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 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.
‘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 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.
‘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.
FORT MYERS FMPD officers create mental health support program for comrades Police officers are one of the first lines of support at the scene of the disaster. It’s part of their job to help families during life-changing emergencies, but after hundreds of those calls, it’s hard for officers to open up about what they’ve been through. In a WINK News exclusive interview, we spoke to officers […]
LEE COUNTY Appointments for COVID tests hard to come by; here’s where you can go With COVID-19 cases rising, the demand for testing is rising as well, and with no plans to open new testing sites, trying to get an appointment is almost impossible. More than 17,000 new cases were reported in Florida on Thursday, not quite what doctors want to see. “About two weeks ago is when I started […]
LEE COUNTY Increase reported in thefts of pricey catalytic converters The search is on for two people who stole some pricey catalytic converters from a Lee County business, costing the company $15,000 in repairs. The stolen converters sell for hundreds of dollars and likely end up for sale online because there are a lot of regulations in place at reputable scrap metal places. If you […]
NAPLES Will the COVID-19 variant have an effect on travel to SWFL? While COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Florida, people in Naples are still enjoying their travel and vacation despite the spread of the Delta variant. Tourism has been on the rise surprising even experts. Southwest Florida International Airport is busy and beaches are packed. Meanwhile, hotels are reaching capacity as people are excited to travel […]
FORT MYERS LCSO to take over school resource officer duties in Fort Myers schools The Lee County Sheriff’s Office will take over duties of policing schools in Fort Myers. Until recently, the Fort Myers Police Department provided school resource officers to schools within the city. The Parkland school shooting in 2018 led the Florida Legislature to enact laws requiring school resource officers. The Cape Coral Police Department and the […]
WINK NEWS Viral post spreads false claims about red tide in SWFL A damaging post online is spreading misinformation and trying to deter beachgoers. A public Facebook post says, “Don’t plan your vacation in Southwest Florida anytime soon … The water is dead and toxic from Cape Coral all the way up past Clearwater.” Those claims are false, yet as of Wednesday, more than 170,000 people have […]
WINK NEWS Cubans of different generations share mixed feelings about change in Cuba Depending on when Cubans we spoke move away from their homeland and what they lived through in Cuba, their views and feelings of hope differ. Younger Cubans, who moved to the United States more recently are more optimistic about the future of their homeland. But those who moved in the 1960s have less hope Cuba […]
WINK NEWS Behind the Scenes: Coast Guard’s mission to keep Cuban migrants safe at sea The U.S. Coast Guard is prepared for the possibility of a mass exodus from Cuba after more than a week of protests against the communist regime on the island nation. The border patrol air units are warning people on floats and boats out of Cuban waters they will be stopped before reaching the U.S. because […]
LEE COUNTY Attack caught on camera: Woman fends off robbery suspect at car wash A woman was attacked by someone attempting to steal her purse at a Lee County car wash. She was thrown to the ground and the attack was caught on camera. Video surveillance shows the woman was cleaning her car when all of a sudden a man walks right up to her, pulls her out of […]
CAPE CORAL Cuban community in SWFL worries for family back on the island Michel Sarduy felt a sigh of relief when he finally got through to his daughter in Cuba after three days of trying. For Southwest Florida Cubans, communicating with family back home has proven difficult as the communist government has controlled the internet and communications. His daughter told him she had no idea how the rest […]