FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
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.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
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.
Jury seated, opening statements given in child pornography trial FORT MYERS, Fla. Opening statements were made Friday in the trial of a man accused of possessing lewd images of a 9-year-old he is suspected of kidnapping. Prosecutors are not allowed to associate Jorge Guerrero as a suspect in Diana Alvarez’ disappearance, but they can use interrogation video where Guerrero discloses their sexual relationship. Former […]
Key ruling ahead in trial of man linked to Diana Alvarez FORT MYERS, Fla. A federal court judge plans to rule Friday morning whether a cell phone with lewd images of Diana Alvarez will be admissible in the trial of a man who was last seen with the missing 9-year-old San Carlos Park girl. Jorge Guerrero, who is accused of possessing child pornography, was named in an […]
Cell phone admissible in child porn case of Diana Alvarez suspect FORT MYERS, Fla. A cell phone with lewd images of Diana Alvarez will be admissible in the trial of a man who is a suspect in the 9-year-old girl’s disappearance, a federal court judge ruled on Friday. Jorge Guerrero, who is accused of possessing child pornography, was named in an Amber Alert issued for Diana following […]
New videos show interviews between detectives and Diana Alvarez suspect FORT MYERS, Fla. Jorge Guerrero, a suspect in the disappearance of 9-year-old Diana Alvarez, was calm when answering questions from detectives following his arrest. Guerrero, who is accused of possessing child pornography, was named in an Amber Alert issued for Diana following her disappearance in May 2016. Lewd pictures of Diana were found on Guerrero’s phone, which a […]
LCSO conduct mysterious investigation in Osceola County YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. Lee County deputies were seen Wednesday combing the woods off Highway 60 near Yeehaw Junction, witnesses said. The circumstances of their presence is currently unclear. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they were contacted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. This is the same area where deputies conducted searches last summer for 9-year-old Diana Alvarez, who […]
Renewed search for missing San Carlos Park girl unsuccessful YEEHAW JUNCTION, Fla. A second search of a key area in the case of a missing 9-year-old San Carlos Park girl came up empty Wednesday. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office returned to a site near Yeehaw Junction that they searched in June, shortly after her disappearance on May 29, 2016, said Tom Busatta, the attorney for […]
Graphic images of Diana Alvarez found on person of interest’s phone FORT MYERS, Fla. Inappropriate photos of Diana Alvarez were discovered on the phone of a man who is believed to have been involved in her disappearance, court documents show. Jorge Guerrero, who was named in an Amber Alert when Alvarez disappeared in May 2016, told Lee County deputies the photos were taken in December 2015 while he was […]
Probable cause existed for arrest in Lee County girl’s disappearance FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies had probable cause to arrest a man on kidnapping charges after the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl from her San Carlos Park home, court documents show. But Jorge Guerrero, who was named in the AMBER Alert for Diana Alvarez, was instead arrested in a child pornography case. Graphic […]
Mother of Diana Alvarez wants search of father’s village SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. An attorney for the mother of missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez is calling for investigators to search the village where the girl’s father lives. Meanwhile, a person of interest in her disappearance is asking a court for more time and a change of venue for his trial on unrelated charges.
Thanksgiving somber for family of San Carlos Park girl SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — Thanksgiving was in many ways just another day for the family of a San Carlos Park girl who’s been missing since May. Tuesday will mark six months since the disappearance of Diana Alvarez.