Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighborsFort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
Vehicle catches on fire after crash at intersection of Alico and Oriole Rd. A vehicle caught on fire after a crash at the intersection of Alico Rd. and Oriole.
NAPLES A first look inside the Gulfshore Playhouse What does it take to become a candidate for Gulfshore Life’s Men and Women of the Year?
WINK NEWS Best time to shop for Black Friday Long gone are the days of people camping out overnight, waiting for their favorite store to open after Thanksgiving.
WINK NEWS Thanksgiving events across Southwest Florida Thanksgiving in Southwest Florida is a blend of tradition, offering both classic holiday gatherings and unique local events.
CAPE CORAL Caught on Camera: Social media influencer arrested for theft at Cape Coral Target The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a woman accused of stealing items worth nearly $500 from a Target.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers woman pleads guilty to possessing loaded firearm as person with felony convictions Fort Myers woman pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded firearm and ammunition as a person with felony convictions.
CAPE CORAL What’s next for Cape Coral City Council after repealing stipend? The City of Cape Coral elected five new council members Wednesday night, and their first motion was to repeal the controversial self-imposed stipend.
FORT MYERS California man pleads guilty to distributing drugs to Lee County A California man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl to Lee County.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
Vehicle catches on fire after crash at intersection of Alico and Oriole Rd. A vehicle caught on fire after a crash at the intersection of Alico Rd. and Oriole.
NAPLES A first look inside the Gulfshore Playhouse What does it take to become a candidate for Gulfshore Life’s Men and Women of the Year?
WINK NEWS Best time to shop for Black Friday Long gone are the days of people camping out overnight, waiting for their favorite store to open after Thanksgiving.
WINK NEWS Thanksgiving events across Southwest Florida Thanksgiving in Southwest Florida is a blend of tradition, offering both classic holiday gatherings and unique local events.
CAPE CORAL Caught on Camera: Social media influencer arrested for theft at Cape Coral Target The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a woman accused of stealing items worth nearly $500 from a Target.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers woman pleads guilty to possessing loaded firearm as person with felony convictions Fort Myers woman pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded firearm and ammunition as a person with felony convictions.
CAPE CORAL What’s next for Cape Coral City Council after repealing stipend? The City of Cape Coral elected five new council members Wednesday night, and their first motion was to repeal the controversial self-imposed stipend.
FORT MYERS California man pleads guilty to distributing drugs to Lee County A California man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl to Lee County.
WINK NEWS Dunbar Middle School student a governor’s Black History Month essay competition winner Nishini Fernando is a very accomplished eighth-grader. She has lots of trophies and medals for math, science, writing competitions and more. But one of her latest honors comes straight from the governor’s office. Nishini, who is an 8th grader at Dunbar Middle School, is one of three winners of Governor Ron DeSantis’ Black History Month […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Hundreds of high school seniors explore their future at career fair More than 100 high school seniors leaped into their future on Tuesday. They boarded a bus to the area’s biggest career fair of the year at Suncoast Arena. Businesses are eager to hire young people. The arena was full of employers anxious to hire. It was a room full of opportunities for high school students […]
FORT MYERS Mural of Zelenskyy at Alliance for the Arts defaced for a second time A mural that has stood in front of the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers for the last couple of months has been vandalized again. The paintings depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had paint spattered across them overnight Sunday. Molly Deckard, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Arts, woke up to text messages […]
CAPE CORAL Will reserve oil ease pain at the pump? President Joe Biden announced a new move to ease gas prices last week, releasing one million reserve barrels of oil a day. Gas still costs more than $4 per gallon throughout most of Southwest Florida as of Monday morning, but what does the future hold? Many drivers are frustrated that they’re being forced to change […]
FORT MYERS Lee County NAACP apologizes for white supremacy accusations against Fort Myers restaurant The NAACP in Lee County is apologizing after accusing a downtown Fort Myers restaurant of white supremacy. Lee County NAACP President James Muwakkil said he admits he did not do a full investigation before making the accusation against First Street Restaurant. After making such a bold statement, Muwakkil is offering an apology to the restaurant’s […]
LEE COUNTY Trooper fired by FHP after he tased a teen sharing his side of the story A former Florida Highway Patrol trooper is telling his side of the story after he tased a 16-year-old last year. It comes after an investigation revealed George Smyrnios used excessive force, falsified records, and did not turn on his video or audio recorder during the encounter. This is the moment that turned heads across the […]
WINK NEWS Some Ukrainian refugees flee war-torn country to Southwest Florida The United States is expected to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, and Southwest Florida is preparing to welcome some of those people. When it is possible, every effort is made to try to place refugees with family. In the early ’90s, some Ukrainians came to Florida when there were ethnic tensions in post-soviet states, so […]
FORT MYERS Lee County NAACP and First Street owner sitting down together after restaurant protests On Friday, the Lee County NAACP and the owner of First Street restaurant sat down for a conversation. This comes after calls for the restaurant to be shut down. WINK News currently only has one side of what went down during the meeting. The owner of First Street restaurant said he didn’t want to talk […]
CLEWISTON Family of woman killed at Brown Sugar Festival file wrongful death lawsuit The family of a young woman gunned down at a festival has Filed a wrongful death lawsuit. 20-year-old nursing school student Evereonna Sankey was shot and killed at the Clewiston Brown Sugar Festival last year. The Sankey family claims negligent security led to Evereonna’s death and that Brown Sugar Festival organizers should have known criminal […]
FORT MYERS Fort Myers mayor weighs in on claims of racist treatment at downtown restaurant The NAACP of Lee County is calling for the business license at the First Street Restaurant in downtown Fort Myers to be revoked after accusing the restaurant of discriminating against Black customers. Wednesday marked the second sit-in at the First Street Restaurant and Bar this week. “We know we need to take a stand and […]