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.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
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.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
PUNTA GORDA Open for business: Coronavirus brings changes as Punta Gorda Farmers Market reopens The Punta Gorda Farmers Market is set to open for business once again Saturday morning. The market went to an online platform in March after the city suspended all permits to limit large gatherings. Although they are now allowed to reopen, the coronavirus has changed the way things are run for both vendors and customers. […]
LEHIGH ACRES Veterinary staff thankful no one was harmed after car crashes into office Caught on camera: an out-of-control driver comes flying into a veterinarian’s office, leaving nothing left of the front desk in the lobby. The wild crash happened Tuesday night in Lehigh Acres. The car was so smashed up that the driver had to be pulled out through the trunk. When Dr. Ernest Blum got the call […]
NORTH FORT MYERS A silver lining: SWFL teacher with cancer able to teach again due to COVID-19 protocols COVID-19 is giving a teacher with cancer a silver lining: the gift of teaching once again. Dianria Rivera knows what it feels like to be in isolation. “I spent months just thinking I’m not being…I don’t have a purpose right now. I’m just sitting here,” she said. Unlike the rest of us, the North Fort […]
COLLIER COUNTY Collier County student survived cancer, now raising money for others in the fight for #GivingTuesday A long time ago, people helped Macey King beat cancer. Now, she hopes people will join her in paying it forward. At six years old, King figured it out: she didn’t have long to live. “Nobody had to tell me,” she said. “When you’re dying or…on that track. Even at that age, at least I […]
IMMOKALEE Immokalee COVID-19 testing site opens for community residents Southwest Florida now has more options for community members to get tested for the coronavirus. There is now a walk-up testing site in Collier County. And, unlike many other sites, this location doesn’t require local residents to have a doctor’s note. A walk-thru COVID-19 testing site opened Sunday for Immokalee residents. And the line was […]
CAPE CORAL Storm Smart CEO turns down PPP loan A Southwest Florida businessman who received a “Paycheck Protection Program” loan meant for small businesses is giving the money back, and he said it’s because of a “neighbor” he met while watching WINK News. WINK News recently did a story where Christine Bowen, a recently unemployed single mother, said she had to beg her boss […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral restaurant holds out for PPP loan, employee struggles after layoff Thousands of small businesses nationwide are getting a second chance at a financial lifeline, as the federal government is beginning to hand out another $310 billion dollars Monday. Some Southwest Florida business owners are desperate for a cash infusion, not just to stay in business but to feed the families of their employees. One of […]
FORT MYERS Senior Friendship Centers distribute meals to homebound seniors across SWFL Making sure seniors don’t go hungry during the COID-19 pandemic, the Senior Friendship Centers are working to give out food to those in need Saturday morning. All of the emergency food bags will head right for homebound seniors. These are people who can’t leave their homes either because of medical issues, the threat of the […]
FORT MYERS Financial relief on the way for some Fort Myers residents, businesses Fort Myers on Wednesday finalized its plans to offer emergency assistance to renters and small business owners in the city. They have $720,000 available, but to get any of it, you have to prepare Wednesday night – and be quick on your computer Thursday morning. Renters have to make less than $54,960 and prove that […]
LEE COUNTY Bank rep comes to rescue of SWFL small business owner in need of loan When Tony Pezza’s phone rang a few days back, “at first I thought it was a telemarketer, to be quite honest with you,” he said. It wasn’t. It was a bank rep who had seen our story with Pezza—a small business owner badly in need of a loan from the feds. His bank capped out […]