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the weather authority Morning mist moves out for a sunnier Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a misty Friday morning start with colder temperatures. As the clouds begin to clear, afternoon highs will be in the lower 60s.
Web Exclusive: Rachel Cox-Rosen’s Construction Heads Up As construction may dampen your commute, WINK News traffic anchor Rachel Cox Rosen knows the best way to traverse the roadways in this web-exclusive feature.
Lee County School District addresses parent’s concerns at town hall meeting Creating open dialog between parents and those in charge of our kid’s education. Thursday night was the first of many town hall meetings being held by the Lee County school district.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office intercepts drugs shipped via dark web The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has launched “Operation Dark Knight” to address the growing issue of drug trafficking through the dark web.
NAPLES CCSO seeks help identifying suspected school burglars in Collier County The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying four people who broke into Golden Gate Middle School.
Beloved owner of iconic Lani Kai Island Resort passes away The community is saying goodbye to a Fort Myers Beach legend.
FORT MYERS Experts give safety tips regarding reigniting heaters With record cold fronts this week, some are now turning on their heaters for the first time in a while.
NAPLES Naples Winter Wine Festival: 25 years of helping Collier County children This year marks the silver anniversary of The Naples Winter Wine Festival. It was an idea sparked by a group of like-minded friends.
NAPLES Girl’s weightlifting popularity growing in Collier County Since the sport was introduced in Collier County schools three years ago teams have seen a sharp increase in participation.
CAPE CORAL Trend of phasing out shingled roofs for metal In Florida, the trend of replacing shingle roofs with metal roofs is gaining attention.
CAPTIVA Red tide warning near Turner Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Turner Beach.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Beach Town Council facing threats over development projects Tensions have risen in Fort Myers Beach, with local council member Karen Woodson facing verbal threats and abuse.
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Locals react to Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to end the nation’s birthright citizenship policy.
Credit: WINK News In a video showing moments after the crash, the three survivors can be seen running to safety. WINK News spoke with other pilots, who say the pilot controlling the plane did the right thing. Flight Instructor Dakota Cyhaniuk says he was listening to the radio frequency 10 minutes before the plane crashed on I-75. Cyhaniuk said he heard nothing out of the ordinary at first. “All of a sudden the pilot says ‘I lost both engines’ and declared an emergency and so everyone got quiet and then right away the ATC came back and said ‘Clear to land runway two three’, ” said Cyhaniuk, “[The pilot] instantly said ‘I’m not going to make it’ and it probably was maybe 30 seconds max before I heard that call to when I saw an explosion or the fire and the smoke from that aircraft hitting like landing on the highway so yeah, we were kind of watching it real-time.” Cyhanuik said everything happened so fast that there was no other option than to crash land on I-75, and that the pilot made the right choice in doing so. “If you’re flying in and you’ve got an emergency right away. You’re going to say Mayday. Mayday. Declaring an emergency. At that point, the skies open up.” said private pilot Fred Rizzo. Rizzo explained that once an emergency is declared, the control tower will advise other aircraft to get out of the way and for the pilot to land on any runway possible. Rizzo also said that fuel exhaustion could be a possible cause for the double engine failure. Homeowners in the area are also grateful the crash didn’t hit closer to home. “Very fortunate, especially for that pilot who really did everything he could to save lives on the ground,” Kapadia said. “I imagine if he was just right over that barrier, that could have been our home, could have been these homes right back here.” The NTSB will continue to investigate the crash.