Motorcycle crash leaves 1 deadLee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register
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.
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.
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.
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.
FORT MYERS Tropical Storm Beta forms in the Gulf of Mexico It’s time to get the Greek alphabet out! We’ve now gone through all of the names for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and are now onto “Beta” in the Greek alphabet. Tropical Storm Beta formed Friday afternoon in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. As of 11 p.m. Friday evening, maximum sustained winds are near 60 […]
FORT MYERS Tropical Depression Twenty-Two Forms Over Southwest Gulf of Mexico Tropical Depression Twenty-Two formed over the southwest Gulf of Mexico on Thursday evening. This system currently has 35 mph winds and is moving to the northeast at a slow 3 mph. It is expected to move slowly to the northeast over the next couple of days, where it is forecast to strengthen into a tropical […]
FORT MYERS Hurricane Sally crawling towards the Gulf Coast; landfall expected Wednesday morning The Atlantic Basin has four named storms simultaneously: Hurricane Paulette, Hurricane Sally, Tropical Storm Teddy and Tropical Storm Vicky. We also have three tropical disturbances to monitor this evening. The biggest impact to Southwest Florida through Wednesday remains Sally. We’re still experiencing light rain this evening associated with the tail of Sally. Additional showers will […]
FORT MYERS Hurricane Sally slows as it approaches the central Gulf Coast As of 11 p.m. Monday, there are four named storms in the Tropics: Hurricane Sally, Hurricane Paulette, Tropical Storm Vicky and Tropical Storm Teddy. Sally continues to slowly meander through the northern Gulf of Mexico, and it is currently the only storm with an immediate threat to the United States. Sally continues to slow, and […]
FORT MYERS Tropical Depression set to bring a cloudy and wet Saturday Tropical Depression Nineteen will be moving over the east coast of Florida Friday night and then move over Southwest Florida Saturday. As of 11pm, not much has changed with this system. Pressure has dropped from 1008 to 1007 mb, but maximum sustained winds remain at 35 mph. It is currently moving to the northwest of […]
FORT MYERS Tropical wave may bring wet weather Saturday; Four other tropical systems to watch On Thursday, The Weather Authority is keeping an eye on six tropical systems: two tropical storms and four tropical waves. There are two tropical waves closer to Florida — one in the Gulf of Mexico, the other near the Bahamas. The tropical wave near the Bahamas will move over Florida on late Friday into Saturday, […]
FORT MYERS New tropical wave in the western Atlantic; Paulette and Rene maintain strength As of Wednesday night, The Weather Authority is keeping an eye on five tropical systems: two tropical storms and three tropical waves. As of 11 p.m. Wednesday, Tropical Storm Paulette has not strengthened at all over the past 24 hours due to some vertical wind it continues to battle. The storm maintains maximum sustained winds […]
FORT MYERS Rene weakens to a tropical depression; Paulette a weaker tropical storm The Weather Authority is keeping an eye on four tropical systems: one tropical storm, one tropical depression, and two tropical waves. As of 11pm Tuesday, both Paulette and Rene are weaker than the previous update. Tropical Storm Rene has weakened into what is now Tropical Depression Rene, with 35 mph max sustained winds. Rene should […]
FORT MYERS Tropical Storm Paulette and Rene churn in the Atlantic Tropical Storm Paulette formed in the central Atlantic Ocean Monday morning, becoming the 16th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Paulette is also the earliest “P” named storm on record, beating out Hurricane Philippe in 2005. Paulette is about 1300 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands and expected to move west-northwest over […]
FORT MYERS Trio of tropical waves to monitor in the eastern Atlantic The climatological peak of hurricane season is less than one week away! We are tracking one tropical depression and three areas of interest. The first is a broad area of low pressure in the central Atlantic producing disorganized showers and storms. Gradual development is possible next week once a second tropical wave moves away from […]