The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecastChaotic lake getting fence and security
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.
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.
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.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
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.
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.
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.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Fort Myers Arsenic in wells at Dunbar site not caused by toxic sludge The company overseeing testing results at a former sludge dumping site in Dunbar claims arsenic is coming from an “unknown source.” The City of Fort Myers and Black and Veatch Consulting held a meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to answer the questions and concerns of residents. Arsenic was discovered at the site in 2007, and […]
FORT MYERS Fort Myers continues search, asks to test private wells The city sent a letter to area residents asking for permission to test private well water near the former toxic sludge site in Dunbar.
FORT MYERS Dunbar woman takes refinancing problem to mayor, city manager Resident Tambitha Blanks said she wants action after the results of high arsenic levels at a former dump site in Dunbar changed things for her. “We just want it cleaned up,” Blanks said. “That’s the only thing that’s going to resolve anybody’s issues.” MORE: ‘I’m not afraid of the site’: Fort Myers mayor wants Dunbar residents […]
Dunbar toxic dump revelation may crater home values FORT MYERS, Fla. The revelation of toxic sludge in Dunbar may have slashed the value of at least one home. A bank is refusing to let Tambitha Blanks refinance her home on Jeffcott Street, adjacent to a site where sludge from a city wastewater plant used to be disposed of. Arsenic showed up in the groundwater […]
Conclusive testing to begin on Dunbar toxic dump site FORT MYERS, Fla. Testing designed to show what, if any, toxins remain in a former toxic dump site in Dunbar will get underway at 9 a.m. Wednesday. GFA International Inc., a geology firm contracted with the city of Fort Myers, will conduct the tests in the area near homes where arsenic was found in 2007. […]
Fence going up around former toxic dump in Dunbar FORT MYERS, Fla. As the city installs a fence around a former toxic waste dump, Fort Myers Public Works Director Richard Moulton explains changes the city made to water treatment in 1993 that eliminated the sludge once dumped near Dunbar homes.
Testing begins on Dunbar toxic sludge site FORT MYERS, Fla. Testing began Wednesday on a site where toxic sludge was once dumped near homes in Dunbar. Geologists from the Department of Environmental Protection rolled equipment, including a ground-penetrating radar, onto the area where the city stored waste from its water treatment plant for decades, and where arsenic was discovered in 2007. Wednesday’s […]
Former toxic dump site sits near Dunbar homes FORT MYERS, Fla. A plot of land in the middle of Dunbar where toxic sludge was once dumped sits empty as officials decide what to do with it. Arsenic was found 10 years ago in the soil of a city-owned area bounded by Henderson Avenue on the west, Midway Avenue on the east, Jeffcott Street on […]
Dunbar community questions DEP’s handling of former toxic sludge site FORT MYERS, Fla. Rev. V.D. Black-Smith runs the Apostolic House of God, a church just a few blocks away from a former toxic dumping ground in Dunbar. “Right here could be contaminated,” she said. “Where I’m standing right here.” The Fort Myers Department of Environmental Protection discovered arsenic in the soil 10 years ago on […]
Fort Myers promises transparency about former dump site FORT MYERS, Fla. City officials are pledging a more transparent approach as they continue to deal with controversy over a former toxic dump site near Dunbar homes. The city is planning a public meeting to allow residents to express concerns about upcoming tests planned for the site where arsenic was found 10 years ago. “It […]