Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas 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 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.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas 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 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.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
COLLIER COUNTY North Collier Regional Park hosts Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk Southwest Florida is quickly approaching one of the biggest fundraisers in the fight against breast cancer. Most people think of breast cancer as a woman’s disease., but men are affected too. It’s motivated men all over our area to join the Real Men Wear Pink movement. P.E Coach Aaron Waldoat at Tortuga Preserve Elementary wears […]
FORT MYERS Travel reporter experiences the hidden gems of Southwest Florida There’s a new effort to get people to check out other attractions besides the beach in Southwest Florida. The effort may help you and others discover what one popular travel reporter calls Lee County’s “hidden gems.” The Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau invited CBS News’ Peter Greenberg down for a week to do his […]
FORT MYERS Travel outlook at Southwest Florida International Airport Traveling the last couple of years has been up and down. As in, let’s see if my plane goes up and if these prices ever come down. Along the way, something unusual happened. For two months in a row, air travel at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) was off by a lot, about 20% year […]
CAPE CORAL Teacher panic buttons offer added layer of security, assistance in any emergency Many teachers have access to a “panic button”. That may sound like it’s related to a threat, but in reality, it could involve any emergency. Teachers encounter all kinds of issues, including medical problems, fights, and occasionally, the more serious threat. In some schools they wear panic buttons at all times. It’s a tool to […]
FORT MYERS Florida’s death row inmates received thousands of dollars from stimulus checks Stimulus checks from the federal government that were meant to help struggling people ended up in the hands of prisoners. WINK News found out a few inmates got their payday as well. A couple of them are responsible for some of Southwest Florida’s most notorious crimes. While people work to make ends meet due to […]
SOUTH BAY, FLA. Teresa Sievers’ convicted killer Jimmy Rodgers claims innocence, plans to file for new trial In a WINK News exclusive, for the first time, one of the three convicted killers in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers is speaking out. Mark Sievers, Teresa’s husband, is on death row, convicted of hiring two people to do it. Curtis Wayne Wright, Mark’s childhood friend, took a plea to testify and got 25 […]
LEE COUNTY FGCU panel addresses anxiety surrounding affordable housing scarcity Unyielding pressure from higher rent leaves people confused and anxious. We spoke with an FGCU housing panel hoping to have ideas to relieve the scarcity of affordable housing. “The short-term solutions that are out there are already overwhelmed,” associate dean and professor Tom Felke Ph.D. told us. “If you look across the SWFL region 60% […]
FORT MYERS Returning to work: Inflation is pushing some retirees to find additional income Inflation is making it challenging for many people to balance their budgets. The tough times are creating tough people. Some are returning to the workforce after retirement to make ends meet. “I thought I was going to be comfortable with retirement,” said Cindee Addessi. Addessi’s retirement isn’t turning out exactly as she planned. While she is […]
PINE MANOR Suspects sought in Pine Manor catalytic converter theft; what makes the car parts valuable Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking the identities of two men suspected of being involved in a catalytic converter theft in Pine Manor. Crime Stoppers says the theft took place on the 1900 block of Palm Drive in Pine Manor on April 8. One of the suspects may be driving a silver Ford F-150 Crew […]
WINK NEWS WINK News Investigates: Lawsuit claims payroll company filed and signed state documents for clients without their knowledge Businesses have been through so much in the past two years. Before the high inflation we’re currently seeing, they were struggling to stay open during the pandemic. Some small businesses say companies they paid to help them remain open made it harder. And, a court case could take some of those allegations to a jury. […]