The future look of one island that Hurricane Ian hit the hardest is at stake on Monday. After months of waiting, a discussion on Fort Myers Beach is finally being had about potentially changing the rules and regulations for rebuilding people’s homes. It’s a topic that has some residents on the island concerned. Since Ian […]
It’s the end of an era. The final shrimp boat that washed ashore onto dry land during Hurricane Ian is back in the water and sailing again. The shrimping industry is still trying its best to stay afloat.
A destructive, dangerous pest has been discovered in Lee County. Crews are finding Giant African Land Snails dead and alive.
The family of 41-year-old Scott Schmitz has exclusively confirmed to WINK News that he died from a brain-eating amoeba.
Many unanswered questions remain after a brain-eating amoeba likely killed someone in Charlotte County, possibly by rinsing their sinuses with tap water.
On March 2, WINK News reported a person died from a brain-eating amoeba. The Department of Health in Charlotte County believes the person got sick using tap water in a Neti Pot.
A group of people living underneath the Matanzas Pass Bridge was kicked out. Many had lived there since right after Hurricane Ian made landfall.
The Fort Myers Fire Department is conducting drills at Franklin Park Elementary School before it is set to be demolished, using real hoses and water along with fake smoke.
A group called “Gentlemen Against Domestic Violence” is trying to help victims in Southwest Florida by going door-to-door.
The project is a privately-owned pursuit that will now go over public land.