NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
NORTH FORT MYERS LCSO searching for missing endangered adult Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person.
The Weather Authority: Scattered storms for your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking afternoon scattered storms for Saturday this Labor Day weekend.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 2 The Golden Eagles took down the Cougars 64-7 to win the Crosstown Showdown for the 26th year in a row.
NAPLES Naples mayor speaks out after DUI arrest Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann has sent a statement to WINK News after being charged with a DUI.
FORT MYERS Woman stabbed at Fort Myers gas station Authorities responded to an active scene at a 7-eleven in Fort Myers after a woman was stabbed early Friday evening.
FORT MYERS FMPD investigating a van that followed a student from bus stop Police said a suspicious van followed a middle school student home from the bus stop on Thursday and yelled, “Get in the van.”
CAPE CORAL Report: Teen was on crosswalk when she was hit The driver of the box truck told officers he didn’t see Kendra as she rode in front of him, and he started to go.
FORT MYERS BEACH Celebration of Jimmy Buffet Day at Margaritaville Friday was Jimmy Buffett Day at Margaritaville and Fort Myers Beach is gearing up for a fun party all weekend long.
PUNTA GORDA Charlotte County deputies hold training for mental health encounters Charlotte County deputies are entering the community equipped with a new tool for handling mental health: the crisis initiative training.
Neighbors worried about flooding in Rotonda Heights Neighbors in Rotonda Heights are fed up with the flooding and they want to see it fixed.
ORLANDO Smart living moms reclaim their careers Betsy Gardner president and CEO of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce started Relaunch, a program to help stay-at-home moms.
FORT MYERS BEACH A closer look at the gas leak that killed 2 men at Fort Myers Beach home A closer look at the gas leak that killed two men in Fort Myers Beach has revealed some new details leading up to the deaths.
SANIBEL Sanibel CVS Pharmacy reopening after Hurricane Ian The CVS Pharmacy in Sanibel is reopening nearly two years after Hurricane Ian caused severe damage to it.
FORT MYERS Woman transported after boat hits large wake under Midpoint Bridge A woman had to be transported to the hospital after suffering an injury when the boat she was in struck the wake of a yacht.
NEW YORK (AP) Trump has history sparking outrage for incidents around veterans even as military voters backed him The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving Donald Trump’s staff was far from the first time that veterans or the families of service members have criticized the former president for words or behavior they saw as disparaging.
Townhomes on fire back in March in Emerald Point. (CREDIT: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office) The owners of homes in Emerald Pointe Community that burned down four months ago are still paying HOA fees for those homes. Although the insurance company has paid the Condo Association $1.9 million, the residents said they haven’t received any of the insurance money but are still paying the HOA fees. Not only are their homes a pile of ash, but two months after their homes burned down, their HOA fees went up. One man lost his home in the fire and bought a new one. He said he’s paying fees on both and he’s not happy about it. All that’s left are shells of a series of homes that once stood proud at Emerald Pointe in Punta Gorda. Mitch Eby’s treasures burned beyond recognition. “Her jewelry or wedding rings, watches, my service revolvers, everything, it’s all gone,” Eby said. What Mitch clings to is his neighbor’s kindness. “During the fire, this lady comes up, and I hardly knew her, and said, ‘we’re gonna be gone for two months, here’s my key.’ The lady next door fed us for three weeks. Every other night she’d bring food over,” Eby said. Mitch decided right there and then that he didn’t want to leave Emerald Pointe, so he bought a new home. “I knew when I bought this place that I would have to pay two HOA’s,” Eby said. Mitch said he paid close to $600 in condo fees when he lived in Emerald Point the first time, now he’s paying $800. Neil Purtell, the Condo Association President, said the extra $200 goes to insurance. “It costs more to repair things now, replacement value, which is what we deal with, we don’t deal with market value,” Purtell said. Making matters worse is the fact that those who lost their homes in the fire still must pay the HOA. In other words, if those fire victims want to vote yes or no on whether to rebuild, they have to pay the price. “We’re going by Florida law. We have no choice if I don’t do that, then we got a problem,” Purtell said. Purtell said that’s the law and not his doing. Mitch hopes to Condo Association doesn’t eat more of the $1.9 million insurance payout. “They already spent 100,000,” Eby said. Purtell said it’s expenses involving the cleanup and remediation of the problem. The HOA also set aside another $200,000 for any additional fees they might face. The people who pay HOA fees for the townhomes will vote Tuesday if they want to rebuild the homes lost in the fire. But most of the fire victims don’t want this rebuilt, they want the $225,000 payout in their pockets. If members vote no, Mitch will stop paying HOA fees on his burned-down house when the association buys it.