FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
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.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
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.
NORTH FORT MYERS Woman has scary encounter with big dog, no injuries A woman in North Fort Myers was out on a walk and nearly attacked by a huge dog recently. Angela Ross could be heard yelling in a recording that captured parts of her encounter with an aggressive dog in her neighborhood. “Looked like to me he was getting ready to bite my leg, and I […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Police arrest father, woman in canal crash that killed 2 sons A father and girlfriend have been arrested on charges for a deadly canal crash that killed two young boys. Following an investigation, Cape Coral police arrested the father, Kenneth Wayne Lawson, on two counts of DUI manslaughter after a car crashed into a Cape Coral canal and killed his two sons, 10-year-old John Wayne and […]
LEE COUNTY Deputies catch home invasion robbery suspect in the act on Fort Myers Beach Lee County deputies say they arrested a suspect at the scene of a home invasion early Wednesday on Fort Myers Beach. Deputies were patrolling when they received a 911 call about an in-progress home invasion on Mango Street. They got to the home and found the front door had been kicked in and suspect Brian […]
CAPE CORAL DCF revises who was driving SUV in canal crash that killed 2 boys New information has been released after two children died last Wednesday night after the car they were in went into a Cape Coral canal. Two brothers, 7 and 10 years old, died in that crash. The adult occupants of the car were Kenneth Wayne Lawson and Julia Ann Drudy, both from Cape Coral, both of […]
CAPE CORAL Father of Cape Coral boys who died in canal crash is wanted in Michigan The father of two boys who died after their car went into a canal in Cape Coral is wanted in Michigan. The chief in Mount Morris Township, Michigan, says Kenneth Lawson is being investigated there after getting into an argument with a woman in front of two kids and shoving her. When one kid grabbed […]
CAPE CORAL Second boy now dead after Cape Coral crash sent car into canal A family now in mourning after the second child involved in the crash that sent a car into a canal has died. Despite the efforts of a Good Samaritan, he wasn’t able to save them. One young boy died shortly after the crash while the other lost his life while in the hospital. Scarlett Lawson […]
CAPE CORAL Stranger tries to save kids from drowning after car crashes into canal in Cape Coral Update: The second child involved in the crash has also died. Original Story: At midnight Thursday, a car crashed into a canal in Cape Coral. A stranger jumped in to try to save the lives of two children trapped inside, but one of the children died at the hospital. Tyler Ravert heard the crash. When […]
WINK NEWS FHP on the lookout for speeders, impaired drivers over the holidays While holiday travel is expected to decline this year because of the pandemic, Florida Highway Patrol is out in force Thanksgiving week on interstates and major highways, focusing on speeders, seat-belt violations and impaired drivers. Last year, Florida had more than 10,000 traffic crashes during the Thanksgiving travel period, which starts on the Friday before […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Ohio death row inmate linked to 30-year-old cold case in Charlotte County A death row inmate in Ohio has been named the suspect in a 30-year-old cold case in Charlotte County. Sharon Gill was 42 when she was stabbed to death in her Deep Creek home in 1990. Investigators say she was on the phone with a travel agent and told them someone was in her home […]
WINK NEWS FGCU offers students COVID-19 personal test kits for the holidays The CDC is recommending people don’t go home for Thanksgiving, but some college students might not have a choice. FGCU is making sure its students don’t increase the spread of the coronavirus when they return from the holidays. The university is offering free test kits for students to take home. “I thought that this was […]