Overbilled for overflow of water; Residents stuck with hefty water billScoreless Eagle up for award at NIL Summit
Food drive for mental health awareness While someone may look healthy, they may be fighting a real inner battle.
FORT MYERS Overbilled for overflow of water; Residents stuck with hefty water bill The Moore’s make ends meet living at The Cove for almost a year.
ESTERO Scoreless Eagle up for award at NIL Summit FGCU’s Brandon Dwyer is one of the big time performers in NIL despite having never scored a single point in his entire Eagle career.
What happens after a nuisance alligator is captured? For alligators, the month of May means we are in the heart of mating season in the Sunshine State.
Exclusive: Interview with woman who shares hope of recovery on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that in 2020 they seized nearly two thousand grams of fentanyl. In 2023, that number jumped to over 8,000.
ESTERO FGCU star in the circle reflects on historical senior season The Eagles’ ace told WINK News she is focused on making every moment count before she hangs up her cleats for the last time.
NAPLES Pastrami Dan’s reopens in Naples after SUV crash Pastrami Dan’s in Naples welcomed customers once again, with people waiting at the door.
FGCU Two FGCU softball players playing for those who impacted their lives Two FGCU softball players, Riley Oakes and Olivia Black, are playing for friends who impacted their lives in a major way.
Police: Cape Coral man breaks into ex-girlfriend’s home, kills fish named ‘Bean’ A man has been arrested after police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, damaged her property and killed her pet fish.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers family blessed with new home In about sixty days, Myrtle Dillard’s home on Lincoln Boulevard went from being run-down and unlivable to brand new.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte woman’s student loans forgiveness after consolidation One Port Charlotte woman was skeptical of her student loan consolidation and potential forgiveness but an email over the weekend changed her life.
FORT MYERS Accusations of animal abuse at Lee County shelter An animal activist group said a local animal shelter is failing to find homes for stray pets, among other complaints.
PORT CHARLOTTE Court hearing held for Trails End Drive murder suspects Two suspects in the Trails End Drive murders were meant to appear in court on Tuesday.
IRVING, Texas (AP) Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police allege he threatened to stab 7-Eleven workers Police have arrested a man who threatened to stab two 7-Eleven gas station employees with a knife.
Food drive for mental health awareness While someone may look healthy, they may be fighting a real inner battle.
FORT MYERS Overbilled for overflow of water; Residents stuck with hefty water bill The Moore’s make ends meet living at The Cove for almost a year.
ESTERO Scoreless Eagle up for award at NIL Summit FGCU’s Brandon Dwyer is one of the big time performers in NIL despite having never scored a single point in his entire Eagle career.
What happens after a nuisance alligator is captured? For alligators, the month of May means we are in the heart of mating season in the Sunshine State.
Exclusive: Interview with woman who shares hope of recovery on National Fentanyl Awareness Day Lee County Sheriff’s Office said that in 2020 they seized nearly two thousand grams of fentanyl. In 2023, that number jumped to over 8,000.
ESTERO FGCU star in the circle reflects on historical senior season The Eagles’ ace told WINK News she is focused on making every moment count before she hangs up her cleats for the last time.
NAPLES Pastrami Dan’s reopens in Naples after SUV crash Pastrami Dan’s in Naples welcomed customers once again, with people waiting at the door.
FGCU Two FGCU softball players playing for those who impacted their lives Two FGCU softball players, Riley Oakes and Olivia Black, are playing for friends who impacted their lives in a major way.
Police: Cape Coral man breaks into ex-girlfriend’s home, kills fish named ‘Bean’ A man has been arrested after police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home, damaged her property and killed her pet fish.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers family blessed with new home In about sixty days, Myrtle Dillard’s home on Lincoln Boulevard went from being run-down and unlivable to brand new.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte woman’s student loans forgiveness after consolidation One Port Charlotte woman was skeptical of her student loan consolidation and potential forgiveness but an email over the weekend changed her life.
FORT MYERS Accusations of animal abuse at Lee County shelter An animal activist group said a local animal shelter is failing to find homes for stray pets, among other complaints.
PORT CHARLOTTE Court hearing held for Trails End Drive murder suspects Two suspects in the Trails End Drive murders were meant to appear in court on Tuesday.
IRVING, Texas (AP) Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police allege he threatened to stab 7-Eleven workers Police have arrested a man who threatened to stab two 7-Eleven gas station employees with a knife.
WINK NEWS WINK News Roundtable: FGCU students talk the generational gap During our most recent WINK News Roundtable discussion, we took our community topic to FGCU. This edition focused on the generation gap being a hot-button issue among the slew of others in our society. Somehow even that has become something for people to argue about. So we went to FGCU’s campus and spoke to college […]
WINK NEWS WINK News Roundtable: Where do you stand on immigration? Immigration is not a simple issue here in the United States, and that’s what we spoke about with our panel during our most recent WINK News Roundtable. Some people are conservative, others are liberal. And some don’t fall clearly on one side or the other. With a couple panelists our sick, our group was down […]
BONITA SPRINGS Neighbors of Mark Sievers say they’ve been pressured to call him ‘mentally unstable,’ but refused Potential jurors in the Mark Sievers trial have been answering a lot of death penalty questions this week. Sievers’ neighbors in Bonita Springs say they’ve also been asked a lot of questions about the same thing. They say there was only one right answer. Whatever they already think of their former neighbor, there’s been someone […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Survivor reveals 4 summers of abuse at Charlotte County Boy Scout camp A man said a camp counselor in Charlotte County sexually abused him when he was 15-years-old. The incident took place 30-years ago. His retelling might explain why so many victims never get past the trauma or get help. The victim of the abuse, Aaron Averhart, said it took place during four consecutive summers between 1986 […]
WINK NEWS Sievers’ next-door neighbor believes husband responsible for wife’s death When the trial for Mark Sievers starts, one group will watch with a unique perspective — the neighbors. Mark and Teresa Sievers’ next-door neighbor, Kimberley Torres, told us about some of the odd things she saw and heard before Teresa was murdered. “I just had a really bad vibe about him,” Torres said. Torres said […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Boy Scout leader on hearing reports of abuse at Charlotte County camp A camp counselor at Camp Miles in Charlotte County heard a 15-year-old’s plea for help after staff molested him. It was 30 years ago, but the memory and the guilt remain to this day. Keith Briggs ran Camp Miles in the late 1980s. He met a camper named Aaron Averhart when another counselor brought him […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Accused repeat sex abuser tied to SWFL Boy Scout camp The News-Press and USA Today report Tuesday evening ties a known sexual predator from up north directly to a Boy Scouts of America camp in Charlotte County. The story quotes a man named Aaron Averhart, who said William Sheehan molested him at Camp Miles, which is off Bermont Road, in 1989. At the time, when […]
WINK NEWS WINK News Roundtable: Health care costs discussion Open enrollment on HealthCare.gov is now open for 2020. And during our third WINK News Roundtable, we talked about the option changes that will be seen for the coming year. We got together with our usual panel of locals from all walks of life during the WINK News Roundtable to get their viewpoint on the […]
WINK NEWS WINK News Roundtable: Talking SWFL economy and jobs During out latest roundtable discussion, we continued to hear from Southwest Florida community members about what worries them and maybe even keeps them up at night. For the second WINK News Roundtable meeting, we focused on the state of our local economy and the job market. Members of the roundtable discussion said our commercial areas […]
WINK NEWS WINK News Roundtable: What do you worry about? Most of us have things that keep us up at night. At WINK News, we are beginning a project to get our community talking about what we all as community members worry about. We hope you will lead all of us to some new ideas and maybe some solutions. For our first group meeting, we […]