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.
WINK NEWS Water experts keeping eyes on Gulf for red tide potential Eyes in the sky are giving us a better idea of what’s going on in the Gulf in relation to red tide activity. The area we need to watch is off Lee and Charlotte counties. It’s a little early for that, but we have seen some signs of water woes. We saw these disoriented birds […]
FORT MYERS Trees: Good for the environment and the wallet Trees beautify any area, but they’re also saving the environment and our wallets. There’s nothing quite like walking through Southwest Florida on a November day. The sun is shining and the wind is blowing through the trees, but the green on those trees is not only good for our environment, it’s good for our pockets. […]
SARASOTA COUNTY A proposed fish farm in the Gulf of Mexico is making waves A fish farm is being proposed along Florida’s Gulf Coast to mixed reviews. The project would be located about 45 miles from Sarasota’s Coast. The Gulf is like a magnet for fish farms, yet… not everyone is on board. Neil Anthony Sims is the founder and CEO of Ocean Era Inc. and believes in the […]
Lake Okeechobee water releases will continue to come to Southwest Florida The water releases from Lake Okeechobee will continue heading west down the Caloosahatchee River to Southwest Florida. That’s according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Thursday. That puts our beaches and canals at risk for murky water or algae. The Corps says it committed to stopping releases as soon as possible when they started […]
WINK NEWS Southwest Florida farm adapts to pandemic with farm-to-door delivery The coronavirus has rattled nearly all aspects of our lives. Today, we’re getting a better idea of how it impacted those who put food on our tables. The agriculture industry is not invincible but it adapts. Florida’s agriculture industry is in traction thanks to covid-19. The University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences […]
SANIBEL Researchers on Sanibel were able to track Eta’s conditions in real time One week after Eta hit Florida, people are getting back to normal after cleaning up from debris and flooding. Sanibel took the brunt of the storm with wind and storm surge. WINK News Environmental Reporter Stephanie Bryne explains how researchers on Sanibel were able to track the conditions of Eta in real-time. By the looks […]
NAPLES SWFL researchers continue work to combat red tide It’s not a matter of if, but when red tide will return to Southwest Florida’s coast, and when it does, researchers hope it won’t get as bad as it did in 2018. With some technological efforts, scientists are working to wipe it out. Capt. Harry Julian of Pure Florida has seen the highs and lows […]
WINK NEWS NOAA Fisheries look at SWFL coast for seafood farming From orange groves to tomato fields; Farming’s no stranger to Southwest Florida, and neither is fishing. And now, aquaculture – or seafood farming – is coming to the southern Gulf Coast. Danielle Blacklock is the director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Aquaculture. She said, “It’s the idea of growing fish, shellfish, like oysters, and mussels, […]
FORT MYERS BEACH Derelict vessels removed from Lee County waterways Look out your car window as you head to Fort Myers Beach and chances are, you’ll spot a sinking boat. There’s an effort to get these abandoned vessels out of the water because if they’re left untouched, they can harm the environment. Sgt. Tim Galloway with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Marine Operations Unit has […]
FORT MYERS Tracking box turtles in Southwest Florida A Florida SouthWestern State College class is searching for the elusive Florida box turtle in hopes of learning more about its behavior. “We are tracking box turtles to help us determine population status, home range, and a variety of other questions about their ecology and life history in Southwest Florida,” said Jordan Donini, a professor […]