Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to promStaying safe against rip currents
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?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
CAPE CORAL CCPD holds memorial service for fallen officers The Cape Coral Police Department, along with city employees took some time Wednesday to pray, thank, and honor the men and women who risk their lives every day to make sure our families are safe.
NAPLES Greater Naples Fire Rescue District starts Project Fire Buddies Greater Naples Fire is the first fire department to start a Project Fire Buddies program in Florida.
LEHIGH ACRES LCSO investigating shooting at Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres; 1 injured The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one person has been injured in a shooting near the Jim Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres, and though they haven’t arrested anyone, they are investigating.
LEHIGH ACRES Deputies investigating reports of man pulling rifle on Waste Pro worker in Lehigh Acres The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of a man pulling a rifle on a garbage truck worker in Lehigh Acres.
Collier County Schools postpones possible school zoning changes The Collier County School Board voted four to one against two different proposals that could redraw school boundaries.
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?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
CAPE CORAL CCPD holds memorial service for fallen officers The Cape Coral Police Department, along with city employees took some time Wednesday to pray, thank, and honor the men and women who risk their lives every day to make sure our families are safe.
NAPLES Greater Naples Fire Rescue District starts Project Fire Buddies Greater Naples Fire is the first fire department to start a Project Fire Buddies program in Florida.
LEHIGH ACRES LCSO investigating shooting at Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres; 1 injured The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one person has been injured in a shooting near the Jim Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres, and though they haven’t arrested anyone, they are investigating.
LEHIGH ACRES Deputies investigating reports of man pulling rifle on Waste Pro worker in Lehigh Acres The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of a man pulling a rifle on a garbage truck worker in Lehigh Acres.
Collier County Schools postpones possible school zoning changes The Collier County School Board voted four to one against two different proposals that could redraw school boundaries.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced an update concerning the fuel contamination affecting Southwest Florida drivers Tuesday afternoon: Here are the six stations that did not receive the contaminated fuel, according to the FDACS: Dan’s Car Wash: 39522 U.S. Highway 19 N., Tarpon Springs 7-Eleven: 3437 U.S. Highway 19, Holiday 7-Eleven: 13411 Fish Hawk Boulevard, Lithia Quick & Easy Stop: 4529 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota Palmers Easy Stop: 903 Cattleman Rd., Sarasota 2K Express 5: 6202 N 40th St., Tampa Eight stations have been inspected, remediated and cleared by FDACS for fuel sales: 7-Eleven: 720 Chiquita Boulevard, North Cape Coral 7-Eleven: 2604 Skyline Boulevard, Cape Coral 7-Eleven: 601 Pine Island Rd. S.W., Cape Coral 7-Eleven: 6050 Dean Dairy Road, Zephyrhills 7-Eleven: 714 Burnt Store Road, Cape Coral Handy Foods Store #87: 3205 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres Faulkenburg CITGO: 5320 Faulkenburg Road, Tampa PJI LLC: 7977 W Dunnellon Road, Dunnellon (Regular and premium fuel was not contaminated, only diesel fuel) 17 stations remain under a stop-sale order pending laboratory confirmation: 7-Eleven: 4325 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven: 12750 South Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers 7-Eleven: 290 Lakeland Park Road, Lakeland 7-Eleven: 940 S Broad St., Brooksville 7-Eleven: 1626 Meadow Road, Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven: 2401 James Redman Parkway, Plant City BJ’s Wholesale: 1929 Pine Island Road N.E., Cape Coral BJ’s Wholesale: 9372 Ben C Pratt Six Mile Cypress Pkwy., Fort Myers BJ’s Wholesale: 13585 NE 86th Path, Lady Lakes Handy Foods Store #86: 21321 Palm Beach Blvd., Alva Superday CITGO: 1595 South McCall Road, Port Charlotte Bolton One LLC: 15434 US Highway 19, Hudson JHW #310 – DBA Avenue CITGO: 11867 N. Williams St., Dunellon AL Prime – Daytona Beach: 1898 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach Choice Food & Gas: 310 N Central Ave., Umatilla Perfection Station 5: 9931 N Florida Ave., Tampa Rogers Petroleum: 134 N Desoto Ave., Arcadia The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services initially issued a warning Sunday. The agency said human error has led to potentially widespread fuel contamination. It happened at the Port of Tampa but had a widespread impact, including in Southwest Florida. The fuel involved was purchased after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, at stations supplied by Citgo from the Port of Tampa. Credit: WINK News. Experts tell WINK News that contaminated gasoline and diesel have the potential to cause engine damage or make your car inoperable. If you purchased gas from affected stations after 10 a.m. on Saturday, report it to FDACS. You can file a complaint by calling 1-800-HELP-FLA or online at www.fdacs.gov.