Sydney Persing

The coronavirus is having an economic impact on cities throughout the U.S. While some businesses are seeing a boom, others are empty. We spoke to a small business owner in Southwest Florida who told us how it’s impacting her. Owner Florence Del Fondo of Le Macaron French Pastries in downtown Fort Myers came to America […]

In Collier County, it’s illegal to keep dogs confined outdoors, whether it’s chained to a box or stuck inside a cage. But that’s exactly what some helpless dogs are experiencing. An animal rights group is working to rescue neglected dogs in Collier County. Watch the video above for the full story by WINK News Reporter […]

With one death and now two other presumptive positive cases of coronavirus in Southwest Florida, the Lee County community and health leaders gathered to set the record straight on what’s being done to combat the virus here. Sunday, churches have already begun taking precautions ahead of the morning’s services. The Diocese of Venice in Florida […]

The owner of one Cape Coral gas station is facing a hefty fine after credit card skimmers were found in half of the gas pumps. Cape Coral police investigated the pumps at the 7-Eleven at Skyline Boulevard and Cape Coral Parkway Friday where the found the skimmers and said they’d been there for weeks. Those […]

On your mark, get set, go! In just about 30 minutes, hundreds of runners are expected to take the streets for the 2nd Annual Lazy Flamingo Half Marathon. That means you will find a big stretch of a busy street in Fort Myers shutdown. This includes Southbound McGregor Blvd, which will be fully closed from […]

Making an impact one stride at a time. On Saturday, you can join hundreds of others at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers to support families who have gone through some of the most difficult pain—losing a loved one. The “A Breath of Hope Lung Run/Walk” is about so much more than just a “fun […]

Rescue groups versus Collier County’s only pet shop owner. Almost three hours of discussion and county leaders could not decide if the county should regulate pet shops. With several items on the agenda, most people were there for the animals. The sale of puppies is legal in Collier County and commissioners made that clear during […]

A traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall holds thousands of names of people who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. It spent the weekend in Southwest Florida, but veteran Terry Kehoe says there are names missing. We found him sitting in front of the wall holding this homemade sign for “Prince.” Prince […]

The last time you can see “The Wall That Heals,” which is the largest replica of the Vietnam Memorial that travels all across the country, is on Sunday. Under the cloak of morning darkness sits over 52,000 names of the men and women that lost their lives serving their country. The wall is here until […]

The heated legal debate over the right to is found its way to Southwest Florida on Wednesday where people from across the state gathered to bring a similar law here. Looking at a photo of Brittany Maynard on her wedding day shows her pure bliss. But a second photo, showing a picture of her brain […]