Motorcycle crash leaves 1 deadLee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]