Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver deadSanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
NAPLES Restoration efforts begin in the aftermath of Helene in Collier County Helene gave Naples Beach flash flooding a debris Thursday night.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda couple deals with flooding after Helene A Punta Gorda couple is recovering as the storm surge from Helene went through their dream home.
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
NAPLES Restoration efforts begin in the aftermath of Helene in Collier County Helene gave Naples Beach flash flooding a debris Thursday night.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda couple deals with flooding after Helene A Punta Gorda couple is recovering as the storm surge from Helene went through their dream home.
IMMOKALEE FGCU and Johnson Engineering team up to restore Lake Trafford Johnson Engineering has entered into a partnership with Florida Gulf Coast University to restore Lake Trafford in Immokalee. The partnership is designed to restore the water quality at Lake Trafford by planting eelgrass. “Without this grass, you take away an underwater ecosystem that would not be there,” said Jacob Yodzis, a recent graduate of FGCU. […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County hosting open houses for summer camps that begin Monday The clock is ticking to register your kids for summer camp. Lee County is hosting open houses for locations where camps start on Monday. All day Thursday, parents have been registering their kids for camp at the North Fort Myers Recreation Center. They say they’re happy their kids will be able to go to camp […]
FORT MYERS 15 businesses earn the first Restart SWFL seals of confidence from FGCU initiative The Seed and Bean Market in downtown Fort Myers has earned the first “Seal of Confidence” from FGCU’s RESTART Southwest Florida economic recovery initiative. The goal of the initiative is to help customers feel more confident stepping into businesses again. Stores and restaurants like Seed and Bean had to pass two free classes from FGCU […]
LEE COUNTY Nurse returns to SWFL after serving COVID-19 patients in New York Doctors and nurses have been fighting COVID-19 on the front lines for months all across the world. And New York City has been hit particularly hard by the virus. That’s why Kristi Spry went to Queens: To nurse sick patients back to health. “It’s a lot different up there,” Spry said. Spry worked with Veterans […]
LEE COUNTY Protests form in Lee County in support of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter movement Protesters went out in droves Saturday to “The 1,000 Man Non-Violent March” from Clemente Park to the Fort Myers Police Department in downtown Fort Myers. This was the second of two marches on Saturday to end up in front of FMPD headquarters. A crowd of about 200 people showed up to demand justice for George […]
FORT MYERS Fort Myers mayoral candidates weigh in on Robert E. Lee statue The bust of Robert E. Lee has been sitting on its perch in downtown Fort Myers since the 1960s. But with the recent outrage over George Floyd’s death, sparking protests all around the country, the bust was taken down earlier this week. The Sons of Confederate Veterans did so as a precaution. It has been […]
LEE COUNTY CareerSource SWFL reopens its doors, continues virtual services From virtual to in-person help, CareerSource Southwest Florida is now open to help people back at its office space. But there are some strict social distancing rules in place. We learned about the guidelines that will be enforced, as CareerSource begins to offer its services at its brick-and-motor office Monday. After more than two months […]
COLLIER COUNTY Emmanuel Community Park hosts drive-in church in Golden Gate Estates Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Naples combined worship with drive-in movie theaters at Emmanuel Community Park Sunday, a site the church recently purchased in Golden Gate Estates. Churchgoers sat in their cars with the radio dialed to 99.7 to join together in worship with Emmanuel Lutheran in its new drive-in church venture. “It was different, but […]
FORT MYERS Family and friends have memorial service for Diana Alvarez in Fort Myers Family and community members gave a final farewell to a girl whose life has left a lasting impression on Southwest Florida. A public memorial for 9-year-old Diana Alvarez was held in Fort Myers on Saturday. She disappeared in 2016, and her remains were found earlier this year. Family and friends gathered to celebrate Diana’s life […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County Virtual School hosts first ever county HS graduation online Some Lee County students are now part of high school graduation history in the county. Lee Virtual School held the first online graduation in county history for its 67 members of the Class of 2020 Saturday. “It’s something as a kid in elementary school and middle school is the main goal,” graduating senior Ava Beats. […]