Chilly morning and a cool Saturday afternoon with lots of sunshineSWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Regional Semifinals
Chilly morning and a cool Saturday afternoon with lots of sunshine The Weather Authority says the weekend is starting off nice and chilly, with temperatures in the 40s and 50s across Southwest Florida.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Regional Semifinals It’s the regional semifinal round of high school football in Southwest Florida. Check out the scores and highlights.
FORT MYERS Large response to rollover crash in Fort Myers There was a large response to a multi-car crash with a rollover in Fort Myers just after 8 p.m on Friday night.
FORT MYERS BEACH New information on why FEMA put Fort Myers Beach on probation FEMA was sure to lay it out in a letter. Out of the five points listed, three areas need work on Fort Myers Beach to re-apply for the flood insurance discount.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive: Cape Coral Police Chief speaks out on hate crime incident New exclusive surveillance video shows the moment a Cape Coral home is vandalized. The suspects painted racial slurs on the wall in red paint. WINK News broke this story on Wednesday.
CAPE CORAL New police precincts coming to Cape Coral The Cape Coral Police Department is adding new precincts around the city. The reason? Growth.
Vietnam veteran’s unique service animal companion When we think of service animals, dogs usually come to mind, but it’s not just dogs that help people navigate through their challenges.
NAPLES Gulfshore Life’s Men and Women of the Year award honoree: John Cooney It’s one thing to be philanthropic and help our community. It’s another to provide so much help and want absolutely nothing in return, not even your name mentioned.
FORT MYERS Dunbar High principal named Lee County Principal of the Year Carl Burnside was the last to find out Friday morning that he was selected as Lee County Schools Principal of the Year for 2025.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach businesses excited for increased season traffic Those on Fort Myers Beach are excited for the town to return to normal. Businesses are ready to accept snowbirds and residents again.
CAPE CORAL Mom faces DUI charge after crash during pick-up at Oasis High School A crash in the pick-up line at Oasis High School led Cape Coral police to a DUI investigation.
Rethinking daily Asprin intake Many of us have heard the saying, “An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research shows that taking aspirin every day might not be as good for you as we once thought.
NAPLES Embezzlement investigation in Naples WINK News is looking into claims of embezzlement in the Naples government.
NORTH FORT MYERS Where did the Shell Factory animals go? With the closure of The Shell Factory in September, people have been wondering where the animals went.
Tim Aten Knows: Publix to demolish, rebuild Naples store Two days after Thanksgiving, the 38-year-old Publix supermarket in Neapolitan Way Plaza will close to begin a Naples redevelopment project that has been planned for years.
Chilly morning and a cool Saturday afternoon with lots of sunshine The Weather Authority says the weekend is starting off nice and chilly, with temperatures in the 40s and 50s across Southwest Florida.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Regional Semifinals It’s the regional semifinal round of high school football in Southwest Florida. Check out the scores and highlights.
FORT MYERS Large response to rollover crash in Fort Myers There was a large response to a multi-car crash with a rollover in Fort Myers just after 8 p.m on Friday night.
FORT MYERS BEACH New information on why FEMA put Fort Myers Beach on probation FEMA was sure to lay it out in a letter. Out of the five points listed, three areas need work on Fort Myers Beach to re-apply for the flood insurance discount.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive: Cape Coral Police Chief speaks out on hate crime incident New exclusive surveillance video shows the moment a Cape Coral home is vandalized. The suspects painted racial slurs on the wall in red paint. WINK News broke this story on Wednesday.
CAPE CORAL New police precincts coming to Cape Coral The Cape Coral Police Department is adding new precincts around the city. The reason? Growth.
Vietnam veteran’s unique service animal companion When we think of service animals, dogs usually come to mind, but it’s not just dogs that help people navigate through their challenges.
NAPLES Gulfshore Life’s Men and Women of the Year award honoree: John Cooney It’s one thing to be philanthropic and help our community. It’s another to provide so much help and want absolutely nothing in return, not even your name mentioned.
FORT MYERS Dunbar High principal named Lee County Principal of the Year Carl Burnside was the last to find out Friday morning that he was selected as Lee County Schools Principal of the Year for 2025.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach businesses excited for increased season traffic Those on Fort Myers Beach are excited for the town to return to normal. Businesses are ready to accept snowbirds and residents again.
CAPE CORAL Mom faces DUI charge after crash during pick-up at Oasis High School A crash in the pick-up line at Oasis High School led Cape Coral police to a DUI investigation.
Rethinking daily Asprin intake Many of us have heard the saying, “An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research shows that taking aspirin every day might not be as good for you as we once thought.
NAPLES Embezzlement investigation in Naples WINK News is looking into claims of embezzlement in the Naples government.
NORTH FORT MYERS Where did the Shell Factory animals go? With the closure of The Shell Factory in September, people have been wondering where the animals went.
Tim Aten Knows: Publix to demolish, rebuild Naples store Two days after Thanksgiving, the 38-year-old Publix supermarket in Neapolitan Way Plaza will close to begin a Naples redevelopment project that has been planned for years.
Punta Rassa Boat Ramp closed. CREDIT: WINK News Getting to places like Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach by boat was a breeze if you used the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp. However, it’s lately been used as a construction site for the Sanibel Causeway, and boaters don’t know how long it will take to finish. Since Punta Rassa is getting used this way, boaters are finding other places to put their boats in the water, mainly in Cape Coral. The problem with the other places that are used, like Rosen Park and Horton Boat Rams, is the how much more expensive they are. Moreover, the ride to Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel is much longer. A crane at the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp. CREDIT: WINK News Before Hurricane Ian, the area around the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp wasn’t surrounded by cranes, construction workers, and do not enter signs. But it has since shifted to a busy work site. “Most of the time, I’d use Punta Rassa and Sanibel. That was my place to go,” boater Sachin Handa said. The Punta Rassa Boat Ramp was once popular for boaters like Handa. And it was especially if they were going to Sanibel or Fort Myers Beach. “When I have like friends and family from out of town. They’re coming to Fort Myers first thing in their head is going to Fort Myers Beach,” Handa said. But Sachin has to use the Rosen Park Ramp in Cape Coral which makes the boat ride to the islands much longer. “Punta Rassa, you drop your boat down and you are in Sanibel, but right now from here to get to Sanibel, it takes you about like 45 to 50 minutes of boat ride,” Handa said. And that longer ride means the trip is more expensive. Cape Coral boat ramps, like Rosen Park and Horton, are not cheap for non-locals. “If you live in the cape, you can get a permit at this. And you can work at any one of these places. But seeing how I don’t live here, I have to pay every time,” boater Michael Bahr said. $15 each time to use the ramp at Horton whereas a Lee County membership to use Punta Rossa costs $60. But Sachin doesn’t mind the inconvienences and understands that recovery after Ian won’t be speedy. “It’s not like 123 and everything will be fixed. You know, it takes time,” Handa said. A Lee County government spokesperson told WINK News there are plans to reopen the Punta Rassa ramp, but becasue its a staging area for constuction crews, there is no exact timetable. WINK News reached out to the state to find out how far along the rebuild of the Sanibel Causeway is but nobody got back to us. Construction workers on the scene believe it could be as long as another year.