Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salonWINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
PINE ISLAND Homeowners out thousands after SWFL contractor didn’t deliver Customers of one Southwest Florida building manufacturer are fed up with the company after they say the business’s owner took their cash and did not deliver. Robin Meyer was looking forward to building her dream house on Pine Island. “It’s our forever home, our retirement home,” she said. More than a year and a half […]
Pine Island, Fla. Fire burned recycling plant on Pine Island overnight Fire crews extinguished flames at a recycling plant on Betsy Parkway overnight according to the Matlacha and Pine Island Fire Department. Authorities recieved a call at approximately midnight regarding a building fire. The fire was threatening a nearby structure when crews arrived, fire authorities said. The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported. The […]
CAPE CORAL Deluge of rain leaving muddy messes on SWFL roads The recent heavy rainfall hitting SWFL is creating quite the mess for drivers trying to use some roads, especially around one construction site in Cape Coral. Mud caked over concrete in the area—part of the UEP road project—is creating an extra challenge for drivers on Northwest Third Terrace. It’s just one of several streets north […]
Pine Island Pine Island couple builds solar-powered home after Hurricane Charley Living through the devastation of Hurricane Charley in 2004 sparked an idea for a couple on Pine Island. Jay Nygard is the founder of Go Green Energy, which offers renewable and environmentally friendly technology. Jay and his wife, Kendall, never have to worry about a hurricane leaving their family without power because their home runs […]
Pine Island Pit bull attacks 4-year-old boy outside St. James City supermarket Surveillance video shows a 4-year-old boy being violently attacked by a pit bull at a Winn-Dixie parking lot. The video obtained by animal control shows the child walking with his parents outside the supermarket in St. James City moments before the dog knocks him down. The child was airlifted to a Tampa hospital and treated […]
HIGH ROCK, Bahamas (AP) After Dorian, Bahamas tackles massive clean-up Pastor Jeremiah Saunders stood in the golden afternoon sun and barely blinked as he debated what to pick out from the ruins of the church he built 22 years ago in the seaside village of High Rock on the eastern end of Grand Bahama island. A black-and-blue tie floated nearby in a pool of water […]
FORT MYERS Drones becoming new tool in fight against mosquitoes in SWFL The battle to protect SWFL from mosquitoes is soaring to a whole new level. Drones have become the newest tool coming to the area to fight the annoying bugs. President Trump’s administration chose Fort Myers as one of 10 cities to find new uses for drones. “If they want to use drones, if they want to […]
CAPE CORAL Flooding is causing trash to pile up in a Cape Coral neighborhood Trash has been piling up for weeks in a Cape Coral neighborhood just north of Santa Barbara and Pine Island. Neighbors say the roads are under construction, and with all the rain, it is making the roads muddy, and impassable. Neighbors are saying the muddy roads mean trash hasn’t been picked up, and they haven’t […]
CAPE CORAL Woman killed in crash on Pine Island Road New Year’s Day One person was killed Monday afternoon in a crash that shut down the eastbound lane of a portion of SW Pine Island Road for hours. According to Cape Coral police, the driver of a Ford pickup truck struck Maria Laurentina Schreiner, 54, of Cape Coral, from behind while she was walking in a bike lane on […]
FLORIDA KEYS (CBS MIAMI) Officials could let roads, homes in Florida Keys be swallowed up by rising sea There are troubled waters on the horizon for the Florida Keys. Monroe County made a shocking announcement Wednesday that some roads and homes may be surrendered to the sea. It’s all because of sea-level rise. The county could let roads sink below the surface, cutting off homes or even neighborhoods. The revelation comes from a […]