Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to registerExclusive: Florida Warriors president talks misunderstanding with city
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
FORT MYERS Exclusive: Florida Warriors president talks misunderstanding with city On Friday, the president of Florida Warriors Hockey got a letter saying that starting July 1, his program’s rink access at the Fort Myers Skatium would be cut from 48 hours a month to only eight hours a month.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say Three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded Monday in a shootout at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, police said.
CAPE CORAL Multiple units fighting structure fire in Cape Coral Several fire rescue trucks are responding to a structure fire at a commercial building in Cape Coral.
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers residents concerned over abandoned boat A day out in the water turned into an alarming discovery for one North Fort Myers family.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers first responders stress safety after rollover crash Fort Myers fire department officials are pointing to safety and awareness following a recent rollover crash on Palm Beach Blvd. and Oasis Way.
NAPLES FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe’s determined heart is on the mound Former Barron Collier ace, now FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe is recovering from two open heart surgeries in five days.
Contrasting Lee, Collier and Charlotte homicide rates to nationwide numbers The Wall Street Journal says nationwide homicide rates have dropped by 20% compared to the numbers from 2023.
New program to make life more manageable for Parkinson’s patients A new program, backed by research, was created using the power of spin cycling to redefine the fight against Parkinson’s.
Medicaid class action gets go-ahead A federal judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida did not properly inform people before dropping them from the Medicaid program after a COVID-19 public health emergency ended.
FORT MYERS New downtown Fort Myers parking options coming soon Two new spots are coming for you to park on nights and weekends in downtown Fort Myers, but you’ll still have to pay.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Family ‘sucker-punched’ in Lehigh Acres brawl A woman is speaking out about a conflict she was involved in at Barefoot Lake.
Miracle Moment: Christina Soriero Doctors diagnosed 22-year-old Christina Soriero with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she was just 18. A time in her life when the only thing she should have been dealing with was senioritis and getting ready for life after high school.
DeSantis signs bill impacting new mothers and jury duty Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will impact new mothers and their eligibility to serve on jury duty.
Genesis of Naples breaking ground on new car dealership A genesis—or new beginning—is under way for Genesis of Naples. The local franchise plans to break ground this summer on a new and expanded luxury auto dealership in North Naples.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
FORT MYERS Exclusive: Florida Warriors president talks misunderstanding with city On Friday, the president of Florida Warriors Hockey got a letter saying that starting July 1, his program’s rink access at the Fort Myers Skatium would be cut from 48 hours a month to only eight hours a month.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) 3 law officers killed, 5 others wounded trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, authorities say Three law enforcement officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded Monday in a shootout at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, police said.
CAPE CORAL Multiple units fighting structure fire in Cape Coral Several fire rescue trucks are responding to a structure fire at a commercial building in Cape Coral.
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers residents concerned over abandoned boat A day out in the water turned into an alarming discovery for one North Fort Myers family.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers first responders stress safety after rollover crash Fort Myers fire department officials are pointing to safety and awareness following a recent rollover crash on Palm Beach Blvd. and Oasis Way.
NAPLES FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe’s determined heart is on the mound Former Barron Collier ace, now FSU pitcher Jacob Marlowe is recovering from two open heart surgeries in five days.
Contrasting Lee, Collier and Charlotte homicide rates to nationwide numbers The Wall Street Journal says nationwide homicide rates have dropped by 20% compared to the numbers from 2023.
New program to make life more manageable for Parkinson’s patients A new program, backed by research, was created using the power of spin cycling to redefine the fight against Parkinson’s.
Medicaid class action gets go-ahead A federal judge has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit that alleges Florida did not properly inform people before dropping them from the Medicaid program after a COVID-19 public health emergency ended.
FORT MYERS New downtown Fort Myers parking options coming soon Two new spots are coming for you to park on nights and weekends in downtown Fort Myers, but you’ll still have to pay.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Family ‘sucker-punched’ in Lehigh Acres brawl A woman is speaking out about a conflict she was involved in at Barefoot Lake.
Miracle Moment: Christina Soriero Doctors diagnosed 22-year-old Christina Soriero with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she was just 18. A time in her life when the only thing she should have been dealing with was senioritis and getting ready for life after high school.
DeSantis signs bill impacting new mothers and jury duty Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will impact new mothers and their eligibility to serve on jury duty.
Genesis of Naples breaking ground on new car dealership A genesis—or new beginning—is under way for Genesis of Naples. The local franchise plans to break ground this summer on a new and expanded luxury auto dealership in North Naples.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. More than 1,600 domestic violence reports were made in Collier County alone in 2022, and those were the incidents that were reported. The Shelter for Abused Women and Children offers several resources to help victims. The moment Jacquie Lopez picks up the phone, the game begins. She’s part of the Shelter for Abused Women and Children’s Intimate Violence enhanced service team, also known as an INVEST advocate. “We get all of Collier County’s domestic police reports daily,” said Lopez. Lopez reads 20 to 25 reports each of those days, scanning for specific words and looking for domestic violence victims, women or men. Then, she will contact the victim through the INVEST text app or by calling through a safe line. “If they say, ‘No, I’m not safe,’ or ‘Yes, I am,’ and their abuser is next to them, I have to be very careful about what I’m about to say next,” said Lopez. Lopez credits her background in law enforcement for staying calm and identifying warning signs. “It’s really helpful that, with my background in law enforcement, I’m able to read in between them, so they use certain verbiage that is like ‘help me’ without saying help me,” said Lopez. “I make sure that I paced myself, I ensure their safety is priority.” Before the shelter, Lopez was a police officer at a local Southwest Florida agency, but she explained how the INVEST program gives her a bigger purpose. “I would leave cases that night, go home, and not know what was happening once that door closed, and so I needed to do more. I no longer have to write the reports. I get to read them,” said Lopez. Linda Oberhaus, the president and CEO of The Shelter, calls it a life-saving program. “We know, for example, if a woman is strangled, if she’s battered while pregnant, if she’s threatened with a weapon, if he says he’s gonna kill her. In many cases, these are the women that are being killed in these relationships, and so when we see those things identified in a police report, that’s when we make immediate contact with the victim,” said Oberhaus. Oberhaus said the goal is to educate victims on resources and get them out of a dangerous situation. “It’s really the shelter that’s going to, you know, has the ability to save their life,” said Oberhaus. And Lopez does just that. Over the past six months, she said she’s helped seven people leave abusive situations, one she said didn’t even know about the shelter until the call. “The fact that they were able to get help from us made it so much more for them to realize that there’s organizations in the community that are able to help them and want to help them,” said Oberhaus. It’s a job Lopez calls rewarding and necessary. “I’m able to help them in a way that they’ve never thought help was even available,” said Lopez. Click here to visit The Shelter for Abused Women & Children website for more information. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for more information. Click here for more information from the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Below are other domestic violence resources to contact for help. ACT 24-Hour Crisis Helpline: 239-939-3112 Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-500-1119 National Sexual Assault Hotline: 888-956-7273 National Human Trafficking Hotline: 888-373-7888