‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
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LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
Turning business travel into a vacation Would work travel seem a little easier if you could turn it into a vacation? Two professors say they have proof that would help business travel.
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FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
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You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
Turning business travel into a vacation Would work travel seem a little easier if you could turn it into a vacation? Two professors say they have proof that would help business travel.
The future of biometrics: Safer security or new AI risks? In 2021, the Transportation Service Agency (TSA) launched its new touchless identity solution in the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport.
CAPE CORAL Pelican Elementary resource officer saves infant A school resource officer at Pelican Elementary saved an infants’ life at a traffic stop in Cape Coral.
FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
COLLIER COUNTY Seacrest hoops player hits a full court buzzer beater Seacrest Country Day School boys basketball player Hayden Fuller hits full court buzzer beater against Aubrey Rogers.
NAPLES Cutting-edge ACL surgery reducing reinjury risk by 80% Known for its game-changing orthopedic repair options, Naples-based Arthrex has done it again.
NAPLES MacStrength FL offers sport and lifestyle training for young athletes In 2025, MacStrength FL is swinging for success with their current players and for a wider reach in its community.
You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
A trio of suspects behind a pair of carjackings are behind bars after crashing the cars they stole from two people in Lee County. Twenty-year-old O’marion Florence, 18-year-old Delvarious Robinson, and a 17-year-old have since been arrested on multiple charges. The crime spree began Sunday at 5 a.m. at a RaceTrac on North Cleveland Street, where a mother and her daughter were approached by a man with a firearm who demanded they get out of the car and give him the keys. The suspect took off in that car, along with two other suspects in another stolen car. Then, Fort Myers Police said, the trio carjacked Brittney Ward in the parking lot of a Publix on McGregor Boulevard as she was putting on her makeup before her shift there, around 5:30 a.m., Sunday. She told officers a dark SUV pulled up and noticed someone approaching her. “All of a sudden, I see somebody get out of the passenger side and run towards me as they’re, like, ducking, and I just immediately knew that something was wrong,” she said. “I mean, he was running full force towards my car and just opened up my car door and said, ‘Where are the keys? Get out of the car. Where are the keys? Get out of the car.'” Because she was doing her makeup, Ward’s glasses were off, and she couldn’t find the keys. “I don’t know what’s going on. Like, you can’t see. You can’t think. So I told him, ‘I’m sorry. I’ll give you the keys, but I have to find my glasses.’ And he’s like, ‘Oh, my God,’ and put the gun to my head,” she said. She thinks what she did next might have saved her life. “I realized if I’m calm, he’ll be calm; like me freaking out, might fluster him and make him do something that he doesn’t necessarily want to do, so I just made sure that I was staying calm, and when I told him, ‘I’ll find my keys. Just give me a second,’ I saw him take a breath; he calmed down,” she said. Once she was out of her car and the suspects took off, she called 911. Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted her stolen vehicle shortly after the carjacking speeding on MLK Boulevard with the other stolen vehicle. Police chased after them, and the suspects ended up crashing both the stolen SUV and Ward’s car, totaling them. Both vehicles crashed, and the men inside them were taken to jail. One of the carjacking victims told WINK News that as soon as the car pulled up next to her, she knew something was wrong. All three suspects remain in the Lee County Jail.