Teenager denied entrance to prom for wearing a suitPrecautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers
NAPLES Teenager denied entrance to prom for wearing a suit Prom is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but one teen had her prom dreams ruined after wasn’t allowed in because of what she was wearing.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Precautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers Repair work is expected to be completed overnight and water service will be restored before early morning Wednesday.
NEAR DUNNELLON 8 dead, at least 40 hurt after bus transporting farm workers overturns At least eight people have been killed, and dozens of others have been hurt in a bus crash near Dunnellon after it was hit by a pickup truck.
LEHIGH ACRES Could tiny homes be coming to Lee County? Miniopolis Builders, a company with a vision to revolutionize affordable housing, is facing challenges in bringing their innovative concept to life in Lee County.
ARCADIA Fifteen-year-old beat up during basketball game A pick-up game of basketball at Desoto County High School turned into a physical beating for fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Ward.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte man found guilty for role in January 6 riots John Joseph Richter is now convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding.
Commissioners react to colleague living outside of his district The first Glades Commissioners meeting since Florida Department of Law Enforcement released their investigation findings happened on Tuesday.
NAPLES Former News-Press Food Critic writes powerful memoir, “The Mango Tree” For 15 years, Annabelle Tometich wrote under the famous byline Jean Le Beouf as a food critic for the News-Press. Now, she tells her personal story in her book, “The Mango Tree.”
SAN CARLOS BAY ‘It was incredible’ Couple has close encounter with shark while kayaking on San Carlos Bay Sandrine Fontaine and Arnaud Fontaine come to Southwest Florida twice a year from France, and they try to spend every day kayaking out on the water.
FORT MYERS AI: Friend or Foe for local businesses? Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, has the power to maximize a product. Including local businesses like Vectra Digital.
Protest erupts before Glades Commissioners meeting Early on Tuesday morning, a group of people stood outside of the Glades County Commissioners meeting protesting Commissioner Whidden.
GOLDEN GATE Deputies investigating stabbing at home in Golden Gate Deputies are outside of a house for a stabbing investigation. Collier County deputies said there is one person hurt.
Is there an arsonist on the loose in Lehigh Acres? Fire investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires in Lehigh Acres that have them wondering if there is an arsonist on the loose.
Collier commissioners push plan to allow rental of guesthouses in Urban Estates The 4-1 vote, which includes a review after one year and a Code Enforcement report, involves homesteaded properties in an area of North Naples west of Collier Boulevard.
Gulf Citrus Growers Association shuts down The association’s closure means farmers across the region no longer have a group that can provide them support with local governments in lobbying for citrus-friendly public policies.
NAPLES Teenager denied entrance to prom for wearing a suit Prom is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but one teen had her prom dreams ruined after wasn’t allowed in because of what she was wearing.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Precautionary boil water notice for small portion of Lee County Utilities customers Repair work is expected to be completed overnight and water service will be restored before early morning Wednesday.
NEAR DUNNELLON 8 dead, at least 40 hurt after bus transporting farm workers overturns At least eight people have been killed, and dozens of others have been hurt in a bus crash near Dunnellon after it was hit by a pickup truck.
LEHIGH ACRES Could tiny homes be coming to Lee County? Miniopolis Builders, a company with a vision to revolutionize affordable housing, is facing challenges in bringing their innovative concept to life in Lee County.
ARCADIA Fifteen-year-old beat up during basketball game A pick-up game of basketball at Desoto County High School turned into a physical beating for fifteen-year-old Jeremiah Ward.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte man found guilty for role in January 6 riots John Joseph Richter is now convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding.
Commissioners react to colleague living outside of his district The first Glades Commissioners meeting since Florida Department of Law Enforcement released their investigation findings happened on Tuesday.
NAPLES Former News-Press Food Critic writes powerful memoir, “The Mango Tree” For 15 years, Annabelle Tometich wrote under the famous byline Jean Le Beouf as a food critic for the News-Press. Now, she tells her personal story in her book, “The Mango Tree.”
SAN CARLOS BAY ‘It was incredible’ Couple has close encounter with shark while kayaking on San Carlos Bay Sandrine Fontaine and Arnaud Fontaine come to Southwest Florida twice a year from France, and they try to spend every day kayaking out on the water.
