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 Search called off after man fell off a dinner-cruise into Caloosahatchee A man remains missing Saturday afternoon after falling overboard in the Caloosahatchee River Friday night. U.S. Coast Guard crews suspended their search Saturday evening. The Coast Guard says they spent a total of 11 and a half hours searching for 37-year-old Joel Henderson of Naples. Around 8 p.m., Friday the operator of the dinner-cruise vessel […]
CAPE CORAL Man involved in crash that killed 2 sons given notice to appear in court days before tragedy We are getting a brand-new look at the days leading up to the deaths of two brothers in Cape Coral. They tragically died when they were trapped in a car after it went into a canal. New documents show their father, who was also in the car, got in trouble with deputies days before the […]
WINK NEWS Bank robbery suspect bonds out of Lee County Jail A father once grieving the death of his little girl is now accused of a bank robbery. Glenn Michael Aiken, 36, bonded out of Lee County Jail Wednesday night after he was arrested for robbing one bank and appearing suspicious at another. Aiken posted a $30,000 bond. Aiken posted bond around 4:30 p.m. We had […]
CAPE CORAL Family devastated after 2 boys die when car crashes into Cape Coral canal The lives of a seven and 10-year-old cut were short after the driver of the car they were in crashed into a canal Wednesday night. Both adults that were in the car have been discharged from the hospital, but the seven and 10-year-old brothers that were in the back seat have died. Courtney and Devin […]
Dealing with tragedy during the holidays After three deadly crashes, in 24 hours, those families will never see Thanksgiving the same way. But how do you deal with losing a loved one, especially during the holidays? In the Cape Coral crash overnight, one child died and another is in the hospital in serious condition. “When I got to the vehicle I […]
CAPE CORAL Woman in Cape Coral arrested for DUI, drove car into canal with 3-year-old passenger Last Saturday, Cape Coral Police Department arrested Lisa Marie Ribblett, 29, after she drove a car into a canal in south Cape Coral and was found to be drunk at the time. According to CCPD, Ribblett was driving with a passenger and also had a 3-year-old child in the back seat of the car without […]
ESTERO Man saves pet dog from alligator’s jaws in Estero, encounter caught on video A man risked his life to save that of his beloved puppy’s from the grip of an alligator, and it was all recorded by a nearby surveillance camera. Thankfully, both man and canine are OK. The dramatic encounter in an Estero neighborhood was caught on record thanks to a partnership between the Florida Wildlife Federation […]
FORT MYERS FHP releases images of car involved in Port Charlotte hit-and-run Florida Highway Patrol released surveillance images of a car involved in a hit-and-run that happened Monday in Port Charlotte. The car is confirmed to be a 2016 to 2017 Honda Accord, white in color, with a possible Pennsylvania tag. FHP initially believed the vehicle to be a Civic but later updated the model to be […]
TALLAHASSEE (NSF) Distance learning will be an option through end of school year, Florida education head says Florida students will be able to continue learning remotely through the second half of the school year, state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Wednesday. The reopening of brick-and-mortar classrooms, which were shuttered during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, became a political flashpoint over the summer after Corcoran ordered school districts to […]
LEE COUNTY LCSO: Lehigh Acres man threatened to shoot up FedEx facility A Lehigh Acres man was arrested late Wednesday after deputies say he threatened a mass shooting at the FedEx facility he was fired from earlier this month. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that Joseph Ricardo Devolliere, 27, faces a charge of intimidation — sending a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. He […]