Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employeeAvoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
NAPLES Greater Naples Fire Rescue District starts Project Fire Buddies Greater Naples Fire is the first fire department to start a Project Fire Buddies program in Florida.
LEHIGH ACRES LCSO investigating shooting at Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres; 1 injured The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one person has been injured in a shooting near the Jim Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres, and though they haven’t arrested anyone, they are investigating.
LEHIGH ACRES Deputies investigating reports of man pulling rifle on Waste Pro worker in Lehigh Acres The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of a man pulling a rifle on a garbage truck worker in Lehigh Acres.
Collier County Schools postpones possible school zoning changes The Collier County School Board voted four to one against two different proposals that could redraw school boundaries.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres arsonist on the loose; how to catch one Lehigh Acres neighborhoods have been getting hit left and right with a dozen man-made fires since January.
NAPLES “We are less than a year from accepting our first patients” HSS at NCH Ortho hospital working towards completion The landscape of orthopedic care in SW Florida is about to change. Construction of the world-renowned Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is moving closer to reality in their collaboration with NCH.
Man arrested after road rage incident in Collier County A Naples man has been arrested after deputies say he struck another vehicle on the road and fled the scene.
FORT MYERS Haze over Southwest Florida from fires more than 1,000 miles away The last couple of days there have seen hazy skies over the Sunshine State due to wildfires in Mexico and Central America.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
NAPLES Greater Naples Fire Rescue District starts Project Fire Buddies Greater Naples Fire is the first fire department to start a Project Fire Buddies program in Florida.
LEHIGH ACRES LCSO investigating shooting at Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres; 1 injured The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is reporting one person has been injured in a shooting near the Jim Fleming Ecological Park in Lehigh Acres, and though they haven’t arrested anyone, they are investigating.
LEHIGH ACRES Deputies investigating reports of man pulling rifle on Waste Pro worker in Lehigh Acres The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of a man pulling a rifle on a garbage truck worker in Lehigh Acres.
Collier County Schools postpones possible school zoning changes The Collier County School Board voted four to one against two different proposals that could redraw school boundaries.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres arsonist on the loose; how to catch one Lehigh Acres neighborhoods have been getting hit left and right with a dozen man-made fires since January.
NAPLES “We are less than a year from accepting our first patients” HSS at NCH Ortho hospital working towards completion The landscape of orthopedic care in SW Florida is about to change. Construction of the world-renowned Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is moving closer to reality in their collaboration with NCH.
Man arrested after road rage incident in Collier County A Naples man has been arrested after deputies say he struck another vehicle on the road and fled the scene.
FORT MYERS Haze over Southwest Florida from fires more than 1,000 miles away The last couple of days there have seen hazy skies over the Sunshine State due to wildfires in Mexico and Central America.
The WINK News Weather Authority keeps Southwest Florida up to date with its hourly weather forecast, seven days a week. WINK News Meteorologist Zach Maloch is forecasting a cooler Monday morning start with a mix of sun and clouds towards the afternoon. Here’s what to expect for the next three days: Monday: Mostly clear and cooler start to the day with temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. A mix of sun and clouds is expected for the afternoon, culminating in ideal outdoor conditions, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s and lower 80s throughout Southwest Florida. Tuesday: A partly cloudy start with morning temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Southwest Florida will see more sun than clouds with temperatures in the lower 80s for the afternoon. Wednesday: Mild morning start with temperatures in the mid-60s. Southwest Florida will see clouds slowly increase through the day with isolated showers possible in the late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures will be warmer in the lower to mid 80s. You can catch Zach’s weather forecast every weekday on WINK News This Morning from 4:30 to 9 a.m.