Fort Myers Beach Fire Department speaks on future hurricane plansCaxambas park closed for hurricane restoration project
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Fire Department speaks on future hurricane plans While we stock up on supplies and prepare for hurricane season, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is too, in a different way.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas park closed for hurricane restoration project It’s been a long time coming: Caxambas Park is being brought back to its former glory.
FORT MYERS Changes likely at problematic Seaboard and Michigan intersection Whether you’re struggling to make the left turn yourself, or are stuck behind someone who is, everyone WINK spoke to agrees: something needs to change.
MATLACHA Demolition acts as a breath of fresh air Construction crews working on the roads and metal cranes picking up debris are the signs of progress for the people in Matlacha.
BONITA SPRINGS Surviving the extreme heat in SWFL Those nineties won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
FORT MYERS Code enforcement cites property owner of Edison Grand after A/C concerns The city is stepping in to get people a blast of cold air at a Fort Myers condominium that had been without air conditioning for 12 days.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
IMMOKALEE Collier County commissioners looking to buy 2,250 acres in Immokalee The county says the land could help with workforce housing, parks, fire operations and conservation.
LEHIGH ACRES Company fixing lot its crew accidentally cleared in Lehigh Acres It’s a miscommunication that upset neighbors in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers protestors to be outside state attorney’s office every Thursday asking her to overturn decision Every Thursday, Project Justice, along with the NAACP, said they would protest her decision and the events that led to Christopher Jordan being killed.
FORT MYERS FL Supreme Court rules that you can be forced from car during traffic stop The Florida Supreme Court ruled that you can be kicked out of your car during a traffic stop so K9 can search it.
NORTH FORT MYERS 6-acre brush fire shuts down SB lanes of North Tamiami Trail at Littleton Road Smoke is filling the sky in North Fort Myers due to a six-acre brush fire.
FORT MYERS ECS sprinter McKenzie Travis sprints to history with Triple Crown win ECS sprinter McKenzie Travis sprints to history as she becomes eighth woman in FHSAA history to win Triple Crown.
LEHIGH ACRES Pushing for answers on safety improvements for State Road 82 After another deadly crash on State Road 82 over the weekend, families who have lost loved ones are wondering why safety improvements are taking so long.
Collier moves forward with $20M land purchase for conservation, affordable housing Two weeks after rejecting a $23 million price tag for the Williams Reserve property, Collier County commissioners unanimously agreed to move forward May 28 when the seller accepted its $20.77 million offer.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Fire Department speaks on future hurricane plans While we stock up on supplies and prepare for hurricane season, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is too, in a different way.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas park closed for hurricane restoration project It’s been a long time coming: Caxambas Park is being brought back to its former glory.
FORT MYERS Changes likely at problematic Seaboard and Michigan intersection Whether you’re struggling to make the left turn yourself, or are stuck behind someone who is, everyone WINK spoke to agrees: something needs to change.
MATLACHA Demolition acts as a breath of fresh air Construction crews working on the roads and metal cranes picking up debris are the signs of progress for the people in Matlacha.
BONITA SPRINGS Surviving the extreme heat in SWFL Those nineties won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
FORT MYERS Code enforcement cites property owner of Edison Grand after A/C concerns The city is stepping in to get people a blast of cold air at a Fort Myers condominium that had been without air conditioning for 12 days.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
IMMOKALEE Collier County commissioners looking to buy 2,250 acres in Immokalee The county says the land could help with workforce housing, parks, fire operations and conservation.
LEHIGH ACRES Company fixing lot its crew accidentally cleared in Lehigh Acres It’s a miscommunication that upset neighbors in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers protestors to be outside state attorney’s office every Thursday asking her to overturn decision Every Thursday, Project Justice, along with the NAACP, said they would protest her decision and the events that led to Christopher Jordan being killed.
FORT MYERS FL Supreme Court rules that you can be forced from car during traffic stop The Florida Supreme Court ruled that you can be kicked out of your car during a traffic stop so K9 can search it.
NORTH FORT MYERS 6-acre brush fire shuts down SB lanes of North Tamiami Trail at Littleton Road Smoke is filling the sky in North Fort Myers due to a six-acre brush fire.
FORT MYERS ECS sprinter McKenzie Travis sprints to history with Triple Crown win ECS sprinter McKenzie Travis sprints to history as she becomes eighth woman in FHSAA history to win Triple Crown.
LEHIGH ACRES Pushing for answers on safety improvements for State Road 82 After another deadly crash on State Road 82 over the weekend, families who have lost loved ones are wondering why safety improvements are taking so long.
Collier moves forward with $20M land purchase for conservation, affordable housing Two weeks after rejecting a $23 million price tag for the Williams Reserve property, Collier County commissioners unanimously agreed to move forward May 28 when the seller accepted its $20.77 million offer.
Answers are finally coming in about how a 6-year-old flying on Spirit Airlines ended up lost at an airport hundreds of miles from where his family was waiting for him. Casper’s family said they dropped him off with a Spirit Airlines team member in Philadelphia, where he was supposed to board a plane destined for Fort Myers. However, Casper would later call his grandmother from Orlando, wondering why she wasn’t there. Spirit said the gate agent in Philadelphia put Casper on the wrong plane and no longer works for the company. Although it took almost a week to get to the bottom of what happened, Maria Ramos, Casper’s grandmother, is happy the airline took action. “I’m happy about getting answers after seven days,” said Ramos. That’s because, for a week, Ramos had no idea how Casper, her 6-year-old grandson, wound up on the wrong Spirit flight, a flight landing hundreds of miles away from Casper’s family. Spirit Airlines finally completed its investigation. “They called me, and they told me, ‘I’m sorry, it’s our mistake.’ I guess they looked at the camera,” said Ramos. Even though Ramos is happy to know how it happened, she wants to see it for herself. “I want more, and I really want to see videos. I really want to see videos. I’m working with Spirit Airlines to get back with more answers,” said Ramos. That’s because when an unaccompanied child gets on a plane, there are a lot of steps. In Casper’s case, something went wrong at the gate, which former flight attendant and CEO of Travelers Care Shelly-Ann Cawley knows all too well. “You check in at the ticket counter with your child, you go through security, you get a boarding pass, you take your child to the gate, and you’re supposed to wait until that plane takes off,” said Cawley. Spirit Airlines guidelines clearly indicate they recommend the child’s parent or guardian stay an extra 15 minutes after take off. But contrary to what some people may think, a flight attendant won’t be beside that child for the entire flight. “Most airline policy will tell you, if you look at their contract of carriage, it will say the flight attendant will check on your child, time permitting,” said Cawley. “Their primary duty is not just that child. It’s the 100, 150, or 280 passengers on board that airplane.” Despite the ordeal being over, Ramos said she is very nervous about everything but happy she has begun to get answers. She hopes this never happens to anyone ever again. Below is Spirit Airlines’ full statement: “We take the safety and responsibility of transporting all our Guests seriously, and we have policies and procedures in place to prevent this type of situation from happening. To better understand what occurred, we immediately launched a thorough internal investigation and discovered that a gate agent in Philadelphia (PHL) escorted the child to the incorrect aircraft. This agent is no longer working with Spirit, and any individual whose actions resulted in the incorrect boarding will be held accountable for failing to follow our procedures. We are also reiterating our procedures to the team, and we are in communication with the child’s family about this matter.” Click here to learn more about Spirit Airlines’s travel guidelines for unaccompanied minors.