Chaotic lake getting fence and securityWhat we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
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.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
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.
FORT MYERS Details emerge of how suspect in double-fatal hit-and-run death was caught Florida Highway Patrol arrested Courtney Adam Masterson, 42, of Lehigh Acres Saturday in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened along State Road 82 in Lehigh Friday. Masterson pleaded not guilty to charges two counts each of Hit-and-Run: Fail to Stop and Remain at a Crash Involving a death; Fail to Stop and Remain […]
FORT MYERS Sentencing on hold for man accused of vandalizing Robert E. Lee statue in Fort Myers The future of David Howes, who was accused of vandalizing the Robert E. Lee statue in downtown Fort Myers, is on hold. At issue? Making sure all the rights of the victims identified as the City and defendant are covered under the constitution. The Sons of Confederate Veterans says the vandalism of the statue is […]
WINK NEWS SWFL man’s sexual abuse of young boys chronicled in almost 300-page documentation We acquired hundreds of pages of documentation chronicling the years of inappropriate touching a former Lee County teacher who was also a Charlotte County camp counselor is accused of committing against several young boys. Eventually, the teacher resigned, and the state stripped him of his certificate. This man is William Sheehan, a former Boy Scout […]
LEE COUNTY Will my vote in SWFL count in the 2020 elections? If elections were held today, are you confident your vote would count? That there would be no hacking diluting the results? WINK News took that question to Tommy Doyle, the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, who told us they are ahead of the curve when it comes to cybersecurity. “So before every general election, probably […]
WINK NEWS Local educator says governor’s $300M bonus grant won’t solve teacher shortage Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to grant $300 million for teacher bonuses, but a local education leader we spoke to told us it won’t provide a solution for the teacher shortage in the state. “It’s clear bonuses don’t solve the problem,” said Kevin Daly, the president of teachers association of Lee County. Daly said he doesn’t […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral accused killer appears in court ahead of Wisconsin extradition A Cape Coral woman, who is the accused murderer in a 20-year-old Wisconsin cold case, appeared in Lee County court for unrelated DUI charges. Linda Sue LaRoche, 64, appeared in court Thursday. She was arrested last week for killing a young woman with disabilities in 1999. Investigators say LaRoche killed 23-year-old Peggy Lynn Johnson and […]
CAPE CORAL State ordered to pay homeowners for healthy citrus tree removal in 2003 When the state attempted to fight citrus canker more than 10 years ago, it failed. And it forced some people to tear down their trees. Some of them sued and won. We spoke to homeowners in Cape Coral who were forced to cut down their healthy citrus trees. A state appellate court has ordered Florida […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County looking to lure Fort Myers-founded company HQ back home, bring new jobs Lee County is looking to lure a company’s headquarters and hundreds of jobs in with your cash—$140,000 of it. “People finding jobs there will end up paying all that back in fairly short order. So I think it’s a good thing,” said Jim Rice. “The more we can offer families to come to this area, […]
FORT MYERS Dunbar sludge site set to come to life as new park The sludge is gone, and now the people living near what was once a toxic dumping ground in Dunbar can see what it will become. “It would put life on this road and on this whole community,” said Annie Freeman, who lives in the area. People like Freeman got their first look at the plan […]
PUNTA GORDA Veteran shares incredible story at the Military Heritage Museum A Vietnam war veteran shares his incredible story in front of hundreds of people who turned out to honor service members on Monday at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda. In every branch of the U.S. military, brave men and women vow to defend our country. As veterans, that promise still stands. Richard “Gus” […]