Box truck crashes into drainage canal in South Fort MyersDeadly crash leaves 3 dead and 2 with serious injuries in Collier County
SOUTH FORT MYERS Box truck crashes into drainage canal in South Fort Myers According to South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, a box truck crashed into multiple vehicles and landed in a drainage canal in South Fort Myers early Saturday morning. Authorities said one person was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Their condition is unknown at this time. South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service […]
NAPLES Deadly crash leaves 3 dead and 2 with serious injuries in Collier County The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Collier County that left 3 dead and 2 with serious injuries.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Feel-like temps in the triple digits leading to a warm Saturday in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says to expect another warm day across Southwest Florida with temperatures reaching the low 90s by the afternoon, but feeling like the triple digits when factoring in the humidity.
ESTERO Fatal crash leaves motorcyclist dead on I-75 in Estero The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that has left at least one motorcyclist dead.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 4 Check out the scores and highlights from week four of high school football action in southwest Florida.
Safety and Security specialist weighs in on Tice child sexual assault The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Raymond De Jesus approached a girl as she walked to her bus stop Thursday morning.
FMPD searching for juveniles accused of trespassing in Fort Myers apartment complex The Fort Myers Police Department is asking for public assistance in identifying four juveniles accused of trespassing in an apartment complex on 2250 McGregor Blvd. FMPD said the incident occurred on the evening of Sep., 7. The juveniles are alleged to have had a party in the common area of the complex which resulted in […]
FDOT in the process of renovating the Pine Island Causeway The Pine Island Causeway is getting major improvements. Crews are working to make the roads safer and smoother.
IMMOKALEE 2 dead, several injured after SUV crashes into Immokalee building The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash after an SUV collided with another car before it slammed into an Immokalee building.
CAPE CORAL Jaycee Park memorial benches to be relocated Memorial benches, plaques and trees will be relocated at Jaycee Park, and some parkgoers are not happy with the decision.
CAPE CORAL Harry Chapin Food Bank hands out food in Cape Coral The Harry Chapin Food Bank, along with volunteers from LCEC went to Ocean Church in Cape Coral to feed families on Friday.
Neighbors react after Tice man arrested for child sexual assault A Lee County Sheriff’s Office chopper and drones searched two massive scenes on the ground Thursday looking for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a young girl.
Truck hits school bus on College Parkway and Queen Elizabeth Way; 1 child transported According to Lee County Public Schools a dump truck hit the back of a school bus that was at a complete stop on College Parkway and Queen Elizabeth Way.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Childcare costs on the rise in SWFL Parents know the cost of childcare is putting a dent in their wallets. Add that to other increased expenses and they’re having to make some tough decisions.
FHP arrests second 17-year-old after fatal SR-82 crash The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed the arrest of a second 17-year-old after a fatal multi-vehicle crash on State Road 82.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Box truck crashes into drainage canal in South Fort Myers According to South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, a box truck crashed into multiple vehicles and landed in a drainage canal in South Fort Myers early Saturday morning. Authorities said one person was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Their condition is unknown at this time. South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service […]
NAPLES Deadly crash leaves 3 dead and 2 with serious injuries in Collier County The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Collier County that left 3 dead and 2 with serious injuries.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Feel-like temps in the triple digits leading to a warm Saturday in Southwest Florida The Weather Authority says to expect another warm day across Southwest Florida with temperatures reaching the low 90s by the afternoon, but feeling like the triple digits when factoring in the humidity.
ESTERO Fatal crash leaves motorcyclist dead on I-75 in Estero The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that has left at least one motorcyclist dead.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 4 Check out the scores and highlights from week four of high school football action in southwest Florida.
Safety and Security specialist weighs in on Tice child sexual assault The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Raymond De Jesus approached a girl as she walked to her bus stop Thursday morning.
FMPD searching for juveniles accused of trespassing in Fort Myers apartment complex The Fort Myers Police Department is asking for public assistance in identifying four juveniles accused of trespassing in an apartment complex on 2250 McGregor Blvd. FMPD said the incident occurred on the evening of Sep., 7. The juveniles are alleged to have had a party in the common area of the complex which resulted in […]
FDOT in the process of renovating the Pine Island Causeway The Pine Island Causeway is getting major improvements. Crews are working to make the roads safer and smoother.
IMMOKALEE 2 dead, several injured after SUV crashes into Immokalee building The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash after an SUV collided with another car before it slammed into an Immokalee building.
