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.
FORT MYERS As Cuban government cuts off internet service, communicating with family becomes harder Protesters in Cuba and across the globe are calling for change in Cuba after rising COVID cases and the culmination of years of an oppressive regime. In Miami, a crowd shut down the Palmetto Expressway. In Southwest Florida, Cubans are also gathering and hope they will be heard miles away. These protests are calling for […]
SAN CARLOS PARK Rescue workers in North Port to assist with flooding after returning from Surfside collapse site After returning from the site of the Surfside building collapse, a group of highly trained first responders from Southwest Florida are being sent off again. But this time, they’ll be closer to home. Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 6 responded to North Port Friday to help those who have been impacted by the flooding […]
LEHIGH ACRES Family of victim killed in June road rage shooting speaks The Lee County Sheriff’s Office believes a road rage crash and shooting left one man dead and another injured. This happened on the evening of June 28 in Lehigh Acres. It’s been 10 days since a family lost their son. The last time he left the house was with a friend for a ride on […]
LEE COUNTY Doctor pleads guilty to doling out unnecessary prescription drugs A Southwest Florida doctor just pleaded guilty to giving prescription drugs to patients just because they asked. Investigators said Dr. Gerald Abraham was prescribing Adderall and Xanax, and increasing doses of oxycontin while only taking cash for payment. Now, he’s facing significant prison time and hefty fines after pleading to three counts of dispensing controlled […]
FORT MYERS Fired Fort Myers police officer close to getting job back A deal is in the works for a fired police officer to return to the Fort Myers Police Department. Tyler Williams was fired after failing to report what he saw during a traffic stop: drugs, needles, and a sleeping girl in the backseat of a vehicle. Three months later, 3-year-old Serenity Robbins died when her […]
LEHIGH ACRES 1 killed, 1 injured in Lehigh Acres shooting; suspects on the loose The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects in connection with a shooting in Lehigh Acres Monday night that left one man dead and sent another to the hospital. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunfire on Sunrise Boulevard and Genoa Avenue South around 6 p.m. on Monday and found two […]
SURFSIDE, FL SWFL first responders assist with search and rescue efforts in Surfside Some first responders from Southwest Florida headed across the state to help with search and rescue efforts after the tragic condo collapse in Surfside. Task Force 6 came all the way from Lee County to assist those in Miami-Dade. One of the directors spoke to WINK News. Shane Silbert is one of the directors of […]
SURFSIDE, FL Families with unanswered questions in Surfside Again and again, everyone is being reminded of how this tragedy is affecting people, whether that be in large or small ways. Of course, families are struggling but also the first responders care so deeply about this mission. They’ve also had mental health counseling on site. But, while everyone is processing emotions and grief, there […]
SURFSIDE, FL Families try to keep the faith of finding loved ones after condo collapse Families and friends woke up Saturday morning in hopes that their loved ones would be among those rescued by first responders. Some are keeping the faith while others are angry. One man teared up telling WINK News reporter Dannielle Garcia that he has five family members trapped under the rubble. Within the last 12 hours, […]
PUNTA GORDA Legal expert says Punta Gorda ordinance banning obscene language is constitutional The city of Punta Gorda is monitoring what you wear and the signs on your lawn. Some people in Punta Gorda say the city should not be censoring them, but a legal expert who reviewed the ordinance said it is constitutional. The ordinance does away with the F-word and anything obscene so long as it […]