The Weather Authority: Hot temperatures, rain, and we’re watching the tropicsWoodpeckers build home in Alva woman’s house
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Hot temperatures, rain, and we’re watching the tropics Get ready for a typical Southwest Florida weekend. It’s going to feel like the triple digits before rain rolls in and we’re watching the tropics.
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.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Hot temperatures, rain, and we’re watching the tropics Get ready for a typical Southwest Florida weekend. It’s going to feel like the triple digits before rain rolls in and we’re watching the tropics.
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.
Xinhua Mesenburg with his mother Shannon Mesenburg. It’s been 20 years since the tragic events of September 11, but for Shannon Mesenburg, what happened at the World Trade Center feels like yesterday. She said, “The first plane hit my floor and killed everybody that was still there that I worked with.” Mesenburg worked as a bond trader in the North Tower in the early ’90s and moved to Virginia in 1994. She still remembers what she was doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. “I was actually getting ready to go out, to head out the door. I just flipped on the TV to see what the weather was and that’s when the clip showed the first plane hitting. I just dropped to the floor and just in horror.” Her friends and former co-workers were on the 91st floor. “I stopped counting when they started doing the names. I stopped counting after about 60,” Mesenburg recalled. “Because like I said, I had a lot of clients in those buildings, brokers that I worked with, other traders. So I couldn’t even look anymore. I just couldn’t look anymore.” Something some people experience when they lose people close to them is survivor’s guilt. When we asked Mesenburg if that’s something she has dealt with, she said, “Oh yeah. Yeah.” Sept. 11 changed her, and so did the death of her son, Senior Airman Xinhua Mesenburg. He died by suicide in 2019 at the age of 25. “Every anniversary, you know, just like with our son, I mean, you’re never forgotten two names not said aloud. So making sure, always as hard as it is, on the anniversary to watch, you know, the tributes that one that shows the videos from that day from all different people, we got to make sure that their memories are not forgotten and as hard as it is to see that and it brings back everything that I went through that day, which is horrifying but we can’t forget.” While raising her son, Mesenburg made sure he knew about 9/11 and those who died. “He really wanted to be in the military, and the importance of that, especially after 9/11, you know, that we need to protect our country and our citizens. And he took great pride in being an Air Force,” she explained. “We’re lucky, we have the most amazing military in the world, but we’re vulnerable. And so, you know, our kids need to be aware that, you know, this, the horrible things that have happened in my life. I think also though, on the flip side, it’s given me great purpose.” That purpose is to help others. Mesenburg works with a suicide prevention non-profit called Holly’s Hope in North Port. “It’s become my ‘why’ to help people,” she said. “It gives us purpose, and it’s really changed the direction of our lives to help our veterans to help bring awareness to suicide, and our first responders. So being able to tie all that together is a huge joy for us and it keeps our son’s memory alive.” Helping those who served our country while remembering those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. She says it’s important to keep the memories alive of those who were lost because, for Mesenburg, she will never forget.