ALVA Woodpeckers build home in 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 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.
While Friday’s Jung fire in Golden Gate Estates is finally out, firefighters remain on the scene almost a week later, ready to react to any hot spots. The flames took down two homes and a bunch of barns and scorched lots of property, but the fire didn’t get everything in its path. The Florida Forest Service said the 330-acre blaze began because of powerlines. The winds quickly spread the flames through the Golden Gate Estates neighborhood. Firefighters brought in choppers to drop massive amounts of water at once. Then there was Chris Conner, a resident of the area. “They came and wanted me to leave,” Conner said. “And they didn’t like it because I said I’m not going anywhere.” Conner not only didn’t leave, he grabbed his garden hose and fought the flames alone. “See where the fire came right up to the building? Yeah, melted the pipe,” Conner said. He couldn’t bring himself to leave because, to him, what’s inside is priceless. “I’ve got vehicles back here I have to take care of, and a lot of people will say, well, they’re just vehicles. Well, they’re not just vehicles. It’s not like a new car that you can easily get replaced,” Conner said. Chris Conner stayed behind to save his home. (CREDIT: WINK News) Conner called his wife Dee Dee when he first noticed the smoke. By the time she made it back to their neighborhood, firefighters wouldn’t let her through. “The emotions were overwhelming, and I pulled off and sat on the side of the road where everybody was parked for a little while. And I just, I was in tears because I was just so upset,” she said. Conner said he was frightened, but he didn’t have too much time to focus on his emotions. When the fire reached his shed, he threw the hose down and ran. By a stroke of luck, he said, he ran right into firefighters. “They pulled back here with their tanker and pulled over there, and they got their hoses out and sprayed, and then they sprayed over here,” he said. Late Friday night, when firefighters finally told Golden Gate Estates neighbors it was safe to go home, Dee Dee had words with her husband. “I was a little upset with him. When he told me he wasn’t evacuating. However, it probably was a good thing that he didn’t because the wonderful Collier Fire Department responded as soon as he called and said, you know, it was beyond his control. Otherwise, I have no doubt we would have lost the shop, at least, and possibly the house, too,” she said. All Florida Forest Service will say is that power lines caused the fire in Golden Gate Estates. They don’t say how. The Jung fire wasn’t the one blaze last week that was sparked by power lines. The two brush fires around South McCall Road and Shell Mound Circle in Charlotte County started when power lines did something called “Arcing.” The wind caused the line to create big sparks that dropped to the ground. Florida Forest Service says it happens a lot when the high wind starts to whip around like we saw last Friday.