WINK Neighborhood Watch: Rifles, innapropriate texts and Donut shop debacleThe Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday with a nice breeze; fire danger increases
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Rifles, innapropriate texts and Donut shop debacle This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a scary mall trip, an inappropriate coach, and a Dunkin Donuts assault.
The Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday with a nice breeze; fire danger increases Warm temperatures for your Saturday with a nice breeze into the afternoon.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas was surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society raises concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Rifles, innapropriate texts and Donut shop debacle This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a scary mall trip, an inappropriate coach, and a Dunkin Donuts assault.
The Weather Authority: Sunny Saturday with a nice breeze; fire danger increases Warm temperatures for your Saturday with a nice breeze into the afternoon.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas was surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society raises concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
WINK NEWS Environmentalists concerned about major state road project, others in support The Southwest-Central Florida Connector is supposed to make commutes for motorists easier and help during hurricane evacuations. But there are those who are against the connector because they say it’s bad for the environment. For hours, Southwest-Central Florida Connector Task Force members discussed the pros and cons of a possible corridor running through the center […]
WINK NEWS Tips to prevent Christmas trees from catching fire during the holidays It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and that means many are looking for the perfect Christmas tree. But there are some things to keep in mind when picking a tree to make sure loved ones are not in any danger. Christmas trees are a symbol of holiday celebration across the country. But if […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts to Golisano child patients Old Saint Nick brought dozens of presents to put under the tree of some of the strongest warriors in the Southwest Florida region this weekend. Santa Claus arrived in a helicopter alongside Lee County Sheriff’s Office for the seventeenth annual holiday celebration for child patients at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Saturday. The special […]
CAPE CORAL Holiday shopping panic begins with only a few weeks before Christmas The holiday shopping panic has begun! People across Southwest Florida are packing stores with just 18 days left to go before Christmas. With Thanksgiving being so late this year, there’s less time to shop—only three weekends to be exact. Some people hope they can get their shopping done Friday or this weekend. Others, as we […]
PUNTA GORDA Trace your family’s military past at a Punta Gorda museum In a museum dedicated to our military, there is everything you might expect and then there is a desktop computer that can take visitors back in time. “There’s just so much information out there,” said Bill Ferrigno, Military Heritage Museum, ancestry lead. “It’s overwhelming.” On Tuesday, the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda introduced its […]
FORT MYERS ‘Be My Eyes’ app brings sight to the blind through the eyes of volunteers Giving our neighbors an extra set of eyes to get around. The “Be My Eyes” app helps people who struggle to see do day-to-day tasks. One Southwest Florida man starting using it and says it’s already made his life easier. There are thousands of people who live in SWFL who live every day just like […]
WINK NEWS How to protect your personal information on Cyber Monday It’s less than six hours from one of the biggest online shopping days of the year — Cyber Monday While it’s a good day to hunt out some good deals online, online scammers will also try to hunt for people vulnerable to their scams. We looked at what online shoppers can do to prevent falling […]
CAPE CORAL SWFL good Samaritan succeeds returning lost Christmas tree to family A good Samaritan made it his mission to return a Christmas tree that fell out of its owner’s car on the way home. And he has succeeded. Friday, we reported Anthony Stango decided it was his job to return a family’s Christmas tree after he said it flew off a car unbeknownst to the driver. […]
LEE COUNTY Gun sales could break records this year during Black Friday Clarification: In an earlier version of this story we reported consumers can purchase guns at gun shows with no background check at all. That is true, only if you buy from a private seller. But gun shows also feature federally licensed dealers, and if you buy a gun from one of them, then you do […]
FORT MYERS Nonprofit gives away Thanksgiving meals to 300 families in Dunbar Nonprofit Hoops on Mission hosted its fifth annual Thanksgiving dinner giveaway at the Jones Walker Palm Gardens apartments in the Dunbar of Fort Myers Sunday. The youth organization partnered with local churches and donors to buy turkeys, vegetables, mashed potatoes and cornbread for 300 families who needed support for the holidays. “This is our backyard […]