New procedure helping disc pain Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain and arm pain can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, this can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.
FORT MYERS Final weekend for early voting The clock’s winding down on early voting. This is the final weekend to cast your ballot. If you haven’t voted yet, you may have to wait in line on Election Day.
Wawa tumblers recalled after reported injuries Wawa is recalling 60,000 tumblers because of a safety hazard with metal straws.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Boil water notice lifted in South Fort Myers area After taking necessary precautions, Lee County Utilities has rescinded the boil water notice that affected 420 residences and 15 commercial sites for South Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Tracking the Tropics: Possible development in the Gulf of Mexico has 70% chance of formation The Weather Authority is tracking a possible development in the Gulf of Mexico that is slowly gaining strength.
FORT MYERS RSW to offer remote parking for Thanksgiving travelers The Southwest Florida International Airport has announced its RSWRemote parking option for Thanksgiving travelers.
Tim Aten Knows: Mexican restaurant changes name in North Naples La Santa Tacos & Tequilas in North Naples was forced to change its name by another user of the La Santa name.
Deadly crash on I-75 in Lee County; dump truck flipped upside down The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 75, three miles south of Corkscrew Road in Lee County.
The Weather Authority Warm with a few showers for Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a warm Friday with the possibility of afternoon and evening showers.
PORT CHARLOTTE Keeping the Halloween spirit alive in Port Charlotte It’s a Halloween miracle! The owner of a popular haunted house in Port Charlotte thought this year would be its last, but the community isn’t ready to say farewell.
CLEWISTON Clewiston Police: toddler dies from accidental gunshot wound New information has been released about the 2-year-old Clewiston boy who died from a single gunshot wound.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs residents having concerns over power outages A neighborhood in Bointa has had more than five power outages in one night. Many residents are wondering, ‘When will it come to an end?’
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island beach berm restoration continues after storms The Marco Island restoration project that began in 2022 will continue after being paused by Hurricane Milton.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach storm recovery efforts in progress On Fort Myers Beach recovery efforts from the back-to-back storms still have a long way to go. With the debris mostly cleaned up, the beach now needs some nourishment.
Charlotte County celebrates Halloween with annual Cops and Goblins event The best way to celebrate Halloween is with costumes and candy. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office will have plenty of both with this year’s cops and goblins event.
New procedure helping disc pain Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain and arm pain can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, this can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.
FORT MYERS Final weekend for early voting The clock’s winding down on early voting. This is the final weekend to cast your ballot. If you haven’t voted yet, you may have to wait in line on Election Day.
Wawa tumblers recalled after reported injuries Wawa is recalling 60,000 tumblers because of a safety hazard with metal straws.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Boil water notice lifted in South Fort Myers area After taking necessary precautions, Lee County Utilities has rescinded the boil water notice that affected 420 residences and 15 commercial sites for South Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Tracking the Tropics: Possible development in the Gulf of Mexico has 70% chance of formation The Weather Authority is tracking a possible development in the Gulf of Mexico that is slowly gaining strength.
FORT MYERS RSW to offer remote parking for Thanksgiving travelers The Southwest Florida International Airport has announced its RSWRemote parking option for Thanksgiving travelers.
Tim Aten Knows: Mexican restaurant changes name in North Naples La Santa Tacos & Tequilas in North Naples was forced to change its name by another user of the La Santa name.
Deadly crash on I-75 in Lee County; dump truck flipped upside down The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 75, three miles south of Corkscrew Road in Lee County.
The Weather Authority Warm with a few showers for Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a warm Friday with the possibility of afternoon and evening showers.
PORT CHARLOTTE Keeping the Halloween spirit alive in Port Charlotte It’s a Halloween miracle! The owner of a popular haunted house in Port Charlotte thought this year would be its last, but the community isn’t ready to say farewell.
CLEWISTON Clewiston Police: toddler dies from accidental gunshot wound New information has been released about the 2-year-old Clewiston boy who died from a single gunshot wound.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs residents having concerns over power outages A neighborhood in Bointa has had more than five power outages in one night. Many residents are wondering, ‘When will it come to an end?’
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island beach berm restoration continues after storms The Marco Island restoration project that began in 2022 will continue after being paused by Hurricane Milton.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach storm recovery efforts in progress On Fort Myers Beach recovery efforts from the back-to-back storms still have a long way to go. With the debris mostly cleaned up, the beach now needs some nourishment.
Charlotte County celebrates Halloween with annual Cops and Goblins event The best way to celebrate Halloween is with costumes and candy. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office will have plenty of both with this year’s cops and goblins event.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres retirement community to offer COVID-19 vaccine once it’s available Fountain Crest Retirement Community in Lehigh Acres is trying to make sure that its residents will be first in Southwest Florida to receive that COVID-19 vaccine. It’s been a tough year for many seniors, but especially those in retirement homes like Fountain Crest. Stephen Eatman is the Vice President of Marketing for Sunshine Retirement Living. […]
WINK NEWS Lee Health specialist says take hydroxychloroquine info with a grain of salt The use of hydroxychloroquine to treat people who have contracted the coronavirus remains highly debated. There are different messages at the federal level to the local level. We spoke to a health expert in Southwest Florida about her views of the drug’s use to help speed up the recovery of patients with COVID-19. Liz Caulder […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) Biden: Pope told him he should ‘keep receiving communion’ President Joe Biden said the issue of abortion did not come up in his meeting with Pope Francis, but that the pontiff told him he should continue to receive Communion, despite calls from conservatives to deny him the sacrament over his stance. Speaking to reporters after his 75-minute private audience with the pope, Biden said […]
TALLAHASSEE (NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA) DeSantis order blocks COVID-19 ‘passports’ Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order barring government agencies from issuing COVID-19 “passports” and preventing Florida businesses from requiring customers to show documentation that they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 before gaining entrance. The order directs state agencies — such as the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and […]
ATLANTA (AP) Trump, Biden headline final push in Georgia Senate runoff Campaigns and outside groups are making a final push to turn out election-weary Georgians whose votes will determine control of the U.S. Senate, from a crush of text messages and television ads to dueling visits from President-elect Joe Biden and outgoing President Donald Trump. More than 2.5 million people — about half the turnout of […]
FORT MYERS Impacts from Eta lessen across SW Florida as Eta moves northward As of 10 p.m. Wednesday, Eta remains a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Right now, the center is approximately 50 miles west-northwest of Tampa. The National Hurricane Center has Eta making landfall near Crystal River by tomorrow morning. With Eta now about 150 miles northwest of Southwest Florida, our impacts are […]
(CNN) US ‘looking at’ banning TikTok, other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says The United States is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. Pompeo suggested the possible move during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, adding that “we’re taking this very seriously.” Pompeo was asked by Ingraham whether the United States should be considering a ban on […]
(AP) US virus deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has eclipsed 100,000 for the first time and new cases have begun topping 200,000 a day, according to figures released Thursday. The three benchmarks altogether showed a country slipping […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Biden announces ‘historic’ deal — but still must win votes President Joe Biden declared Thursday he had reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, but he was still struggling for critical final support from skeptical colleagues for the hard-fought and dramatically scaled-back bill. Eager to have a deal in hand before his afternoon departure for global summits, Biden […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Ida downs New Orleans power on deadly path through Louisiana Hurricane Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast that was still unfolding Monday, promising more destruction. The heavy rain and storm surge has already had a catastrophic impact along the southeast coast of Louisiana, and life-threatening floods along rivers was […]