Fort Myers High School assistant coach under investigationAwake kidney transplant: a medical breakthrough
FORT MYERS Fort Myers High School assistant coach under investigation An assistant coach with the Fort Myers High School football team is under investigation.
Awake kidney transplant: a medical breakthrough There are more than 780,000 people living with kidney disease. On average, 25,000 people will get a transplant each year.
The Islander gift shop reopens on Fort Myers Beach, 2 years after Hurricane Ian Hurricane Helene’s storm surge spared Santini Marina Plaza on Fort Myers Beach, where The Islander Gift Gallery & Boutique reopened Oct. 4
Citizens form group to protest Charlotte County development When residents living in Charlotte County’s Peace River Shores and surrounding communities learned that nearly 140 acres in their area were being rezoned to allow for a 1,188-unit development, they joined forces to oppose it.
Gas leak shuts down power grid in Lee County neighborhood A gas leak has forced the shutdown of a neighborhood power grid in Lee County.
Free sandbag locations available ahead of this weekend’s heavy rainfall The Weather Authority has been tracking a potential rainmaker that will impact our area from Sunday through Wednesday.
PORT CHARLOTTE Man accused of fraudulently buying over $4K in paint supplies in Port Charlotte A man has been arrested after allegedly purchasing over $4,000 worth of paint supplies in Port Charlotte using a fraudulent business account.
ENGLEWOOD Suncoast Humane Society receives $50K grant to sustain life-saving operations Suncoast Humane Society announced that it received a $50,000 grant from an anonymous philanthropic supporter.
FORT MYERS Downtown Fort Myers Post Office temporarily closed again The downtown Fort Myers Post Office is closed once again after reopening at the end of May due to Hurricane Ian.
Tim Aten Knows: Naples welcomes colorful new brewpub The Naples taproom for Riptide Brewing Co. changed hands in early September and is now the family owned and operated Kaleidoscope Beer at 987 Third Ave. N.
The Weather Authority Scattered rain and storms Friday afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking more scattered rain and storms that may impact your Friday afternoon and evening plans.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County in need of volunteers for hurricane clean-up The Community Organizations Active in a Disaster in Charlotte County need volunteers to help clear debris following Hurricane Helene.
El Jobean autoshop reopens after Helene A man is determined to keep his business open after facing Helene’s wrath.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of marijuana products When they reviewed the security footage they saw 23-year-old Tyrese Jackson wearing a mask, gloves, and carrying tools with tags still on them to pry open that door.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR City: 1.6M gallons of water released in Charlotte County was not ‘raw sewage’ The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating how southwest Florida will be impacted after 1.6 million gallons of raw sewage seeped into the Charlotte Harbor over the weekend.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers High School assistant coach under investigation An assistant coach with the Fort Myers High School football team is under investigation.
Awake kidney transplant: a medical breakthrough There are more than 780,000 people living with kidney disease. On average, 25,000 people will get a transplant each year.
The Islander gift shop reopens on Fort Myers Beach, 2 years after Hurricane Ian Hurricane Helene’s storm surge spared Santini Marina Plaza on Fort Myers Beach, where The Islander Gift Gallery & Boutique reopened Oct. 4
Citizens form group to protest Charlotte County development When residents living in Charlotte County’s Peace River Shores and surrounding communities learned that nearly 140 acres in their area were being rezoned to allow for a 1,188-unit development, they joined forces to oppose it.
Gas leak shuts down power grid in Lee County neighborhood A gas leak has forced the shutdown of a neighborhood power grid in Lee County.
Free sandbag locations available ahead of this weekend’s heavy rainfall The Weather Authority has been tracking a potential rainmaker that will impact our area from Sunday through Wednesday.
PORT CHARLOTTE Man accused of fraudulently buying over $4K in paint supplies in Port Charlotte A man has been arrested after allegedly purchasing over $4,000 worth of paint supplies in Port Charlotte using a fraudulent business account.
ENGLEWOOD Suncoast Humane Society receives $50K grant to sustain life-saving operations Suncoast Humane Society announced that it received a $50,000 grant from an anonymous philanthropic supporter.
FORT MYERS Downtown Fort Myers Post Office temporarily closed again The downtown Fort Myers Post Office is closed once again after reopening at the end of May due to Hurricane Ian.
Tim Aten Knows: Naples welcomes colorful new brewpub The Naples taproom for Riptide Brewing Co. changed hands in early September and is now the family owned and operated Kaleidoscope Beer at 987 Third Ave. N.
The Weather Authority Scattered rain and storms Friday afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking more scattered rain and storms that may impact your Friday afternoon and evening plans.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County in need of volunteers for hurricane clean-up The Community Organizations Active in a Disaster in Charlotte County need volunteers to help clear debris following Hurricane Helene.
El Jobean autoshop reopens after Helene A man is determined to keep his business open after facing Helene’s wrath.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of marijuana products When they reviewed the security footage they saw 23-year-old Tyrese Jackson wearing a mask, gloves, and carrying tools with tags still on them to pry open that door.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR City: 1.6M gallons of water released in Charlotte County was not ‘raw sewage’ The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating how southwest Florida will be impacted after 1.6 million gallons of raw sewage seeped into the Charlotte Harbor over the weekend.
According to the FAA incident page on the crash, the aircraft experienced engine issues and crashed hitting two vehicles on the road and post-crash fire. “Just feeling very bad for our people who are hurt and the families. We feel we pray for all of them,” said Ashraf Badir with the Department of Bioengineering at FGCU. READ MORE: At least 2 dead after twin-engine plane crashes on I-75 in Collier County “They do happen, I would suggest that they’re relatively rare,” said Bob Foley. WINK News reached out to the National Transportation Safety Board to see what’s next in the investigation. “The NTSB responds to approximately 1200 of these types of crashes every year, and the purpose of their response is to conduct an investigation to get at the root of the cause of the crash. And in some cases, there may be several factors,” said Foley. Investigators have wrapped up the on-scene portion of the investigation. The aircraft was recovered and transported to an undisclosed secure facility in Jacksonville Florida, and the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were sent to the NTSB headquarters in Washington D.C. as well. “They’re gonna look closely to the aircraft to see if there are any damage that can lead them to some findings. They have to check and put all the pieces together,” said Badir. “So, it’s damage analysis that usually takes place after any kind of accident, whether it be an aircraft or a building, or any help or structure.” “It’s highly, highly unusual to have a situation where a plane would lose both engines. And to have that happen almost simultaneously raises questions perhaps about the engine performance, or the pilot performance, or perhaps the fuel or something like that. But it’s way too early to know, these are the kinds of things investigators will be looking for,” said retired CBS news correspondent Bob Orr. Bob Foley has a commercial pilot’s license and was a military aviator. He said crashes like this are rare, and said NTSB investigations involve three primary areas: the pilot, the aircraft, and the operating environment. “It’s not necessarily aimed at placing blame, but determining the cause, so that if it’s mechanical, it can be addressed with other like type aircraft, or if it pilot error, procedural reviews, and retraining may be necessary, all aimed at preventing scenarios from happening in the future,” Foley explained. WINK News asked him about the reconstruction of the plane. “It may be that the aircraft is too far damaged, however, is still a step that has to be taken. In most cases, a lot of the reconstruction is by computer-aided design, taking in all of the environmental factors as well as the age of the aircraft maintenance, and the behavior of the pilot, and the mechanical response by the aircraft” he said. The National Transportation Safety Board said a preliminary report should be available in about 30 days.