverly Baldwin, who has lived in the Kings Lake community for more than 20 years. Kings Lake is about a three-mile drive from the airport. “It’s loud because they come over my house pretty low.” WINK News used a decibel reader app on a phone to see how loud it was as planes left Naples Airport. We got readings in the 60s in Baker Park across the street from the airport. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says noise measuring in the 70s may damage hearing over a long period of time. A draft report from the Naples Airport Authority shows 104 different households filed 363 noise complaints last year. “That’s what we want to try and mitigate, especially in those areas, but even beyond the identified areas we still want to look at ways we can improve noise abatement as noise quality for anyone that lives around the airport,” Burch said. Baldwin has a solution she’d like to propose, one that will protect everyone’s hearing: “Keep it as the little airport it started out to be.” If you can’t take part in Wednesday evening’s meeting between 5:30 and 7:30, don’t worry – you can join the in-person event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Baker Park Sugden-Gomez Center. It’s by appointment only. To sign up, go to the Fly Naples website.