Hurricane stories

A 96-year-old WWII veteran survived Hurricane Ian in his flooded trailer. Walter was not going to let Ian get the best of him. His belongings, on the other hand, didn’t fare as well. WINK News met Walter back in February on his 96th birthday. People seemed to like the story because he was sent many […]

Piles of storm debris are scattered across the Southwest Florida area, and the public still has a lot of questions. Debris, tree branches, furniture, and so many obscure items spread out pell-mell waiting to be picked up. The question that many people in Southwest Florida are asking themselves is, when is it going to get […]

A man known as the “Pirate of Fort Myers Beach” is going to be remembered as a hero after losing his life while saving his fiancée and their dog by pulling them out of a flooded house during Ian. While it’s unusual for pirates to be role models, there is an exception to every rule. […]

An image of hope nearly two weeks after Hurricane Ian demolished the City of Sanibel. The first trucks and crews drove over the Sanibel Causeway. To some people, it may just look like crews on their way to restore power, but for the people of Sanibel, it’s much more than that, it’s hope. Craig Rumps […]

We are two weeks past Hurricane Ian but in many ways, the cleanup is just beginning. Piles of debris start to clutter outside people’s homes who just want to leave Ian in the past. Collecting all of the storm debris mostly falls on the county, and they’re doing a lot to get it done. Picture […]

People living in Gasparilla Mobile Estates have until Nov. 7, to find a new place to live, that’s according to a letter sent to park owners. Some of the trailers in the mobile estates are used as vacation homes for families, while others call it home all year long. But, contrary to what you might […]

Some hospitals will resume visiting hours that were affected after Hurricane Ian passed through Southwest Florida. According to Lee Health, Lee Physician Group and Community-Based Care locations and the Lee Health Blood Center located at Summerlin Crossing will open Wednesday, Oct. 12. Visitation will resume at HealthPark Medical Center, Cape Coral Hospital, Gollsano Children’s Hospital, […]

Many have become displaced after the damage and toll Hurricane Ian took on the people of Southwest Florida. “It was a 10-foot wave that went through the park. I mean, 900 homes are gone,” Sandra Duke, from Siesta Bay said. Duke and her sister Cheryl Garniss lived in Siesta Bay by the Sanibel Causeway. “You […]

Hand-delivering supplies to families in need because when you don’t have a car or gas, a distribution site doesn’t cut it. In Southwest Florida packs of water bottles getting loaded off trucks is now commonplace. But, what’s different is strangers and volunteers walking the streets to essentially take orders and then bring the supplies to […]

An ongoing issue in Southwest Florida’s largest city revolves around power, almost two weeks since Hurricane Ian, and some people in Cape Coral still don’t have power. Generators are seen all around Cape Coral, but Estelle Oren, a resident of the city, told WINK News she doesn’t have a generator, so she chose to take […]