Punta Gorda residents, businesses brace for Hurricane MiltonLee County coastal businesses evacuate merchandise as Hurricane Milton approaches
Punta Gorda residents, businesses brace for Hurricane Milton With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, some Punta Gorda hotels stopped taking reservations, flight disruptions are expected and residents and business owners spent Oct. 7 prepping.
Lee County coastal businesses evacuate merchandise as Hurricane Milton approaches As Hurricane Milton began making its way across the Gulf of Mexico to a precise destination yet unknown on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Lee County business owners on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island and other coastal areas weren’t waiting around to find out.
SWFL Florida evacuation orders ahead of Milton There are now mandatory evacuation orders for some barrier islands in Southwest Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
WINK NEWS List of shelters in SWFL ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, shelters are opening across Southwest Florida to provide safety and refuge for residents.
Know your zone: Evacuation zones ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, get familiar with your evacuation zone.
What’s open and closed as Hurricane Milton looms As Hurricane Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, services and businesses in Southwest Florida are adjusting their hours or closing temporarily.
SWFL schools affected due to Milton Southwest Florida schools are responding ahead of Tropical Storm Milton’s arrival.
NAPLES Collier County Board of Commissioners provide updates for Milton Collier County Board of County Commissioners is holding a meeting for Hurricane Milton.
FORT MYERS BEACH Bus routes onto Fort Myers Beach to stop, water to be cut off ahead of Milton The Lee County government announced that LeeTran will stop running routes onto Fort Myers Beach and cut off water to the island as Hurricane Milton approaches.
TALLAHASSEE DeSantis announces that tolls will be suspended in Western Florida, Central Florida and Alligator Alley Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state has suspended all tolls in West Florida, Central Florida and Alligator Alley ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Free sandbag locations available ahead of Milton The Weather Authority has been tracking a potential rainmaker that will impact our area from Sunday through Wednesday.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach businesses preparing ahead of Milton Several businesses along Times Square on Fort Myers Beach are closed and boarded up ahead of Hurricane Milton.
EAST NAPLES Numerous gas stations running dry as Hurricane Milton approaches Yesterday, numerous grocery stores were facing shortages, and many gas stations were running dry as Hurricane Milton approaches.
FORT MYERS One dead after shooting at Fort Myers apartment complex Police are investigating a deadly shooting scene that happened at a Fort Myers apartment complex.
Punta Gorda residents, businesses brace for Hurricane Milton With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, some Punta Gorda hotels stopped taking reservations, flight disruptions are expected and residents and business owners spent Oct. 7 prepping.
Lee County coastal businesses evacuate merchandise as Hurricane Milton approaches As Hurricane Milton began making its way across the Gulf of Mexico to a precise destination yet unknown on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Lee County business owners on Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel Island and other coastal areas weren’t waiting around to find out.
SWFL Florida evacuation orders ahead of Milton There are now mandatory evacuation orders for some barrier islands in Southwest Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.
WINK NEWS List of shelters in SWFL ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, shelters are opening across Southwest Florida to provide safety and refuge for residents.
Know your zone: Evacuation zones ahead of Milton As Hurricane Milton approaches, get familiar with your evacuation zone.
What’s open and closed as Hurricane Milton looms As Hurricane Milton strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico, services and businesses in Southwest Florida are adjusting their hours or closing temporarily.
SWFL schools affected due to Milton Southwest Florida schools are responding ahead of Tropical Storm Milton’s arrival.
NAPLES Collier County Board of Commissioners provide updates for Milton Collier County Board of County Commissioners is holding a meeting for Hurricane Milton.
FORT MYERS BEACH Bus routes onto Fort Myers Beach to stop, water to be cut off ahead of Milton The Lee County government announced that LeeTran will stop running routes onto Fort Myers Beach and cut off water to the island as Hurricane Milton approaches.
TALLAHASSEE DeSantis announces that tolls will be suspended in Western Florida, Central Florida and Alligator Alley Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state has suspended all tolls in West Florida, Central Florida and Alligator Alley ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Free sandbag locations available ahead of Milton The Weather Authority has been tracking a potential rainmaker that will impact our area from Sunday through Wednesday.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach businesses preparing ahead of Milton Several businesses along Times Square on Fort Myers Beach are closed and boarded up ahead of Hurricane Milton.
EAST NAPLES Numerous gas stations running dry as Hurricane Milton approaches Yesterday, numerous grocery stores were facing shortages, and many gas stations were running dry as Hurricane Milton approaches.
FORT MYERS One dead after shooting at Fort Myers apartment complex Police are investigating a deadly shooting scene that happened at a Fort Myers apartment complex.
(Credit: WINK News) Samples taken on the other side of the state could help solve the algae problem in places like Cape Coral and other parts of Southwest Florida. On a breezy Florida winter day in Pahokee, Benjamin Marics, a research laboratory coordinator with FGCU, is helping to turn the tide on water quality research. “This is a project regarding harmful algal blooms and a potential way that we might be able to prevent them from occurring or combat them if they do start to happen,” said Marics. “I take samples to do nutrient analysis. I do cell counts, and we also look at cyanotoxins.” All of this while making sure nanobubble generators help combat blue-green algae blooms. The work doesn’t stop out here, though. Marics works with Doctor Barry Rosen, a professor with The Water School at FGCU, in a lab where they will look at samples and see if this tech could help other communities, perhaps in Southwest Florida. Rosen said, “well, this technology would work really well in a more confined canal system. So, in other words, the dead-end canals in Cape Coral. Places like that.” The very places that saw blue-green algae build-up and leave a stench in 2018. “It all ties into these harmful algal blooms, how these relationships between nutrients, temperature, light nanobubbles, it all ties together and hopefully it’ll be just highly applicable in any of those areas,” said Marics. Water sampling will wrap up in March, but researchers will have to analyze the data to see if any trends will help them better understand our waterways.