FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Bay Street Yard set to open in late May A new place to hang out in Downtown Fort Myers is opening this spring.
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Robbery, Pawn Shops, and Child Porn This week’s segment of Wink Neighborhood Watch features an armed robber, fraud at a pawn shop, and possession of child pornography.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
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.
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.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Bay Street Yard set to open in late May A new place to hang out in Downtown Fort Myers is opening this spring.
Aetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers Aetna has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of discriminating against LGBTQ+ customers in need of fertility treatment.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: Robbery, Pawn Shops, and Child Porn This week’s segment of Wink Neighborhood Watch features an armed robber, fraud at a pawn shop, and possession of child pornography.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
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.
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.
FORT MYERS Watching the tropics: 1 area in the Atlantic; 1 area in the Caribbean After a lull in tropical development since Hurricane Delta, we’re starting to see a hint of the late October secondary peak of activity. Right now, the region we are watching, especially closely is the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The National Hurricane Center is expecting an area of low pressure to form in this area next week […]
FORT MYERS Two areas of interest to monitor in the Atlantic Basin A weak area of low pressure near the Lesser Antilles has become much less-defined, and now has a zero percent chance of tropical development. Although development is not anticipated, we’ll need to watch the movement of this first area closely by late next week as some of the leftover energy may enhance another tropical disturbance […]
FORT MYERS Tropics are heating up again After a brief lull, more tropical trouble is brewing as we head into mid-October, with three areas to watch in the coming days. A broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands. Strong upper-level wind is enhancing wind shear and will continue […]
FORT MYERS Development potential lowers for tropical wave in central Atlantic The Weather Authority continues to monitor a tropical wave about 500 miles east of the Windward Islands. The disturbance has become less organized today. As previously mentioned, wind shear is beginning to increase in the main development region. For this reason, minimal development is possible over the next few days as the wind shear increases […]
FORT MYERS Low chance of development for tropical disturbance in central Atlantic The Weather Authority is still monitoring a tropical wave about 750 miles east of the Windward Islands. Dubbed Invest 93-L, this area of disturbed weather looks slightly more organized today. Some gradual development is over the next day or so as the disturbance moves slowly westward. However, later this week, high wind shear is expected […]
FORT MYERS Hurricane Delta makes landfall Friday evening in Creole, LA as a Cat 2 hurricane At 6 PM CDT, Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole, LA with 100 MPH sustained winds. As of 11 PM, category 1 Hurricane Delta has sustained winds of 75 MPH and is moving to the N/NE at 15 MPH. Delta will continue to weaken as it moves inland. Dangerous storm surge and high tide will […]
FORT MYERS Delta strengthens back into a major Category 3 hurricane; targets the Louisiana coast Friday evening As of 11 p.m. Thursday, Hurricane Hunter data has found that Delta continues to strengthen as a major Category 3 hurricane. The storm is currently moving over the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The center of Delta will move over the central Gulf of Mexico through the rest of tonight […]
FORT MYERS Delta maintains Category 1 strength over the Southern Gulf Just before 6:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, Hurricane Delta made landfall along the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near Puerto Morelos. The storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Peak sustained winds of 84 mph and a wind gust of 106 mph was reported near Cancun, Mexico. […]
FORT MYERS Extremely dangerous Hurricane Delta approaching the Yucatan As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Delta has weakened some but remains to be an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with 130 MPH wind. The potentially catastrophic hurricane will directly strike the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, including Cancun, tonight into tomorrow morning. Right now, the storm is racing toward the west-northwest at 16 mph a few hundred […]
FORT MYERS Hurricane Delta expected to become a major hurricane by late Tuesday Tropical Storm Delta became a hurricane Monday evening and is expected to continue to undergo rapid intensification for at least the next two days. As of 11 p.m., Hurricane Delta now has 80 mph winds with pressure down at 977 mb. It is moving to the west-northwest at 7 mph. As Delta continues to move […]