CSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round oneCape Coral family opens home up for the holidays
NAPLES CSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round one Community School of Naples’ offensive line and Jayvian Tanelus put on a show in round one of the playoffs earning them player of the week.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral family opens home up for the holidays A Cape Coral family has gotten over 1,000 interactions on a Facebook post after opening up their home for the holidays.
SANIBEL Sanibel police trained and certified to catch alligators by FWC Pinning an apex predator down with little more than bare hands and tape: That’s what the Sanibel Police Department went through during alligator-catching certification training.
Southwest Florida welcomes first proton beam therapy center This is a big week in cancer care for patients in Southwest Florida and beyond.
PUNTA GORDA Whats next after Punta Gorda city manager’s resignation? Punta Gorda city manager Greg Murray said he resigned Monday but told the council on Wednesday. Now, Melissa Reichert is the interim city manager.
FORT MYERS BEACH 34th annual American Sand Sculpting Championship begins on Fort Myers Beach After a years long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
CAPE CORAL City council members talk about decision to repeal stipend ordinance A vote of 5 to 3 ends the saga over the Cape Coral City Council stipend and new members of the city council are sending a message they’re doing things differently.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
Vehicle catches on fire after crash at intersection of Alico and Oriole Rd. A vehicle caught on fire after a crash at the intersection of Alico Rd. and Oriole.
NAPLES CSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round one Community School of Naples’ offensive line and Jayvian Tanelus put on a show in round one of the playoffs earning them player of the week.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral family opens home up for the holidays A Cape Coral family has gotten over 1,000 interactions on a Facebook post after opening up their home for the holidays.
SANIBEL Sanibel police trained and certified to catch alligators by FWC Pinning an apex predator down with little more than bare hands and tape: That’s what the Sanibel Police Department went through during alligator-catching certification training.
Southwest Florida welcomes first proton beam therapy center This is a big week in cancer care for patients in Southwest Florida and beyond.
PUNTA GORDA Whats next after Punta Gorda city manager’s resignation? Punta Gorda city manager Greg Murray said he resigned Monday but told the council on Wednesday. Now, Melissa Reichert is the interim city manager.
FORT MYERS BEACH 34th annual American Sand Sculpting Championship begins on Fort Myers Beach After a years long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
CAPE CORAL City council members talk about decision to repeal stipend ordinance A vote of 5 to 3 ends the saga over the Cape Coral City Council stipend and new members of the city council are sending a message they’re doing things differently.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
Vehicle catches on fire after crash at intersection of Alico and Oriole Rd. A vehicle caught on fire after a crash at the intersection of Alico Rd. and Oriole.
Evan Spurrier saves his 10-year-old sister from a house fire. CREDIT: WINK News Evan Spurrier decided to try to save his sister. If you think he looks familiar, it’s probably because earlier in March, WINK News reported him getting the Do the Right Thing award. Spurrier told WINK News the whole thing felt unreal. At first, he thought of stopping the fire, but when that didn’t work, he momentarily paused to recuperate. Spurrier’s only concern at that moment was his fast-asleep 10-year-old sister. Burnt cabinets, stripped walls and charred floors. The damage from the house fire. CREDIT: EVAN SPURRIER “It feels unreal when you when it’s happening. Because it’s like, damn, all the flames in your face, the smoke, everything,” said Spurrier. Spurrier, 17, was baking a cake and preparing some fries for his sister. “I had stepped out of the kitchen to put my shoes up. And I came back. And the pot had flames in it,” said Spurrier. Running to his garage, Spurrier was searching for a fire extinguisher. But, by the time he got back to the pot, the fire had gotten much worse. “It was already like getting up to the ceiling. And it was just a whole bunch of smoke. And I was trying to collect my thoughts,” said Spurrier. CREDIT: EVAN SPURRIER Realizing in a split second, Anavae, his 10-year-old sister, was snoozing in the other room. That’s when he dashed to her. “When I got her out, I think that she didn’t think it was real, because she had imagined getting woken up. And then there’s just fire, and you’re being carried,” said Spurrier. But the heroics didn’t end after saving his sister’s life. He couldn’t leave Tuna, his dog, behind either. Without hesitating, Spurrier raced back to face the flames inside the home. Saving Tuna the dog from the Cape Coral house fire. CREDIT: EVAN SPURRIER “The fire was already on the ceiling. So the whole floor, the lights and electricity shut off. And I couldn’t see anything,” said Spurrier. Undaunted by the fire, Spurrier found Tuna and brought her to safety. Spurrier told WINK News it wasn’t until after they were safe that it all began to sink in. “I started sobbing because I felt really really, really guilty,” Spurrier said. “It was my fault.” That is until his father showed up. “He gave me a hug,” said Spurrier. “I’ve never cried so much.” “There’s some things that could have prevented this from happening, but he handled it the way he was supposed to,” said his father, Diajaith Collins. Collins said he didn’t have time to feel any sort of panic because his son had already taken care of what was important: his family. Collins said he’s thinking of joining the Marines after high school, and after hearing how calm and collected he was through the intense scenario, he could fit right in with them.