Election Day crowds expected despite record early votingVoters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Poll workers ready for Election Day rush in Collier County Poll workers gear up for a busy Tuesday in Collier County; some have been there for a while, and this year marks their first time working at a polling place for others.
CAPE CORAL Voters decide: Will Cape Coral City Council members stay or go? Stipends, Jaycee Park and new developments have been topics of concern in the City of Cape Coral for months now.
MATLACHA Lee County residents still dealing with damage from hurricanes Hurricane recovery has been an ongoing project here in Southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian.
FGCU Former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III makes PGA Tour After playing two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III is moving up to the PGA Tour.
Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
NORTH FORT MYERS Former Dollar General employee accused of stealing $7,000 in returns A woman has been arrested after defrauding a Dollar General in North Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS BEACH The Tropics and Red Tide; what happens if or when they interact? The Tropics are active despite the fact that there’s less than a month left in hurricane season. But how will a system interact with red tide?
CAPE CORAL Police investigate gunfire at Cape Coral rental home The bullet holes left behind by shots heard in a normally quiet Cape Coral neighborhood scared one woman into buying security cameras for her home.
CAPE CORAL Bimini Basin residents face housing challenges Time is running out for the families who live in one Cape Coral community to find places to call home.
Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
Using AI to detect pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. That’s due in part to the limited testing available for early detection.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Poll workers ready for Election Day rush in Collier County Poll workers gear up for a busy Tuesday in Collier County; some have been there for a while, and this year marks their first time working at a polling place for others.
CAPE CORAL Voters decide: Will Cape Coral City Council members stay or go? Stipends, Jaycee Park and new developments have been topics of concern in the City of Cape Coral for months now.
MATLACHA Lee County residents still dealing with damage from hurricanes Hurricane recovery has been an ongoing project here in Southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian.
FGCU Former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III makes PGA Tour After playing two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III is moving up to the PGA Tour.
Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
NORTH FORT MYERS Former Dollar General employee accused of stealing $7,000 in returns A woman has been arrested after defrauding a Dollar General in North Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS BEACH The Tropics and Red Tide; what happens if or when they interact? The Tropics are active despite the fact that there’s less than a month left in hurricane season. But how will a system interact with red tide?
CAPE CORAL Police investigate gunfire at Cape Coral rental home The bullet holes left behind by shots heard in a normally quiet Cape Coral neighborhood scared one woman into buying security cameras for her home.
CAPE CORAL Bimini Basin residents face housing challenges Time is running out for the families who live in one Cape Coral community to find places to call home.
Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
Using AI to detect pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. That’s due in part to the limited testing available for early detection.
FORT MYERS Former inspector general for Fort Myers police files whistleblower complaint The former inspector general for the Fort Myers Police Department has filed a whistleblower complaint against both the city and the police department. Donald Oswald resigned in October after accusing then Major William Newhouse of making an unethical order to a subordinate. Oswald alleged Newhouse told a lieutenant not to tell city council about potential […]
FORT MYERS What Southwest Florida leaders say about Jan. 6 a year later A year ago, protesters pushed past Capitol police, smashed windows and paraded on the Congress floor. All to keep Congress from certifying the election results that would make Joe Biden president. Southwest Florida’s Congressman Byron Donalds, R-Naples, was there. “I was on the House floor. When the Capitol was breached, it was, it was surreal, […]
FORT MYERS Have we been conditioned to test for COVID-19, even when healthy? Florida state officials say the federal government has conditioned us to feel the need to be tested for COVID-19. The governor and surgeon general say we now have a mindset that we can’t live life without constantly testing. Governor Ron DeSantis sees long lines and hard-to-find tests as signs the federal government’s conditioned all of […]
NAPLES Gov. DeSantis, Surgeon General Ladapo discuss omicron testing guidance, treatment On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference alongside state officials at the Florida Department of Health in East Naples. He spoke about the need for more monoclonal antibody treatments from the federal government and a plan to provide at-home tests to people here in Florida. The governor was joined by Surgeon General Dr. […]
WINK NEWS COVID-19 cases in children growing ahead of their return to the classroom Nearly two years into the pandemic, the number of kids hospitalized with COVID-19 nationwide is approaching the peak levels reached in September. Pediatric urgent care facilities in Southwest Florida are much busier than pediatric hospitals because there are a lot of kids getting COVID-19 with mild symptoms. As the number of cases rises, so does […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS A week after tornado cleanup continues in south Fort Myers neighborhoods It’s been one week since an EF1 tornado ripped through parts of south Fort Myers, doing damage in the Briarcliff and Eagle Ridge communities. The cleanup is slow but steady. Rob Outkerk struggled a week ago to free his home from the clutches of a tree. Now, the tree is off his home and all […]
FORT MYERS Record COVID-19 cases, demand for testing strain SWFL testing sites Florida hit a new record for COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with almost 33,000 daily cases on Saturday. The last time the state hit a record number of cases was in August, during the height of the delta variant. Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 is to blame for many of your canceled […]
FORT MYERS 6 months after the Surfside collapse, one rescuer has a message for families Six months, 183 days have passed since the pile, the pictures, the prayer, and all the pain that came with the Surfside condo collapse. “It doesn’t feel like it was that long ago. But then again, it doesn’t feel like… it feels like it has been longer. It’s a weird feeling. I guess. I remember […]
LEE COUNTY SWFL clergy members sharing a message of hope for Christmas Southwest Florida pastors and priests have messages of hope for you this Christmas season. The Christmas story and the long-awaited birth of Jesus did not go according to Mary and Joseph’s plan. That’s just one lesson we can learn from the event more than 2,000 years ago, say clergy members. New Hope Church Pastor David […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Southwest Florida residents work to clean up after tornado Rob Oudkerk is a pretty tough guy. He got through Hurricane Irma in 2017. But when he saw what the EF1 tornado did to his backyard when it touched down in the Eagle Ridge Community on Tuesday, he let out a curse word. He looked at his crumpled lanai. “Dollar signs,” he said. “Exactly, dollar […]