SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
FORT MYERS Friday’s Furry Friends: Rhett, Tag For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Gulf Coast Humane Society to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
WINK NEWS Recall issued for ground beef sold with possible E. coli at Walmart The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for several ground beef products distributed from Pennsylvania to Walmart’s nationwide.
The Weather Authority Hotter and more humid this Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a mild Friday morning with dry afternoon conditions and isolated storms appearing in the evening.
PUNTA GORDA ‘Party’s Over’: Dirt biking ends at Barefoot Lake The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has made it clear, the party at Barefoot Lake is over.
ESTERO Crews battle brushfire near Alico Road and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
FORT MYERS Friday’s Furry Friends: Rhett, Tag For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Gulf Coast Humane Society to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
WINK NEWS Recall issued for ground beef sold with possible E. coli at Walmart The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for several ground beef products distributed from Pennsylvania to Walmart’s nationwide.
The Weather Authority Hotter and more humid this Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a mild Friday morning with dry afternoon conditions and isolated storms appearing in the evening.
PUNTA GORDA ‘Party’s Over’: Dirt biking ends at Barefoot Lake The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has made it clear, the party at Barefoot Lake is over.
ESTERO Crews battle brushfire near Alico Road and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
WINK NEWS Food delivery services help customers practicing social distancing One type of business is benefitting from recent efforts to suppress coronavirus (COVID-19). We looked at how some delivery services are trying to use their position to help boost other small businesses. It’s helping those who are doing their best to practice social distancing recommended by public officials. Theresa Messink does not go into grocery […]
What the latest interest rate cut means for you You may save some money now that the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to nearly zero in hopes of boosting the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move was expected to help the stock market, but instead, it tanked Monday, plunging nearly 13 percent. In a late afternoon news conference, President Donald Trump admitted […]
FORT MYERS The CDC answers your question about coronavirus on Twitter As we learn more about the coronavirus pandemic we also have more questions. Friday, we had the opportunity to take some of those concerns to the experts. We took your questions to a Twitter Q&A with the CDC deputy director for infectious diseases. Read the Q&A in the tweet below. Our #COVID19 Twitter Q&A with CDC’s […]
WINK NEWS Man says evidence will show he was assaulted by Fort Myers officers A man says off duty Fort Myers police officers beat him up in a fight at Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral. Three officers are on administrative leave, and the victim is telling his story for the first time. He says surveillance video will show the truth. We spoke to Robert Volk Wednesday, who shared his […]
FORT MYERS Interviews with former FMPD police captain accused of sex act during a prostitution sting released Former Fort Myers Police Department Captain Jay Rodriguez was in court Tuesday as part of a status check on the criminal case against him. Right now, he faces perjury, misconduct, and solicitation of prostitution charges stemming from his role in an undercover sting inside a Fort Myers massage parlor. Now, the prosecutor in charge of […]
FORT MYERS Former police captain accused of soliciting prostitution makes court appearance Hundreds of pages of new discovery and audio recordings of internal affairs investigations have just been released regarding a former Fort Myers police captain. Rodriguez was in plain clothes as he entered the courtroom Tuesday morning and it was one of the few times he has made an appearance before the judge on his case. […]
WINK NEWS Beckham looks to revolutionize soccer in Florida, Inter Miami season underway David Beckham is one of soccer’s biggest stars. Now, with the help of a few investors, Beckham is trying to revolutionize the sport in Florida. We went behind the scenes at Inter Miami CF’s s new stadium in the works in Fort Lauderdale Monday. Beckham is done playing, but, with the Major League Soccer season […]
LEE COUNTY Second report exists for bar fight involving Fort Myers police, remains unreleased There are a number of questions regarding a brawl at a Cape Coral bar in February involving off-duty Fort Myers police officers. And now the actions of everyone involved are being questioned. Cape Coral Police Department responded to the scene of a bar fight at Dixie Roadhouse in south Cape Coral Feb. 20, where three […]
CAPE CORAL Redacted information, unreleased video could hold answers to fight involving 3 off-duty FMPD officers Punches and a broken beer bottle were just a part of a fight at the troubled Dixie Roadhouse. Late Thursday, we uncovered some specifics as to what happened that caused Fort Myers police to put three officers on leave. Key words and phrases are redacted on the arrest report. What’s left out outlines what the […]
PORT CHARLOTTE Who is baby Gideon P? Port Charlotte man finds Civil War era headstone in his yard A man in Port Charlotte made a shocking discovery after he found a piece of history dating back to the Civil War in his own backyard. Homeowner Thomas Dipaolo uncovered a headstone in his yard seven months after purchasing the home. The big question, who is baby Gideon P.? Dipaolo went to Home Depot and […]