Thursday Night High School Football Highlights Week 1Tim Aten Knows: Restaurants continue to come and go
Thursday Night High School Football Highlights Week 1 Check out highlights from the Thursday night games around Southwest Florida to kickoff Week 1 of the high school football seaon.
Tim Aten Knows: Restaurants continue to come and go Havana Libre Cuban Cuisine plans to launch Aug.23 in The Plaza at Founders Square, the Collier County retail strip anchored by Sunshine Ace Hardware on the southeast corner of Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard.
lehigh acres Car crashes into child in Lehigh Acres, serious injuries reported The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol are on the scene following a car crashed into a child in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Car crashes into communication pole, destroys cemetery fence in Fort Myers The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred at Colonial Boulevard and Sommerset Drive.
the weather authority Scattered storms for your Friday afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking a slightly warmer-than-average Friday with scattered storms to pop up throughout the evening.
Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday to begin on Saturday As hurricane season is in full swing, the State of Florida has installed a program to aid residents in preparation for any impending storms.
Two female kickers headline game of the week The third phase of the game is a point of interest, in this week’s WINK News game of the week featuring North Fort Myers at Cape Coral.
IMMOKALEE 14% of Florida panther vehicle strikes happen on State Road 29 since 2018 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an endangered Florida panther died after a vehicle strike along State Road 29 on Wednesday.
Three-legged alligator removed from fishing hole See ya later, alligator! That’s what one Fort Myers neighborhood said after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed a scaly scare Thursday afternoon.
Final night of the Democratic National Convention: Harris accepts nomination The Democratic National Convention kicked off for the final night in Chicago on Thursday.
Motorcyclist dead after crash on State Road 82 Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that shut down eastbound lanes on State Road 82 Thursday night.
NAPLES Sneak peek inside the Great Wolf Lodge set to open in Naples The Great Wolf Lodge is a family fun park and is set to open in Naples.
No recount for Lee County School Board race The Lee County Supervisor of Elections office has confirmed that there will not be a recount for the Lee County School Board race.
PUNTA GORDA Grenade donated to the Military Heritage Museum The military heritage museum in Punta Gorda got quite the scare Thursday morning.
North Fort Myers man punched in the face over music speaks out John Thacker was punched in the face on Monday night over an argument about his neighbor’s loud music. His alleged attacker is 65-year-old Donald Otto. Otto is a neighbor who lives right across the street in North Fort Myers. Thacker used to call Otto a friend. “I was sitting in there. My man cave, I […]
Thursday Night High School Football Highlights Week 1 Check out highlights from the Thursday night games around Southwest Florida to kickoff Week 1 of the high school football seaon.
Tim Aten Knows: Restaurants continue to come and go Havana Libre Cuban Cuisine plans to launch Aug.23 in The Plaza at Founders Square, the Collier County retail strip anchored by Sunshine Ace Hardware on the southeast corner of Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard.
lehigh acres Car crashes into child in Lehigh Acres, serious injuries reported The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Highway Patrol are on the scene following a car crashed into a child in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Car crashes into communication pole, destroys cemetery fence in Fort Myers The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a crash that occurred at Colonial Boulevard and Sommerset Drive.
the weather authority Scattered storms for your Friday afternoon and evening The Weather Authority is tracking a slightly warmer-than-average Friday with scattered storms to pop up throughout the evening.
Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday to begin on Saturday As hurricane season is in full swing, the State of Florida has installed a program to aid residents in preparation for any impending storms.
Two female kickers headline game of the week The third phase of the game is a point of interest, in this week’s WINK News game of the week featuring North Fort Myers at Cape Coral.
IMMOKALEE 14% of Florida panther vehicle strikes happen on State Road 29 since 2018 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says an endangered Florida panther died after a vehicle strike along State Road 29 on Wednesday.
Three-legged alligator removed from fishing hole See ya later, alligator! That’s what one Fort Myers neighborhood said after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed a scaly scare Thursday afternoon.
Final night of the Democratic National Convention: Harris accepts nomination The Democratic National Convention kicked off for the final night in Chicago on Thursday.
Motorcyclist dead after crash on State Road 82 Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that shut down eastbound lanes on State Road 82 Thursday night.
NAPLES Sneak peek inside the Great Wolf Lodge set to open in Naples The Great Wolf Lodge is a family fun park and is set to open in Naples.
No recount for Lee County School Board race The Lee County Supervisor of Elections office has confirmed that there will not be a recount for the Lee County School Board race.
PUNTA GORDA Grenade donated to the Military Heritage Museum The military heritage museum in Punta Gorda got quite the scare Thursday morning.
North Fort Myers man punched in the face over music speaks out John Thacker was punched in the face on Monday night over an argument about his neighbor’s loud music. His alleged attacker is 65-year-old Donald Otto. Otto is a neighbor who lives right across the street in North Fort Myers. Thacker used to call Otto a friend. “I was sitting in there. My man cave, I […]
A Cape Coral woman is facing 19 DUI charges and a battery charge after allegedly hitting two vehicles and fighting arresting officers. The Cape Coral Police Department arrested Layla Martinez, 22, on Friday after she allegedly left a path of destruction trying to elude a Charlotte County deputy until she crashed at 400 El Dorado Parkway South. Lisa Greenberg, the Public Affairs Officer with the CCPD said, “A Charlotte County deputy was in the area and was flagged down by a neighbor who said that there was a driver in a blue sedan that was driving through yards had hit two cars a mailbox and had taken off and went north on Skyline Boulevard.” Martinez drove into a neighborhood off Pine Island Road and Skyline Boulevard before crashing her vehicle, leaving it with heavy front-end damage. After Martinez crashed, police reported that she was experiencing a medical issue. Upon further examination, police reported Martinez began screaming and appeared to be under the influence while sitting in the driver’s seat. According to police, she displayed the typical signs of being intoxicated, which included bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, poor coordination and a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. After being asked to exit her vehicle for a medical evaluation, Martinez allegedly refused assistance, opting to back away from law enforcement. “She was uncooperative, she wasn’t willing to participate in any of the field sobriety exercises. They were also trying to have EMS check her out, because you know, there were cars hit and things like that,” said Greenberg. She was then detained and placed in the backseat of a police patrol car, where she allegedly continued to kick and fling her body around the backseat of the vehicle. Once emergency services arrived on the scene, Martinez continued to be uncooperative, screaming, cursing, and spitting at officers when asked if she would participate in standardized field sobriety evaluations. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where she continued to be uncooperative and had to be restrained to the bed. According to police, she intentionally kicked an officer and a nurse at the hospital who was attempting to treat her and spat at an officer after he attempted to ask her questions. Martinez has been charged with DUI, DUI property damage, hit and run, battery of an officer, battery on a registered nurse and resisting an officer without violence.