Fort Myers Beach to test hurricane emergency messaging alertStudents make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach to test hurricane emergency messaging alert The Town of Fort Myers Beach is set to test its CodeRED alert system as hurricane season begins in 31 days.
FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach to test hurricane emergency messaging alert The Town of Fort Myers Beach is set to test its CodeRED alert system as hurricane season begins in 31 days.
FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
ALVA Shooting in Alva sends 1 to hospital One person was taken to the hospital following a shooting Saturday evening in an Alva neighborhood. It happened at about 7:15 p.m. at Charleston Park, just off Palm Beach Boulevard. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said there was one victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Earlier in the day, people in the community were posting […]
PUNTA GORDA Expert says red tide caused fish kills in Charlotte Harbor An expert says red tide is to blame for rotting, dead fish filling a canal in part of Southwest Florida, and a homeowner we spoke to thinks there is more going on. There was lingering red tide in Charlotte Harbor Friday. Homeowners told us fish have been collecting and rotting in their connecting canal since […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral backyard investigation wraps up; nothing found, PD says UPDATE, 4/27/21: Cape Coral police said their investigation in the backyard of a home has wrapped up without any findings. The department said they investigated the tip they received and the tip did not pan out. Previous story: Cape Coral and Lee County investigators remained at a home Thursday morning in the Cape, but what […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral creates temporary trash drop-off sites to stop growing piles Many people in Cape Coral are sick and tired of trash piling up in their neighborhoods. You’ve been sending WINK News pictures and videos of the piles of stuff you hoped to never see again. Now, the City of Cape Coral is teaming up with Waste Pro to offer you central drop-off locations for your […]
FORT MYERS Fort Myers holds march for justice Protests have broken out across the country after the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of a police officer. Some even got together to march for Wright in downtown Fort Myers. The message protestors were trying to send is for change in our law enforcement and all across the country. Javier Teuntor marched on […]
IONA Water experts says smell in Iona is likely gas produced by decaying sea life People in parts of the Iona community of Lee County say a smell in public is so bad it’s making them physically ill. We’ve taken calls and read emails all about it. Many don’t know where the smell is coming from or what it is. A water expert told us it’s dead fish and/or other […]
LEHIGH ACRES Death investigation underway at Lehigh Acres home The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a death investigation Wednesday at a home in Lehigh Acres. The scene was very active all day on 9th Street Southwest as investigators pulled evidence from the home. The LCSO Mobile Command and Crime Scene units were at the scene. Neighbors told WINK News that a little girl […]
FORT MYERS Florida’s Chamber of Commerce launches program to target children in poverty The state’s chamber of commerce is launching the Florida Equality of Opportunity Initiative. The plan could make Florida the tenth largest economy in the world by 2030. The goals of the initiative are to cut the number of children living in poverty by half while also 100% of Florida’s third-graders reading at or above their […]
LEHIGH ACRES Crews put out brush fire close to homes in Lehigh Acres Lehigh Acres Fire control & Rescue District responded to a brush fire just under 2 acres near homes in Lehigh Acres Friday. Crews were in the neighborhood on 41st St SW near Stat Road 82 and put the fire out. Flames moved close to a family’s home at the scene, nearly forcing them to evacuate. […]
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres drive-by shooting, crash ends with arrest Gunshots were fired from a vehicle at a busy intersection, and it ended in a crash and with an arrest. Suspect E’Dareon Jayquan West, 25, was arrested after being involved in a crash in Lehigh Acres Thursday morning. West faces charges for four counts of aggravated assault, one count of improper exhibition of a firearm […]