Recovery efforts on Sanibel and Captiva after MiltonBoat pulled away by storm surge lands in Cape Coral backyard
SANIBEL/CAPTIVA Recovery efforts on Sanibel and Captiva after Milton Crews have opened the Sanibel causeway to everyone, even those without a hurricane re-entry pass, but the city asks that people avoid the island unless they live there or need to travel there for business.
CAPE CORAL Boat pulled away by storm surge lands in Cape Coral backyard A boat built by a father and son smashed into pieces after Hurricane Milton. Not only did the boat wash onto shore, but it washed into the seawall of someone’s home on McGregor Boulevard.
MANASOTA KEY Residents hope to return home to Manasota Key Life will never be the same for people living on Manasota Key. Right now, only emergency services and county officials are allowed on the island.
Man rescued by two Charlotte County residents during Milton Two Charlotte County men saved an evacuee during Hurricane Milton on Wednesday night.
MATLACHA Impact on local businesses on Matlacha after Milton Residents are focused on rebuilding one brick at a time.
SANIBEL First look at Sanibel after Hurricane Milton Friday, WINK News visited the island for the first time since the hurricane.
Lee County man reflects on rescue after Milton We’re hearing more rescue stories as people venture back to the flooded homes they escaped after Milton.
Tornado damage in Glades County due to Milton A cyclone twisted through Glades County before Hurricane Milton, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
CHARLOTTE PARK Charlotte Park couple flooded out of home after Milton given help from community A Charlotte County couple had their prayers answered after their home received flooding during Helene and Hurricane Milton.
MARCO ISLAND Clean up on Marco Island after Milton Marco Island has gone through a lot to get to where it’s at today, and now another hurricane has come and set them back once again.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach cleans up together after Milton The Fort Myers Beach community has been through so much during the last two years and the list of challenges they have to get over just seems to grow. Now we are meeting a man who is explaining exactly how people on the island feel.
CHARLOTTE PARK Charlotte Park couple struggling after damage from Milton A Charlotte Park couple’s home was damaged by both hurricanes Helene and Milton, leaving them struggling to find a comfortable place to sleep.
What’s open and closed after Hurricane Milton In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, services and businesses in Southwest Florida are beginning to reopen.
SANIBEL City of Sanibel urges residents to not use water as Milton recovery continues Sanibel residents are being told not to use the water, as the process to restore services after Hurricane Milton continues.
CAPE CORAL Latest updates in Cape Coral after Milton The City of Cape Coral has provided their latest updates regarding the aftermath of Milton.
SANIBEL/CAPTIVA Recovery efforts on Sanibel and Captiva after Milton Crews have opened the Sanibel causeway to everyone, even those without a hurricane re-entry pass, but the city asks that people avoid the island unless they live there or need to travel there for business.
CAPE CORAL Boat pulled away by storm surge lands in Cape Coral backyard A boat built by a father and son smashed into pieces after Hurricane Milton. Not only did the boat wash onto shore, but it washed into the seawall of someone’s home on McGregor Boulevard.
MANASOTA KEY Residents hope to return home to Manasota Key Life will never be the same for people living on Manasota Key. Right now, only emergency services and county officials are allowed on the island.
Man rescued by two Charlotte County residents during Milton Two Charlotte County men saved an evacuee during Hurricane Milton on Wednesday night.
MATLACHA Impact on local businesses on Matlacha after Milton Residents are focused on rebuilding one brick at a time.
SANIBEL First look at Sanibel after Hurricane Milton Friday, WINK News visited the island for the first time since the hurricane.
Lee County man reflects on rescue after Milton We’re hearing more rescue stories as people venture back to the flooded homes they escaped after Milton.
Tornado damage in Glades County due to Milton A cyclone twisted through Glades County before Hurricane Milton, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
CHARLOTTE PARK Charlotte Park couple flooded out of home after Milton given help from community A Charlotte County couple had their prayers answered after their home received flooding during Helene and Hurricane Milton.
MARCO ISLAND Clean up on Marco Island after Milton Marco Island has gone through a lot to get to where it’s at today, and now another hurricane has come and set them back once again.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach cleans up together after Milton The Fort Myers Beach community has been through so much during the last two years and the list of challenges they have to get over just seems to grow. Now we are meeting a man who is explaining exactly how people on the island feel.
