Bay Street Yard set to open in late MayAetna agrees to settle lawsuit over fertility coverage for LGBTQ+ customers
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.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
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.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
LEHIGH ACRES Water quality a top priority for Lee County leaders Water quality is a top priority for local leaders coming before the Lee County Legislative Delegation. After last summer, when dead fish blanketed Southwest Florida beaches and blue-green algae blooms, it raised health concerns for the people who live here. “You want to see that everyone is serious about this,” said Jim Ewald, a Fort […]
FORT MYERS Publix donates millions of pounds of food to Harry Chapin food bank Volunteers and officials with the Harry Chapin Food Bank are working to feed families who need it most. At some grocery stores many items go to waste. But at Publix, they’re striving to keep what they put on shelves from ever going in the garbage. Throughout the day, employees are boxing up what’s no longer sellable […]
LEHIGH ACRES Learn ‘state of the art’ mosquito control at Lehigh Acres training It is hard to see or hear, but a giant C130 has been flying over Lehigh Acres. “These types of training events allow us to do our actual real-world mission,” said Mark Breidenbaugh, an Air Force aerial spray flight chief entomologist. The mission is something most constituents wouldn’t think the Air Force is battling. In […]
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres mother watches man attempt break-in on surveillance footage Heart-pounding moment for a Lehigh Acres mother after being alerted on her phone of suspicious activity in front of her house. “You’re trying to look at it and you’re kind of in shock,” said the victim, who wants to remain anonymous for security reasons. “It’s scary,” the victim said. “You don’t know if that person is […]
LEHIGH ACRES Two Christmas day crime scenes in Lehigh Acres Patrol vehicles staked out in front of the Quality Inn in Lehigh Acres. As Lee County Deputies investigated, hotel guest were forced to wait. They were told to get back into their rooms, like Steve Kelly, who is staying here from out of town after a Christmas celebration. “I’m not happy,” Kelly said. “I’m not […]
FORT MYERS Special smoke detector alerts people with hearing impairments Weeks after a Fort Myers firefighter used sign language to help a deaf man out of the smoke, he has a heartwarming visit. Dennis from Fort Myers may not be able to hear, but it was evident when he saw Captain Mike Deke step into his home, it brought smiles. It’s been a month since […]
Fishermen banding together with scientists to fight red tide The red tide that left hundreds of dead fish on our shore is clearing up once again but questions still remain as to why it keeps coming back. Who better to help figure that out than the fishermen who are on the water day in and day out. Red tide was so destructive this year, […]
BABCOCK RANCH Babcock Ranch gives self-driving car demonstrations People hopped inside brand new self-driving cars at Babcock Ranch Wednesday to see what the future of driving might look like. The technology that runs these driver-less cars is very similar to the technology behind the self-driving school bus that was taken off the roads by the feds just one month ago. Dawn McConnell from […]
NORTH PORT Atlanta Braves stadium bringing jobs and enthusiasm to North Port For the first time, WINK News is giving you an inside look at the new Atlanta Braves training ballpark in North Port. The stadium is still under construction but the Braves hope to play their last game of the 2019 Spring Training season there, and it officially has a name: CoolToday Park. Executives shook hands […]
FORT MYERS City to start removing toxic sludge from Dunbar field Residents in the Dunbar community received a letter on their doorsteps notifying them that trucks will be at the field to start removing the arsenic-tainted sludge that has been there since the 1960s. Just last year, Dunbar resident Ruth Sapp found out this old contaminated dump site existed, just houses away from her after living in […]