Man accused of groping woman in North Fort MyersDisease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers
NORTH FORT MYERS Man accused of groping woman in North Fort Myers Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a man accused of groping a woman of 65 years or older in North Fort Myers.
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire devastates family camper, creates plumes of smoke in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
NORTH FORT MYERS Man accused of groping woman in North Fort Myers Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a man accused of groping a woman of 65 years or older in North Fort Myers.
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire devastates family camper, creates plumes of smoke in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
A dog tied to a pole and left for dead in the scorching Southwest Florida heat without food, water or shade to shield him from the sun. Neighbors and Animal Control were left stunned and wondering who would do that to a caring and loving pet dog. “I hate it. I hate that,” said Miss Annie. “It don’t make sense to me,” said William Brown, who fed the dog daily. The pitbull lie lifelessly on the ground after carelessly being left the pitbull outside in the blistering heat. Brown saw all of it unfold. “I was like, don’t leave him out there for too long,” said Brown. LCSO said that the 34-year-old owner of the dog, Jade Green, did not take to heart. Dog died after getting tied to a pole without food or water. CREDIT: LCSO “I came back about 12:30, 1:00, and I seen the dog lying on the ground and Animal Control people standing over,” said Brown. Suddenly, Brown realized the avoidable dire consequences of his simple reminder to Green, fell on deaf ears. “I walked up to the man and asked him I say ‘I hope he ain’t dead,’ And the guy goes shaking his head. Yes,” said Brown. Los, the 5-year-old pitbull, was found dead with an external body temperature of 104 degrees. Los also had an internal temperature so high that the LCSO could not detect it. “It hurt me a bit,” said Brown. “I can’t understand that after all these newscasts they got on the news and the weather about not leaving your animal outside.” Green was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty. For Brown, the arrest is nearly insignificant, because petting his friend won’t ever happen again. “He’d go ‘Woof!’ And that’s him letting me know that he may be looking for something to eat. So I finally go to store and get him some chips and stuff and come back and give ’em to him,” said Brown. “And that’s how I was. Like I say, I see him go like that. And like I say to put a dent in the program to see the dog like that.”