Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral onlineTurtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: What needs to change to protect other young people? November 8, 2021, Jake Pfeiffer took his own life. His mom shared Jake’s story with WINK News in the hopes of saving another life.
FORT MYERS Man accused of fatal shooting of truck driver appears in court A man facing second-degree murder charges following an altercation with a pickup truck driver made an appearance in court.
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
FORT MYERS Friday’s Furry Friends: Rhett, Tag For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Gulf Coast Humane Society to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
WINK NEWS Recall issued for ground beef sold with possible E. coli at Walmart The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for several ground beef products distributed from Pennsylvania to Walmart’s nationwide.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: What needs to change to protect other young people? November 8, 2021, Jake Pfeiffer took his own life. His mom shared Jake’s story with WINK News in the hopes of saving another life.
FORT MYERS Man accused of fatal shooting of truck driver appears in court A man facing second-degree murder charges following an altercation with a pickup truck driver made an appearance in court.
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
FORT MYERS Friday’s Furry Friends: Rhett, Tag For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Gulf Coast Humane Society to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
WINK NEWS Recall issued for ground beef sold with possible E. coli at Walmart The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for several ground beef products distributed from Pennsylvania to Walmart’s nationwide.
CAPE CORAL Driver faces ticket in deadly crash; loved ones want justice Friends of a beloved motorcyclist are calling for justice. They are outraged the woman accused of killing him in a crash received a traffic citation alone for running a red light. Cape Coral Police Department told us the driver did not commit a crime. Blaine “Gator” Elmer was hit and killed in May while on […]
LEE COUNTY Cape Coral attorney’s assistant who spent elderly client’s money sentenced to 16 months A Cape Coral woman will spend 16 months in prison for misusing the credit card of a person who trusted her to handle her expenses. Kristin Nicole Jordan, 40, was convicted Tuesday of the exploitation of an elderly person. Restitution was made to the family of victim Michel Doherty, who passed away at 96 years […]
FORT MYERS Police searching for suspect in attempted assault near downtown Fort Myers Authorities are asking the public to help identify a man who attempted to assault a woman who was sitting in her vehicle waiting for a light to change at Fowler and Second streets in Fort Myers. The incident happened at approximately 7 p.m. Monday, according to the Fort Myers Police Department. The two individuals in […]
WINK NEWS Lightning strikes Naples man’s car on I-75 A Naples man’s car was struck by lightning Monday morning on I-75 in Broward County. This happened as the man was on his way home. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened at about 11:20 a.m. A Nissan Rogue was westbound on I-75 at mile marker 30.5 when it was hit by the lightning strike, […]
ROYAL PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) Sheriff: Publix gunman wanted ‘to kill people and children’ Timothy Wall, the Florida man who fatally shot a grandmother and her grandson inside a Publix supermarket, before turning the gun on himself, wanted to kill people and children, according to comments made on his Facebook account, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, and that makes him really mad. At a Friday afternoon […]
FORT MYERS Shots fired in Fort Myers neighborhood; police seek information Fort Myers police are investigating reports of multiple shots fired in the area of Fountain and C streets in Fort Myers. The City’s ShotSpotter system picked up multiple shots fired in that area shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses say people were running down the street and shooting. Another witness said they had just walked […]
FORT MYERS Man organizes basketball camp in honor of brother who died in Club Blu shooting A loving brother’s vision is becoming a reality. His basketball camp is set to kick off soon. It’s in memory of his brother. Dsean Archilles’ brother Sean Archilles was killed in 2016 during the Club Blu shooting in Fort Myers. Dsean has worked to organize a basketball camp in honor of his brother, who was […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County School Board approves new student code of conduct After nearly four hours of discussion on Tuesday, Lee County School Board approved next school year’s student code of conduct. It has been a controversial discussion for weeks, one that saw debate among the community and board members. The board took out the controversial poster that discussed treatment of LGBTQ students in schools, and the […]
IMMOKALEE Immokalee family loses 4th loved one to COVID-19, have special wish A heartbroken family in Immokalee is grappling with the loss of a fourth loved one to COVID-19. Their father fought the virus for weeks and hoped to have a bilateral lung transplant, but Raul Diaz died last Saturday. The Diaz family is preparing for his funeral, and they want to lay him to rest in […]
PINE MANOR Pizza delivery driver jumped, robbed in Pine Manor A pizza delivery driver was jumped and robbed late Wednesday in the Pine Manor community of south Fort Myers. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was called to an address at Cypress Drive and 9th Avenue at around 9:30 p.m. A Domino’s store confirmed their driver was making a delivery of what turned out to be […]