Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become the first hurricane of the seasonLee County deputy suffers head injury after getting hit by a car
The Weather Authority Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become the first hurricane of the season The Weather Authority is tracking Tropical Stom Beryl, which has formed in the Atlantic.
BUCKINGHAM Lee County deputy suffers head injury after getting hit by a car Lee County Deputy injured after being hit by a car while working a crash scene.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Classic Southwest Florida summer day Bring on the heat! It’s going to be a typical SWFL summer day with scattered storms and temperatures reaching the mid-90s.
AVE MARIA Ave Maria business faces constant flooding due to rain Years of hard work were ruined by a leaky roof that destroyed merchandise and covered the floor in water.
FORT MYERS Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo kicks off in downtown Fort Myers The best tattoo artists in the industry are in town for the Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo.
Minority voters react to presidential debate One of the biggest topics discussed during the debate was how both candidates would persuade minority voters.
Collier County’s innovative Independence Day drone show Collier County is stepping up its game this 4th of July with its first large-scale drone show located at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex.
ENGLEWOOD Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office seizes 196 illegal gambling slot machines Charlotte County deputies say Salim Qadir was running an illegal gambling ring at the tiffany square bingo hall in Englewood.
PUNTA GORDA Supreme Court rules DOJ overstepped authority on hundreds of Jan. 6 charges Supreme Court Justices decided 6-3 to throw out a lower court’s ruling that allowed a broad interpretation of an Enron-era statute to charge hundreds of defendants in the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
FORT MYERS BEACH Six months in: Margaritaville’s impact on Fort Myers Beach The Chief Operating Officer for TBI Hospitality, the company that owns Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach, said the numbers are looking good.
Death penalty law changing justice in Florida This change now means that these three killers, Joseph Zieler, Wade Wilson and Zephen Xaver face the death penalty.
New treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma shows promise A new treatment is turning the body against the deadly cells, giving more hope to people battling this disease.
SANIBEL Southwest Florida invests billions in beach nourishment projects post-Hurricane Ian Are the billons of dollars spent on sand worth the giant piles of sand and dirt laying right next to beach chairs?
FORT MYERS LCSO searching for Three Oaks Park fatal shooter, suspected to be male The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that it is making progress in the search for the suspect who shot and killed a young man in Three Oaks Park early Thursday.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers attorney accused of sexually abusing employee loses license for 5 years An attorney accused of sexually abusing an employee and asking clients to trade sex for legal fees has now lost his license to practice law for five years.
The Weather Authority Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become the first hurricane of the season The Weather Authority is tracking Tropical Stom Beryl, which has formed in the Atlantic.
BUCKINGHAM Lee County deputy suffers head injury after getting hit by a car Lee County Deputy injured after being hit by a car while working a crash scene.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Classic Southwest Florida summer day Bring on the heat! It’s going to be a typical SWFL summer day with scattered storms and temperatures reaching the mid-90s.
AVE MARIA Ave Maria business faces constant flooding due to rain Years of hard work were ruined by a leaky roof that destroyed merchandise and covered the floor in water.
FORT MYERS Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo kicks off in downtown Fort Myers The best tattoo artists in the industry are in town for the Florida Gulf Coast Tattoo Expo.
Minority voters react to presidential debate One of the biggest topics discussed during the debate was how both candidates would persuade minority voters.
Collier County’s innovative Independence Day drone show Collier County is stepping up its game this 4th of July with its first large-scale drone show located at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex.
ENGLEWOOD Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office seizes 196 illegal gambling slot machines Charlotte County deputies say Salim Qadir was running an illegal gambling ring at the tiffany square bingo hall in Englewood.
PUNTA GORDA Supreme Court rules DOJ overstepped authority on hundreds of Jan. 6 charges Supreme Court Justices decided 6-3 to throw out a lower court’s ruling that allowed a broad interpretation of an Enron-era statute to charge hundreds of defendants in the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
FORT MYERS BEACH Six months in: Margaritaville’s impact on Fort Myers Beach The Chief Operating Officer for TBI Hospitality, the company that owns Margaritaville on Fort Myers Beach, said the numbers are looking good.
Death penalty law changing justice in Florida This change now means that these three killers, Joseph Zieler, Wade Wilson and Zephen Xaver face the death penalty.
New treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma shows promise A new treatment is turning the body against the deadly cells, giving more hope to people battling this disease.
SANIBEL Southwest Florida invests billions in beach nourishment projects post-Hurricane Ian Are the billons of dollars spent on sand worth the giant piles of sand and dirt laying right next to beach chairs?
FORT MYERS LCSO searching for Three Oaks Park fatal shooter, suspected to be male The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that it is making progress in the search for the suspect who shot and killed a young man in Three Oaks Park early Thursday.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers attorney accused of sexually abusing employee loses license for 5 years An attorney accused of sexually abusing an employee and asking clients to trade sex for legal fees has now lost his license to practice law for five years.
More than 27,000 students are on their way to Southwest Florida’s largest school district. District leaders came to that number in their ten-year student growth forecast, which has helped them decide how they will use your money for improvements and building new schools. The east zone, Lehigh Acres, is seeing the most growth in the area, according to the school district, which is why they are looking to build 10 new schools, across all school levels, in this area under the proposal. While kids are enjoying their summer break, the Lee County School District is hard at work. A new presentation, new numbers, and a new plan is being proposed. View full presentation here Dr. Adam Molloy, the Director of Planning, Growth, and Capacity at the school district gave the presentation on Wednesday. “The school district of Lee County is projected to have now 115,619 traditional K-12 students,” Molloy said. “The accompanying graph shows student totals at 10-year intervals starting in 2003. Highlighting the significant population increase over the past decade, the school district of Lee County has experienced a compound annual growth rate of 1.61%. That translates to an average annual increase of 1328 students. If enrollment reaches 115,619 students as it’s projected by Davis Demographics, it will exceed our current students station capacity by 22,082 seats,” Molloy said. The school district knows they have to do something soon. They said they are already at 94.3% of occupied seats and will not be able to keep up with the need. “I think they work so hard for our kids and everybody in the community, so it’s a good district,” Hemel Rojas, a parent to a student of Lee County School District said. Rojas’ 10-year-old daughter, Patricia, goes to Hector Cafferata Jr. Elementary School, which is on the list for upgrades. It was destroyed by Hurricane Ian and will soon be expanded to include additional grade levels. Patricia told WINK News Reporter Olivia Jean how excited she is to have a new school campus and for others to have the same. “Then more kids get more education. So, then more kids can get more jobs when they’re older and have a good life,” Patricia Rojas said. The school district is looking to add 13,000 new classroom seats, costing $1.4 billion in the latest 10-year capital plan. More than 22,000 students could be added if growth continues at the current pace. “A lot of people coming here, and they have kids, so we are supposed to have new schools for everybody is good. If they are trying to build new schools, that will be good,” Rojas said. Challenges under the plan are increased debt, pushing back maintenance for other buildings and delaying two school builds. The district said this is a challenge since they have never added so many seats in its history and it’s all in an effort to make sure they keep up with growth. The school board still needs to approve the proposed plan.