FORT MYERS AI: Friend or Foe for local businesses? Artificial intelligence, otherwise known as AI, has the power to maximize a product. Including local businesses like Vectra Digital.
Protest erupts before Glades Commissioners meeting Early on Tuesday morning, a group of people stood outside of the Glades County Commissioners meeting protesting Commissioner Whidden.
GOLDEN GATE Deputies investigating stabbing at home in Golden Gate Deputies are outside of a house for a stabbing investigation. Collier County deputies said there is one person hurt.
Is there an arsonist on the loose in Lehigh Acres? Fire investigators are looking into a series of suspicious fires in Lehigh Acres that have them wondering if there is an arsonist on the loose.
Collier commissioners push plan to allow rental of guesthouses in Urban Estates The 4-1 vote, which includes a review after one year and a Code Enforcement report, involves homesteaded properties in an area of North Naples west of Collier Boulevard.
Gulf Citrus Growers Association shuts down The association’s closure means farmers across the region no longer have a group that can provide them support with local governments in lobbying for citrus-friendly public policies.
Rep. Steube introduces bill to change Marijuana to a schedule III controlled substance Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) introduced the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2019 Thursday to reschedule marijuana from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule III controlled substance, allowing further research on the substance to be conducted. “As marijuana is legalized for medical and recreational use across the United States, it is important that we study […]
CAPE CORAL Construction worker fights for life, injured in Cape Coral hit-and-run At construction site, workers show up to the job understanding the danger they face. A worker is fighting for his life after being critically injured in a crash at his job site. We warn drivers all the time to slow down, especially near construction sites. Here is why: Anthony Joseph is lying in a hospital […]
NAPLES Bahamas family overcomes Dorian’s destruction, makes new life in Naples Evacuees, who made it the United States from the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian left the country in devastation, are doing what they can to stay afloat. Liam Glass said he feels safe in Naples. But he is far from home. Holding a flashlight with no electricity, Letitia and Laverne Glass, his parents, packed one bag […]
NAPLES PARK Naples Park woman, victim of hit-and-run, seeks justice after being left for dead A Naples Park woman is seeking justice after being the victim of a hit-and-run and left for dead. Last month, WINK News told you about her husband, Tim Canter, who was searching high and low for a suspect. Now, Susan Canter shares her question for the driver who left her lying in a ditch. “Why’d […]
FORT MYERS FGCU student reaches family in the Bahamas after 2 days Desperate moments for a local Florida Gulf Coast University student after losing touch with her family for two days. As Brianna Ritchie focuses on her studies, another thought weighs heavily on her mind: her family living in a disaster zone. “My mind was running, like, I didn’t know what was happening on that side of […]
NAPLES Naples couple reminisce about Hope Town before Dorian’s wreckage A Naples couple started their lives in the Bahamas. But the wrath of Hurricane Dorian has left them hopeless, unable to get ahold of their friends. David and Melissa Workinger might live in Naples, but their hearts are in Hope Town. “Like fresh off the boat, you go sit at a restaurant or order a […]
NAPLES Former Abaco Islands inn owners fear for friends amidst destruction It’s hard to see the place you once called home, change. Leslie Aaron and her husband watched the Abaco Islands, where they raised their boys, flatten. “It was a really safe place to raise your kids and have them walk around and run around in in their diapers with their ice cream cones, not even […]
HENDRY COUNTY Hendry County horse trainer prepares animals for Hurricane Dorian A horse trainer in Hendry County told us it’s safer for them to stay put than try to evacuate before conditions potentially worsen due to Hurricane Dorian. Trainer Coy Smith said Hurricane Irma taught him a tough lesson. Talking about another farm, Smith said, “The horses were in the barn, and it destroyed the barn […]
SWFL Island communities usually ordered to evacuate first ahead of storms When a storm threatens Southwest Florida, and you’re ordered to evacuate, you want to do it safely and quickly. But evacuation is not always as simple for those who live on an island, especially when there are limited routes off it. Small, coastal community are usually ordered to evacuated first ahead of a major storm. […]
LEE COUNTY Cape Coral convicted killer’s motion for retrial denied UPDATE: A Lee County judge denied the motion of Ryan Doyon, who was convicted last month for shooting and killing a man in Cape Coral in 2017. Doyon is now scheduled to be sentenced in Lee County court Tuesday, Oct. 1 for the murder of Roy A. Pike III. A jury found Doyon guilty of manslaughter […]