Charlotte County woman arrested for embezzlement of over $200KRain and storms for your Friday late-afternoon and evening plans
Charlotte County woman arrested for embezzlement of over $200K The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former assistant to Laishley USA, accused of embezzling funds of over $200,000.
the weather authority Rain and storms for your Friday late-afternoon and evening plans The Weather Authority is tracking rain and storms along with high temperatures for your Friday afternoon and evening plans.
FORT MYERS Memorial run held for 21-year-old woman found dead in Caloosahatchee River Runners from Lee County paid to tribute a 21-year-old woman who lost her life after being the focus of an extensive search.
FORT MYERS FMPD searching for pet store puppy thief The Fort Myers Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for stealing a puppy from Pet Kingdom.
NORTH FORT MYERS Woman attacked by alligator in North Fort Myers The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is on the scene of a wildlife incident involving an alligator.
WINK Investigates: Beattie Development homeowners call on state to change construction laws Some people are so angry at the contractor they hired to build their dream home, they’re demanding changes in the law. Homeowners face a huge problem now: liens.
CAPE CORAL WINK Investigates: How to protect yourself when hiring a contractor Beattie was at one time a top-rated builder around here, and many customers who are now out thousands, some hundreds of thousands did research who they hired.
‘It has become so frequent’; Former Lee County teacher reacts to Georgia shooting People with kids or anyone who works at a school want to know if they are safe.
LCSO continues school safety training following Georgia mass shooting In Lee County, law enforcement and school resource officers are always training for dangerous situations.
WINK Investigates: Numbers rise of those claiming to be impacted by Beattie Development Since we showed you Beattie Development’s Cape Coral office being raided by police a month ago, the number of complaints to the Florida Attorney General has more than doubled, from 15 to 38.
Naples City Council suggests renegotiating airport fees, rent A routine annual Naples Airport Authority budget presentation turned into a grilling by Naples City Council, which questioned the airport’s executive director about issues ranging from moving the airport, increased flights and noise to renegotiating the airport’s $1 yearly lease.
SANIBEL $28.5 million grant awarded to Sanibel for three future projects The Lee County Board of County Commissioners awarded grant funding for three Sanibel projects earlier this week.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County man accused of beating cat to death The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Port Charlotte man accused of beating a cat to death with a BB gun.
What makes a reliable car? WINK News reporter Esly Davis headed out to ask drivers what’s most important to them when it comes to reliability.
PUNTA GORDA Local baker featured in Gulfshore Business’ 40 under 40 Janette Dulaney has garnered national recognition for her cakes. This month, Dulaney was named as one of Gulfshore Business’ 40 under 40.
Charlotte County woman arrested for embezzlement of over $200K The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former assistant to Laishley USA, accused of embezzling funds of over $200,000.
the weather authority Rain and storms for your Friday late-afternoon and evening plans The Weather Authority is tracking rain and storms along with high temperatures for your Friday afternoon and evening plans.
FORT MYERS Memorial run held for 21-year-old woman found dead in Caloosahatchee River Runners from Lee County paid to tribute a 21-year-old woman who lost her life after being the focus of an extensive search.
FORT MYERS FMPD searching for pet store puppy thief The Fort Myers Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man wanted for stealing a puppy from Pet Kingdom.
NORTH FORT MYERS Woman attacked by alligator in North Fort Myers The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is on the scene of a wildlife incident involving an alligator.
WINK Investigates: Beattie Development homeowners call on state to change construction laws Some people are so angry at the contractor they hired to build their dream home, they’re demanding changes in the law. Homeowners face a huge problem now: liens.
CAPE CORAL WINK Investigates: How to protect yourself when hiring a contractor Beattie was at one time a top-rated builder around here, and many customers who are now out thousands, some hundreds of thousands did research who they hired.
‘It has become so frequent’; Former Lee County teacher reacts to Georgia shooting People with kids or anyone who works at a school want to know if they are safe.
LCSO continues school safety training following Georgia mass shooting In Lee County, law enforcement and school resource officers are always training for dangerous situations.
WINK Investigates: Numbers rise of those claiming to be impacted by Beattie Development Since we showed you Beattie Development’s Cape Coral office being raided by police a month ago, the number of complaints to the Florida Attorney General has more than doubled, from 15 to 38.
Naples City Council suggests renegotiating airport fees, rent A routine annual Naples Airport Authority budget presentation turned into a grilling by Naples City Council, which questioned the airport’s executive director about issues ranging from moving the airport, increased flights and noise to renegotiating the airport’s $1 yearly lease.
SANIBEL $28.5 million grant awarded to Sanibel for three future projects The Lee County Board of County Commissioners awarded grant funding for three Sanibel projects earlier this week.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County man accused of beating cat to death The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Port Charlotte man accused of beating a cat to death with a BB gun.
What makes a reliable car? WINK News reporter Esly Davis headed out to ask drivers what’s most important to them when it comes to reliability.
PUNTA GORDA Local baker featured in Gulfshore Business’ 40 under 40 Janette Dulaney has garnered national recognition for her cakes. This month, Dulaney was named as one of Gulfshore Business’ 40 under 40.
Church leaders are grappling with the idea of unity after the attempted assassination against former President Trump. With a country divided in political discourse and banter, pastors across the nation took it upon themselves to figure out how to heal this national divide; many said to pray for a less divided country. On Saturday night, former President Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. By Sunday morning, many showed up to church with concern over the country, fear of safety, and in need of prayers. Pastor Jim Harper III of the Thomas A. Edison Congregational Church felt that it was necessary to bring up the attempted assassination in Sunday’s service. In pastoral prayer, he said, “[God] We pause to say our prayers for those caught up in violence, domestic violence, neighborhood and urban violence, and especially those most recently that were the victims of violence in Pennsylvania yesterday. Violence has no place in your kingdom, God, especially political violence. “We really believe in prayer as an opportunity for us as people of faith, to find hope and energy, and also some type of centeredness in things that you really can’t find centeredness in,” Pastor Harper said. “This latest occurrence of violence that happened in the political realm with the attempted assassination of former President Trump, but also included that there were innocent civilians, that were also either. One gave his life trying to protect his family, and the other two ended up just being innocently picked.” He continued, “We want to know, where is God? And that’s a big question, especially when traumatic events like this happen.” Another church Pastor, Marcelo Guidi of the Cape Christian Center, decided not to discuss the assassination on Sunday morning. “I think that when we do that when we talk about politics in the church and with the pope before that, we lose credibility,” Pastor Guidi said. Instead, Pastor Guidi made a lengthy social media post. Both pastors said church members reached out when the shots rang out. “I was talking to a veteran, and just the sound, the gunshots, just learned him to something that he had suppressed. And it was very hard,” Pastor Harper said. “I received several messages from the members expressing their concern about what’s going on in the country and saying that we need to come together and pray,” Pastor Guidi said. With political polarization, how can this nation heal? “We can pray, and we can motivate and we can, regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, you can vote,” Pastor Harper said. He continued to say, “Our vote is for the type of world we want to live in, not necessarily the one we’re living with right now. We need to be able to sit down and have those holy conversations without the vile and without incrimination and without name calling and without violence. We really need that. If we are going to find any common ground.” Both pastors had strong messages. “It doesn’t matter where your political party but just to come together and go to god and pray for unity because that’s exactly what we need for this country,” Pastor Guidi said. “Our prayers are with everyone that was there that witnessed it. And now everyone that’s witnessing it through different camera lenses,” Pastor Harper said. Pastor Harper said when writing prayers, he has a bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. When asked why, he explained that he is able to better write to how is members are feeling.