Pedestrian dies after being hit by 2 vehicles in ImmokaleeBeautiful Saturday in store with temps in the low to mid 70s
immokalee Pedestrian dies after being hit by 2 vehicles in Immokalee A fatal hit-and-run on Friday night in Collier County left a pedestrian dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Beautiful Saturday in store with temps in the low to mid 70s The Weather Authority says it will be another beautiful weekend across Southwest Florida.
ORLANDO Naples falls to Jones in state semifinals One win stood in between the Golden Eagles and a trip to the state title as Naples competed in its 12th state semifinal.
ESTERO 1 dead after crashing into tree in Estero According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one person is dead after crashing into a tree in Estero on Friday night.
IMMOKALEE 1 dead after hit-and-run crash in Immokalee Authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Friday night in Immokalee.
NAPLES Vigil held for teen shot and killed at Collier party Family, friends and loved ones gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember and honor the life of 18-year-old D’eisha Arthur.
FORT MYERS Florida Gulf Coast University holds “Night at the Nest” fundraiser FGCU is holding its “Night at the Nest” fundraiser and gala on Friday. The money raised will go toward university scholarships.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda Veterans Village helping veterans during the holidays Residents and businesses at the Punta Gorda Veterans Village are stepping up to make military transitions a little easier this holiday season.
NORTH PORT Family pushes for class action against Heritage Insurance A North Port family is battling against Heritage Insurance over the damage Hurricane Ian did to their home.
Trails End Drive suspected double murder hit man and organizers back in court There are new developments in the murder-for-hire case that made headlines for weeks at the start of the year. The defendants are back in court.
CAPE CORAL 4 arrested on drug-related charges after FBI investigation Some Cape Coral residents woke up in the early morning hours to their neighbors’ homes being raided by federal agents.
Hope Card program protects victims of domestic violence in Lee County Lee County has implemented the Hope Card Program, a new statewide initiative to help victims of domestic violence.
SANIBEL 36th annual Sanibel Luminary Festival begins The Luminary Festival kicked off on Sanibel Island on Friday. This community-wide holiday event puts residents and visitors in the holiday spirit.
FORT MYERS Future unsure for Rachel at the Well During Hurricane Ian, Rachel at the well was uprooted from its spot in front of the Edison Park neighborhood.
immokalee Pedestrian dies after being hit by 2 vehicles in Immokalee A fatal hit-and-run on Friday night in Collier County left a pedestrian dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Beautiful Saturday in store with temps in the low to mid 70s The Weather Authority says it will be another beautiful weekend across Southwest Florida.
ORLANDO Naples falls to Jones in state semifinals One win stood in between the Golden Eagles and a trip to the state title as Naples competed in its 12th state semifinal.
ESTERO 1 dead after crashing into tree in Estero According to the Florida Highway Patrol, one person is dead after crashing into a tree in Estero on Friday night.
IMMOKALEE 1 dead after hit-and-run crash in Immokalee Authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Friday night in Immokalee.
NAPLES Vigil held for teen shot and killed at Collier party Family, friends and loved ones gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember and honor the life of 18-year-old D’eisha Arthur.
FORT MYERS Florida Gulf Coast University holds “Night at the Nest” fundraiser FGCU is holding its “Night at the Nest” fundraiser and gala on Friday. The money raised will go toward university scholarships.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda Veterans Village helping veterans during the holidays Residents and businesses at the Punta Gorda Veterans Village are stepping up to make military transitions a little easier this holiday season.
NORTH PORT Family pushes for class action against Heritage Insurance A North Port family is battling against Heritage Insurance over the damage Hurricane Ian did to their home.
Trails End Drive suspected double murder hit man and organizers back in court There are new developments in the murder-for-hire case that made headlines for weeks at the start of the year. The defendants are back in court.
CAPE CORAL 4 arrested on drug-related charges after FBI investigation Some Cape Coral residents woke up in the early morning hours to their neighbors’ homes being raided by federal agents.
Hope Card program protects victims of domestic violence in Lee County Lee County has implemented the Hope Card Program, a new statewide initiative to help victims of domestic violence.
SANIBEL 36th annual Sanibel Luminary Festival begins The Luminary Festival kicked off on Sanibel Island on Friday. This community-wide holiday event puts residents and visitors in the holiday spirit.
FORT MYERS Future unsure for Rachel at the Well During Hurricane Ian, Rachel at the well was uprooted from its spot in front of the Edison Park neighborhood.
FEMA sent the town of Fort Myers Beach a letter explaining why they lost their flood insurance discount. One reason was not removing temporary trailers and containers from flood zones. Now, the mayor says to blame him for it. Dan Allers says the town did what it could to bring business back to the island, and help people. That meant letting people work out of shipping containers and trailers. When hurricane Ian’s powerful category five storm surge and winds wiped out the Rude Shrimp Company, owners Lisa Lahners and TJ Holzapfel told WINK News that red shipping containers saved their Fort Myers Beach business. “If we couldn’t do this, we wouldn’t, we wouldn’t be here,” said Lahners. “As you know, and everybody knows, it was a war zone. It was horrific,” said Holzapfel. More than 2 years later, they’re serving shrimp out of the trailer. Mayor Dan Allers told WINK that after the storm, the town voted to permit the trailers to help business owners, but FEMA said the beach broke the rules and ripped away people’s 25% discount on flood insurance. On Thursday, the agency sent the town a letter outlining where they went wrong. “It comes down to the trailers, the trailers that they’re using to store equipment at the condos that still aren’t open, some of the food trucks they’re not happy with,” said Allers. “Knowing what I know now, would I have still voted the way I voted back in October of 2022, right after the storm, to get people back in temporary trailers and temporary businesses? Absolutely. We had to do what we had to do…. There was so much devastation, we knew we had to get people back in their homes and try to provide some sort of commerce for the people that were here trying to rebuild.” But by helping businesses, Greg Scancsy fears the town may have hurt homeowners in the process. Scancsy lost his home in Hurricane Ian and has been living in a trailer and with neighbors since. “Our town exists for the residents. They need to look out for our interests first. I’m not saying they’re not doing that, but we need to push that a little more aggressively,” said Scancsy. Betty Thomas told WINK that losing the flood insurance discount may mean losing her home. She can’t afford to live on the beach anymore. “I live on my Social Security, and it’s getting to the point where I can’t anymore; it doesn’t stretch far enough,” said Thomas. RELATED: Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount RELATED: Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount RELATED: New information on why FEMA put Fort Myers Beach on probation “I’m sure people want someone to blame, and they can point the arrows at me and the council if they want. We’re the ones that made the policy decision to allow people to get into their trailers right afterward and try to get some businesses to get employees back to work,” said Allers. “So, if there’s any blame to be thrown around, throw it at us. We’ll take it, but we’re certainly going to correct it, make sure we get it back to where at least we were, if not better,” said Mayor Allers. Now, the town is on probation, which means they have to fix all the problems. Once they do that, they can apply to get the discount back, but it takes two years. Allers said the town will talk about starting the process of removing the trailers, and he hopes FEMA will see the town’s efforts and reconsider.