CAPE CORAL Jaycee Park memorial benches to be relocated Memorial benches, plaques and trees will be relocated at Jaycee Park, and some parkgoers are not happy with the decision.
CAPE CORAL Harry Chapin Food Bank hands out food in Cape Coral The Harry Chapin Food Bank, along with volunteers from LCEC went to Ocean Church in Cape Coral to feed families on Friday.
Neighbors react after Tice man arrested for child sexual assault A Lee County Sheriff’s Office chopper and drones searched two massive scenes on the ground Thursday looking for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a young girl.
Truck hits school bus on College Parkway and Queen Elizabeth Way; 1 child transported According to Lee County Public Schools a dump truck hit the back of a school bus that was at a complete stop on College Parkway and Queen Elizabeth Way.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Childcare costs on the rise in SWFL Parents know the cost of childcare is putting a dent in their wallets. Add that to other increased expenses and they’re having to make some tough decisions.
FHP arrests second 17-year-old after fatal SR-82 crash The Florida Highway Patrol has confirmed the arrest of a second 17-year-old after a fatal multi-vehicle crash on State Road 82.
“Historic. Collaborative. Important.” Chauncey Goss, Chairman of the South Florida Water Management District Board, used those powerful words to describe the new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM). LOSOM had been in the works for the last five years. Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Record of Decision on Monday, August 12, 2024, completing the final step in the approval process. The new plan modernizes the management of Lake Okeechobee and replaces one from 2008. What does it mean for southwest Florida? It’s designed to reduce harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee estuary, improve water quality, and send more water south, where it’s needed. “This is a wonderful day, and we’re really excited to see LOSOM finalized after five years of hard work and public advocacy. LOSOM will provide both coasts with measurable relief from harmful discharges and flow more beneficial water south through the Everglades into Florida Bay—that’s great news for our National Treasure,” stated Capt. Daniel Andrews, Captains For Clean Water Executive Director. That will hopefully help prevent a repeat of the red tide and blue-green algae outbreaks from 2017 and 2018. The red tide outbreak started in October 2017 after Hurricane Irma and continued through the spring of 2018. By early summer, the bloom had resurged in the Gulf of Mexico and was detected along Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties. Red tide. February 26, 2018. Credit: WINK News In 2018, blue-green algae invaded Cape Coral’s canals. In 2018, thick blankets of blue-green algae also invaded our canals and waterways, particularly in Cape Coral. Business and tourism plummeted as 90 miles away massive volumes of nutrient-packed freshwater flowed out of Lake O, fueling blooms and devastating the Caloosahatchee’s ecology. Those outbreaks came after water, sometimes containing blue-green algae, was released from Lake O to the Caloosahatchee. The releases were necessary at the time because of the lake’s elevated water level. “The Army Corps of Engineers after 2018 stepped back and said, ‘Hey, we’re making a mess here’, essentially,” said Andrews. Under the new guidelines, lake-level management will focus on making beneficial releases at times and in quantities that improve water supply availability and enhance fish and wildlife in the area. LOSOM also improves water managers’ ability to use system-wide analysis to adapt to real-time conditions, like if algae is on the lake, and make informed decisions about releases. It considers all the players—to the north, south, east, and west. “Our Nation made a $1.8 Billion investment in the rehabilitation of Herbert Hoover Dike to allow development of a new operating manual that balances the needs of the entire system,” explained Col. Brandon Bowman, Jacksonville District commander. RELATED: Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation project completed ahead of schedule RELATED: Model run chosen as framework for Lake Okeechobee operating manual RELATED: LOSOM discussions underway to outline future for Lake Okeechobee “LOSOM won’t solve all of our problems, but it will lower the number of damaging discharges, which transport massive amounts of polluted lake water into our estuarine ecosystems,” Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Environmental Policy Director Matt DePaolis said in a release. “LOSOM provides more flexibilities to water managers to be able to put water where it needs to be…We will still have harmful discharges under this plan, but we will have less of them, about 37% less,” explained Andrews. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also releases water from Lake O to the St. Lucie River, the Lake Worth Lagoon, water conservation areas, and Everglades National Park. “As more Everglades restoration projects come online, we will be able to worry less about the impact that Lake Okeechobee has on our coastal environment and focus more attention on cleaning up our own watershed,” added DePaolis. Captains For Clean Water calls LOSOM the most impactful step to reduce harmful discharges, now in tandem with Everglades restoration, means infrastructure to send more water south, instead of east and west.