The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest FloridaLee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness
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.
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.
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.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
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.
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.
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.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
LEE COUNTY Republican Party of Lee County demands commission candidate leave race, party after racist remarks A candidate for Lee County Commission is in hot water with his own party after an email showed he used racist remarks about Lehigh Acres. In a letter sent to Sonny Haas on Wednesday, the Republican Party of Lee County said, “We demand that Sonny Haas leave the Republican Party and withdraw from the race.” […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County sees rise in percentage positive for COVID-19, raises reopening questions Lee County crossed 3,000 cases of the coronavirus with 138 cases reported Tuesday. And the current average percent positive rate per day is above the 10% recommendation the CDC reopening guidelines call for to reopen safely. We looked at whether this could pause reopening in Lee County or even cause another shutdown. We spoke to […]
FORT MYERS Families with children in free and reduced-price lunch program to receive EBT benefit If your child goes to public school you may be getting some money in the mail. Since kids haven’t been in class for months, they missed out on a lot of free meals at school – meals parents had to pay for with kids remote learning. But be careful, you could end up throwing cold, […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County NAACP discusses public safety with local law enforcement leaders It’s been over two weeks since the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody sparked a movement for change. The latest calls for reform among demonstrators nationwide and in Southwest Florida includes defunding law enforcement agencies. Lee County NAACP met with leaders of local law enforcement agencies Thursday to talk about what is […]
FORT MYERS Warrant, bodycam video show why FMPD officer didn’t report endangered child to DCF The officer facing charges for not reporting a child was in potential danger told the girl’s mother he didn’t feel like dealing with DCF. That little girl died in a violent crash one month after Williams had pulled her mother over. The arrest warrant makes it clear, using Officer Tyler Williams’ own words, what he […]
FORT MYERS FMPD officer arrested for failure to contact DCF about endangered child who later died A Fort Myers police officer faces felony charges for not reporting to the Department of Children and Families an endangered child who later died. Three-year-old Serenity Robinson was killed in February in a violent crash on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. WINK News learned in court Tuesday morning that FMPD Officer Tyler Williams pulled […]
Fort Myers councilman wants to see reform at FMPD sooner rather than later A Fort Myers councilman wants to act now when it comes to police reform. Johnny Streets is asking the city council to put the topic on next week’s meeting agenda. This comes after the Minneapolis City Council pledged to dismantle their police department following protests over the death of George Floyd. There are two former […]
CAPE CORAL Lee CARES Childcare Assistance Program still has help availability for parents Only 100 parents have been approved for the Lee CARES Childcare Assistance Program, which is supposed to help 2,000 children. Before parents go back to work, they have two critical issues to solve: child care and safety, and safety may be one reason parents are hesitating to apply for help. Minette Langston with the Wellington […]
LEE COUNTY Reopening plan for Lee County schools up in the air, likely until late summer Leaders of a local school district are throwing around ideas about how they will return students to the classroom while facing financial cuts. We monitored The School District of Lee County’s meeting Monday, where we learned about ideas being tossed around during uncertain times. It’s evident the plan to reopen the District will remain unclear […]
CLEWISTON Baby dies in Clewiston after being left in car Tuesday, a baby died in Clewiston after being left in a car for an unknown amount of time, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. We spoke to neighbors Thursday who were near the scene while first responders were presumably heading to the location of the baby. Senada Gonzalez heard the sirens during the […]