ESTERO Fatal crash leaves motorcyclist dead on I-75 in Estero The Florida Highway Patrol 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 export 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.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence Donald Trump refused on Friday to weigh in on recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to the debate and several 9/11 memorial events.
FORT MYERS McGregor Blvd. construction finishes ahead of schedule No more detours. Construction on McGregor Boulevard has finished ahead of schedule.
Aubrey Rogers High School placed on temporary lockdown We are waiting to hear from Collier County Public Schools about a brief lockdown at Aubrey Roger High School, during which deputies reportedly went from room to room.
ESTERO Fatal crash leaves motorcyclist dead on I-75 in Estero The Florida Highway Patrol 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 export 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.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence Donald Trump refused on Friday to weigh in on recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to the debate and several 9/11 memorial events.
FORT MYERS McGregor Blvd. construction finishes ahead of schedule No more detours. Construction on McGregor Boulevard has finished ahead of schedule.
Aubrey Rogers High School placed on temporary lockdown We are waiting to hear from Collier County Public Schools about a brief lockdown at Aubrey Roger High School, during which deputies reportedly went from room to room.
September is the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, and volunteers are getting crabby. Volunteers will count how many crabs there are and hand that over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission so they can update models and track movements. Just about anywhere along the shore in Florida, look closer and you’ll see it: a horseshoe crab. They’ve been here for a while. “They have existed pretty much unchanged for about 400 million years, so before dinosaurs were even here,” said Audrey with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Commission. The University of Florida is doing a study to learn as much as they can about horseshoe crabs to know where they are, and if they’re declining. “They are really, really tough. They can survive really bad water quality conditions,” said Berlynna Heres, a database analyst with FWC, “so if we are seeing their populations decline, we really need to investigate because it can be an indicator that a bigger problem is happening here.” There is no sign of that yet. That’s why the University of Florida is doing the study, and they’re hoping you can help. “We couldn’t do this with state employees alone, couldn’t even come close, because it takes a long time, it takes an incredible amount of people to accomplish,” said Heres. The study will also help protect areas that horseshoe crabs call home from becoming an area for development. “When these shorelines are looking to get developed or, better yet, looking to have restoration happen at them, the state can definitively say, ‘Oh, this is a very important spawning site. We need to protect this area’,” said Heres. It’s a long-term study, and some volunteers have already signed up to help. Volunteer training will be held Sept. 21 at the Punta Gorda Library, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The people involved in the study remind you not to disturb the horseshoe crabs, especially when they’re partially buried in the sand, which means they are mating.