Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to registerThe Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday
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.
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.
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.
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.
Law enforcement leaders discuss possible Club Blu solutions FORT MYERS, Fla. — Law enforcement leaders from Lee County agencies spoke Wednesday about the Club Blu mass shooting, violence in Fort Myers and how to move forward. The Tiger Bay Club, a nonpartisan civic issue organization, organized the discussion as questions remain nearly a month after two were killed and 18 others were injured […]
Jorge Guerrero pleads not guilty to child porn charges FORT MYERS, Fla.- The man suspected in the disappearance of 9-year-old Diana Alvarez pleaded not guilty in court Monday to the production and possession of child porn. Jorge Guerrero, 28, faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison on the production charge. He was indicted earlier this month on child exploitation charges for persuading a minor […]
Person of interest in Diana Alvarez case brought to Lee County FORT MYERS, Fla. – The man at the center of an Amber Alert for Diana Alvarez has been transferred to the Lee County jail, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning. Jorge Guerrero, 28, was taken into custody early Saturday morning in Okeechobee County. But Alvarez, 9, remains missing. Family members have said Alvarez was very attached to […]
FBI, LCSO, others search for missing Diana Alvarez FORT MYERS, Fla. – The multi-agency search for missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez, who vanished from her Lee County home May 29, continues. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has taken a lead role in the investigation of Alvarez’ disappearance, asking the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert four days after the Lee […]
Family of missing girl seeks answers FORT MYERS, Fla. — The family of missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez made an emotional plea Tuesday for those who may have information about her to come forward, nearly two months after her disappearance on May 29 from her San Carlos Park home. Rita Hernandez, the mother of the girl, broke down in tears during a […]
Person of interest in Diana Alvarez case faces child pornography charge FORT MYERS, Fla. – Jorge Guerrero-Torres, who was at the center of an Amber Alert for Diana Alvarez, faced a federal judge on Monday for a child pornography charge. Federal prosecutors allege multiple images of child pornography were found on a phone belonging to Guerrero-Torres. Authorities have not said if the pictures are of Alvarez, 9, who remains missing. […]
Details emerge about relationship between missing 9-year-old, person of interest SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — The ex-girlfriend of a person of interest in the case of a missing San Carlos Park girl tells WINK News she observed several disturbing clues that Jorge Guerrero and Diana Alvarez had an inappropriate relationship. Alvarez, 9, told Guerrero she wanted to marry him when she grew up, the ex-girlfriend […]
Attorney: State twice rejected Lee County appeals for AMBER Alert in Alvarez case SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement twice rejected Lee County Sheriff’s Office attempts to send out an AMBER Alert for missing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez before the alert went out five days after her disappearance, lawyers for her family said. The laywers also said Jorge Guerrero, a person of interest in […]