Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from HeleneSanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
NAPLES Restoration efforts begin in the aftermath of Helene in Collier County Helene gave Naples Beach flash flooding a debris Thursday night.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda couple deals with flooding after Helene A Punta Gorda couple is recovering as the storm surge from Helene went through their dream home.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Flooding affects business in downtown Fort Myers In downtown Fort Myers, the streets may be drying up, but for one business owner on Bay Street, the true struggle is just getting started.
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
NAPLES Restoration efforts begin in the aftermath of Helene in Collier County Helene gave Naples Beach flash flooding a debris Thursday night.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda couple deals with flooding after Helene A Punta Gorda couple is recovering as the storm surge from Helene went through their dream home.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Flooding affects business in downtown Fort Myers In downtown Fort Myers, the streets may be drying up, but for one business owner on Bay Street, the true struggle is just getting started.
LAS VEGAS (CBS) Girl, 9, allegedly shot by merchant says she’ll “never forgive” him A Southern California shoe store owner accused of shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters agreed Thursday to be returned from Nevada to face charges in the case. The girl says she’ll “never forgive” him. Police have said that Marqel Cockrell, 20, fled from the California desert city of Victorville […]
WINK NEWS Egg-cellent Easter forecast Happy Easter, Southwest Florida! After a cool start this morning, that warm April sunshine will warm us back up to near 80 degrees this afternoon. Otherwise, your Easter Sunday looks picture-perfect, with a mix of sun and clouds, with a light breeze out of the northeast. Dry weather continues into the work week, with highs […]
WINK NEWS 77th Annual Dunbar Easter Parade to close some roads Sunday The 77th Annual Dunbar Easter Parade is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Easter Sunday and will cause some road closures starting around 2:15. The parade will begins at Ford Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It will travel down MLK Jr. Blvd. to Palm Avenue, where it will head south to Edison […]
MANALAPAN, N.J. (CBS) Navy SEAL candidate’s mother blames Navy for his death There are calls for reform after a New Jersey native died training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL. The mother of Kyle Mullen, a Navy SEAL candidate who died after completing “Hell Week,” says the Navy’s medical negligence resulted in her son’s death, CBS New York reported Monday. Regina Mullen calls her son Kyle her […]
Arcadia SWFL Crime Stoppers looking for leads in 1979 Arcadia murder Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is still searching for a suspect in the killing of a store manager almost 42 years ago. On Nov. 6, 1979, at around 2 a.m., 25-year-old Adele Marie Easterly, of Arcadia, was found shot to death at The Farm Store located on US-17 in Punta Gorda. She was an assistant manager […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Brrr! It got so cold in Florida, iguanas fell from trees A cold snap in Florida is different than in other places. We put on heavy coats when it’s 50 degrees Fahrenheit. No blizzard conditions here in the Sunshine State, but we have our issues as well when the thermometer drops. The National Weather Service said Sunday it’s all going to warm up nicely after the […]
WINK NEWS Ash Wednesday: Churches mark the start of Lent differently this year Christians around the globe are marking the start of Lent today, albeit a little differently. It’s Ash Wednesday, the start of six weeks of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter Sunday. Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Fla., said he stopped and paused and prated on the decision of when to reopen church, after […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Community stepping up to help family of Charlotte County teen bitten by rattlesnake A teen is on the road to recovery after being bitten by a rattlesnake in Charlotte County. 14-year-old JJ Gerhart started physical therapy this week, and now many businesses in the area are stepping up to help with the costs of medical bills. JJ said he’s feeling a lot better now. He spent two weeks […]
COLLIER COUNTY Naples man arrested after fleeing fiery rollover crash that injured passenger in Collier County A Naples man fled the scene of a crash in which his overturned SUV caught fire in Collier County early Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by 18-year-old Alexandre Fontes, was traveling south on Logan Boulevard North, approaching Azalea Drive around 3 a.m., when they drove off the roadway to […]
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86 Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.