Election Day crowds expected despite record early votingVoters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Poll workers ready for Election Day rush in Collier County Poll workers gear up for a busy Tuesday in Collier County; some have been there for a while, and this year marks their first time working at a polling place for others.
CAPE CORAL Voters decide: Will Cape Coral City Council members stay or go? Stipends, Jaycee Park and new developments have been topics of concern in the City of Cape Coral for months now.
MATLACHA Lee County residents still dealing with damage from hurricanes Hurricane recovery has been an ongoing project here in Southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian.
FGCU Former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III makes PGA Tour After playing two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III is moving up to the PGA Tour.
Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
NORTH FORT MYERS Former Dollar General employee accused of stealing $7,000 in returns A woman has been arrested after defrauding a Dollar General in North Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS BEACH The Tropics and Red Tide; what happens if or when they interact? The Tropics are active despite the fact that there’s less than a month left in hurricane season. But how will a system interact with red tide?
CAPE CORAL Police investigate gunfire at Cape Coral rental home The bullet holes left behind by shots heard in a normally quiet Cape Coral neighborhood scared one woman into buying security cameras for her home.
CAPE CORAL Bimini Basin residents face housing challenges Time is running out for the families who live in one Cape Coral community to find places to call home.
Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
Using AI to detect pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. That’s due in part to the limited testing available for early detection.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Poll workers ready for Election Day rush in Collier County Poll workers gear up for a busy Tuesday in Collier County; some have been there for a while, and this year marks their first time working at a polling place for others.
CAPE CORAL Voters decide: Will Cape Coral City Council members stay or go? Stipends, Jaycee Park and new developments have been topics of concern in the City of Cape Coral for months now.
MATLACHA Lee County residents still dealing with damage from hurricanes Hurricane recovery has been an ongoing project here in Southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian.
FGCU Former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III makes PGA Tour After playing two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III is moving up to the PGA Tour.
Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
NORTH FORT MYERS Former Dollar General employee accused of stealing $7,000 in returns A woman has been arrested after defrauding a Dollar General in North Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS BEACH The Tropics and Red Tide; what happens if or when they interact? The Tropics are active despite the fact that there’s less than a month left in hurricane season. But how will a system interact with red tide?
CAPE CORAL Police investigate gunfire at Cape Coral rental home The bullet holes left behind by shots heard in a normally quiet Cape Coral neighborhood scared one woman into buying security cameras for her home.
CAPE CORAL Bimini Basin residents face housing challenges Time is running out for the families who live in one Cape Coral community to find places to call home.
Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
Using AI to detect pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. That’s due in part to the limited testing available for early detection.
Jay Mantri / MGN/ StockSnap When Jeff Weigel moved to the Sunshine State 15 years ago that’s exactly what he expected: sunshine. “I came from upstate New York, and I owned a restaurant up there. The weather up there in wintertime had snowstorms and extreme snowstorms. I thought that coming to a place like this, the weather would be a little more stable year-round,” explained Weigel. But that’s not exactly what he’s gotten. In 2017, Hurricane Irma hit, followed by Hurricane Ian five years later. Ian flooding in Fort Myers Hurricane Ian Weigel also noticed a chain reaction affecting his livelihood as the owner of Sanibel Deli. “Whether it’s flooding in the Midwest, it affects the price of farm products and the materials you’re getting in,” he added. “You can pay three to four times the amount for a case of a product that you don’t normally plan for.” “When you start getting all this concrete built in, you create this heat island effect.” Zach MalochThe Weather Authority Meteorologist The summer of 2023 was the Earth’s hottest since record-keeping began in 1880—shortly after the Industrial Revolution. According to the state’s climatologist, David Zierden, it will worsen. “It’s likely that by the end of 2023, we’ll be 1.5 degrees or more above the pre-industrial average,” stated Zierden. “So before this year, we said we might even exceed that threshold as early as 2030. Well, now, we’re almost there right now this year.” Sea Level Rise “The warming Earth is really everything in terms of sea level rise,” said Ben Hamlington, team lead of NASA’s Sea Level Change Team. Satellite data shows the rising rate is rapidly accelerating. “We see this agreement between those models and the data that we have,” Hamlington explained, “so it’s giving us a clearer picture of where we might be headed in the future.” Click here to view an interactive map about sea level and how it can impact Southwest Florida from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Click here to view the interactive map showing particularly vulnerable areas of Southwest Florida susceptible to sea level rise. The interactive map shows how vulnerable Southwest Florida is to sea level rise. Hamlington also told WINK News Environmental Reporter Liz Biro the sea level rise we’ve seen along the coastline over the past 100 years is equal to what we will see in the next 30 years. Hamlington explained that the Southwest Florida area is a hotspot. “Some of the highest amounts of future sea level rise were found along the Southwest Florida coast. Hamlington predicted, “The numbers we’re looking at are around maybe an additional foot and a half of sea level rise by 2050.” Eighteen inches may not seem like much, but it means a higher foundation of sea level upon which everything else will build—tides, flooding, storm surge, all more impactful. “The number of major hurricanes is on the rise. That’s due to rising sea surface temperatures and more heat and moisture in the atmosphere to feed the storms when the conditions are right,” said Zierden. The Weather Authority Meteorologist Zach Maloch stated local choices have a direct impact on the record-breaking heat. The Everglades “It’s not directly based on just temperatures or human interference in terms of greenhouse gases. It’s also because of our building in Southwest Florida. With that growth comes extra concrete, extra roads, extra houses, all the structures that become absorbers of heat,” he explained. “If you have more land, if you have more trees, then you can have some cooler days, but when you start getting all this concrete built-in, you create this heat island effect. We see it in all our major cities from Chicago to Nashville to Raleigh.” Read more from our partners at Gulfshore Business: The Gulf of Mexico is in peril, and Southwest Florida business owners are worried