Remembering the 9/11 victims 23 years later in Cape CoralDrier for the coast with more storms inland this Wednesday
Remembering the 9/11 victims 23 years later in Cape Coral Twenty-three years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed over 3,000 people, and people across the country continue to remember that fated day that has been etched into American history.
the weather authority Drier for the coast with more storms inland this Wednesday The Weather Authority is tracking isolated storms that could occur throughout the afternoon in our inland communities.
BONITA SPRINGS Massive fire severely damages Bonita Springs home Multiple fire crews responded to a massive fire that damaged a home located near Thornbury Lane in Bonita Springs.
WINK NEWS 9/11 remembrance events across Southwest Florida Commemorating 9/11 honors those who died, celebrates the unity that followed, and reminds us of the lasting effects on global security.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
CAPE CORAL Voters react to presidential debate The voters WINK News spoke to said they had their minds made up before the first question could drop, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t still excited to watch.
NORTH FORT MYERS Caught on Video: man ignites North Fort Myers house on fire We spoke with the mother of the family that lives in the home. She said both her husband and her 6-year-old son were in bed when she saw an orange glow coming from the front window; then, she saw flames.
Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says they’ll help neighbors forced to vacate but community still has questions We’ve reported on the plans by Cape Coral to acquire 19 acres east of Bimini Basin, and how it will force the families currently living in those properties out.
Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
Charlotte County Schools reflects on Guardian program 1 year later Charlotte County is getting a better idea of how armed people in its schools are doing. Last school year was the first entire year Charlotte County Schools had the guardian program in place.
PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
Remembering the 9/11 victims 23 years later in Cape Coral Twenty-three years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that killed over 3,000 people, and people across the country continue to remember that fated day that has been etched into American history.
the weather authority Drier for the coast with more storms inland this Wednesday The Weather Authority is tracking isolated storms that could occur throughout the afternoon in our inland communities.
BONITA SPRINGS Massive fire severely damages Bonita Springs home Multiple fire crews responded to a massive fire that damaged a home located near Thornbury Lane in Bonita Springs.
WINK NEWS 9/11 remembrance events across Southwest Florida Commemorating 9/11 honors those who died, celebrates the unity that followed, and reminds us of the lasting effects on global security.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
CAPE CORAL Voters react to presidential debate The voters WINK News spoke to said they had their minds made up before the first question could drop, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t still excited to watch.
NORTH FORT MYERS Caught on Video: man ignites North Fort Myers house on fire We spoke with the mother of the family that lives in the home. She said both her husband and her 6-year-old son were in bed when she saw an orange glow coming from the front window; then, she saw flames.
Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says they’ll help neighbors forced to vacate but community still has questions We’ve reported on the plans by Cape Coral to acquire 19 acres east of Bimini Basin, and how it will force the families currently living in those properties out.
Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
Charlotte County Schools reflects on Guardian program 1 year later Charlotte County is getting a better idea of how armed people in its schools are doing. Last school year was the first entire year Charlotte County Schools had the guardian program in place.
PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
Neighbors are turning a muddy mess into a passable road, one truckload at a time. Led by a construction worker, the community has dumped 42 loads of dirt and rocks to fix their private street on Wildcat Drive in Lee County. This is all in an effort to make the road drivable when flooding hits the area. It’s hard to imagine, but last week, Wildcat Drive looked more like a river than it did a road with feet of water making it impassable for neighbors. Thursday morning, trucks loads of dirt were dumped on Wildcat Drive to harden this road to help drivers get in and out the next time it rains. It was a rag-tag construction crew on Wildcat Drive. You got Tobey Klebs smoothing the freshly laid dirt using something old, Don Rainey on his neighbor’s tractor and Josh Doxtater leading the charge. Using donated equipment, time and money, Doxtater coordinated 42 truckloads, 18 cubic yards each, of dirt and rocks to Wildcat Drive to improve it. But the private road was flooded and unpassable after Tropical Storm Debby. It looked more like a river than a road, leaving most neighbors trapped. “We have never been this wet in the 10 years that I’ve lived here,” Klebs said. The county can’t use taxpayer dollars on a private road. There are other options, like neighbors paying for paving through their taxes. Nonetheless, they decided to take a different approach together. “That’s the way we all work out here. We help each other out, try to do the best we can. If they can’t donate or they can’t get out and work, they’ll bring us out sandwiches. They’ll bring us out cold drinks and stop us. It’s a pretty amazing place,” Rainey said. It’s not only neighbors who are donating. We were told that someone donated an excavator, and a couple of contracting and hauling companies are helping out. Now, will this prevent any future flooding? No. Doxtater said he plans on flooding, but the rocky base in the center means when water fills the road, neighbors will need to get to the middle and drive straight through.