CHARLOTTE PARK Charlotte Park couple struggling after damage from Milton A Charlotte Park couple’s home was damaged by both hurricanes Helene and Milton, leaving them struggling to find a comfortable place to sleep.
What’s open and closed after Hurricane Milton In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, services and businesses in Southwest Florida are beginning to reopen.
SANIBEL City of Sanibel urges residents to not use water as Milton recovery continues Sanibel residents are being told not to use the water, as the process to restore services after Hurricane Milton continues.
CAPE CORAL Latest updates in Cape Coral after Milton The City of Cape Coral has provided their latest updates regarding the aftermath of Milton.
Credit: (AP News) The field of candidates onstage for the fourth Republican presidential debate will be the smallest yet. Four hopefuls will participate in Wednesday night’s debate at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, according to the Republican National Committee. To qualify for the fourth debate, candidates needed at least 6% support in two national polls or 6% in one national poll as well as two polls from four of the early-voting states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. All the polls used for qualification must have been approved by the RNC. The White House hopefuls also needed at least 80,000 unique donors, with at least 200 of those coming from 20 states or territories. They also had to sign an RNC pledge promising to support the party’s eventual nominee. A look at where the candidates stand: WHO’S IN RON DESANTIS Initially seen as the top rival for Donald Trump, DeSantis has been locked in a battle for a distant second place to the front-runner, as well as wading through challenges within his operation. Over the weekend, several staffers parted ways with the super PAC that has been sustaining much of DeSantis’ early-state efforts. That’s been particularly true in Iowa, where DeSantis shifted some of his Florida-based campaign staff and where he recently completed a goal of holding events in all 99 counties. But the state is also ground zero for DeSantis’ battle with Trump, who said as both campaigned in Iowa over the weekend that the Florida governor’s campaign was falling “like a very seriously wounded bird.” NIKKI HALEY Benefiting from increased attention — as well as the campaign’s shift toward foreign policy after Hamas’ surprise Oct. 7 attack on Israel — Haley is angling to keep that trend going with the fourth debate. There could be another opportunity for Haley to mix it up with DeSantis. For weeks the campaigns have been trading escalated barbs, like Haley’s recent comparison that his effort was a “dumpster fire” contrasted with hers. VIVEK RAMASWAMY The political newcomer and youngest GOP hopeful has been a debate-stage target of attacks on his lack of experience. While the jabs have helped boost Ramaswamy’s campaign coffers and his name ID in the broad Republican field, he’s struggled to get much traction even as he’s filled his campaign calendar with scores of events, particularly across Iowa. Ramaswamy has had fiery debate-night clashes with Haley, and there could be more Wednesday night. During the last debate, Haley called the entrepreneur “scum” after he invoked Haley’s daughter during a critique of TikTok. CHRIS CHRISTIE The 2024 race’s most vocal critic of Trump, Christie has cast himself as the only Republican willing to take him on directly. Without Trump at the debates, Christie has been left without his intended target but has brought him up nonetheless. In September, Christie looked directly into the camera and declared that if Trump keeps skipping debates, he would deserve a new nickname: “Donald Duck.” WHO DECIDED NOT TO PARTICIPATE (AGAIN) DONALD TRUMP The current GOP front-runner is skipping his fourth straight debate. Instead of going to Alabama — or holding his own counterprogramming event, as he has done for past debates — Trump is holding a closed-door campaign fundraiser in Florida. Trump has said he’s forgoing the primary debates because he does not want to elevate his lower-polling opponents by being onstage with them. He and his campaign have also called on the RNC to cancel the remainder of the debates and instead focus on backing him against President Joe Biden. WHO QUALIFIED FOR PREVIOUS DEBATES BUT NOT THIS ONE ASA HUTCHINSON The former two-term Arkansas governor participated in the first debate but has failed to qualify for subsequent ones. After missing out on the second debate, he said his goal was to increase his polling numbers to 4% in an early state before Thanksgiving. That didn’t happen, but Hutchinson has said there should not be a rush for candidates to drop out, arguing that voters should have plenty of choices when votes start in Iowa. WHO HAS DROPPED OUT SINCE THE LAST DEBATE Four days after barely qualifying for the third debate last month, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina abruptly shuttered his bid, saying that voters “have been really clear that they’re telling me, ‘Not now, Tim.’” On Monday, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum — who didn’t qualify for the third debate and wasn’t on track for the fourth — suspended his campaign, condemning ”the RNC’s clubhouse debate requirements” that he argued “are nationalizing the primary process.”