Caught on Camera: Firefighters respond to dumpster fire at FGCUFGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Firefighters respond to dumpster fire at FGCU San Carlos Park Fire District responded to a dumpster fire Sunday afternoon.
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 Caught on Camera: Firefighters respond to dumpster fire at FGCU San Carlos Park Fire District responded to a dumpster fire Sunday afternoon.
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.
BONITA SPRINGS Mark Sievers’ lawyers file for rehearing in death sentence appeal Mark Sievers, convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, filed through his lawyers for a rehearing in appealing his death sentence. According to the filing, Sievers’ defense argues that the Florida Supreme Court “overlooked or misapprehended points of law and fact in affirming Mr. Sievers’ case.” In November, the court rejected Mark Sievers’ appeal […]
BONITA SPRINGS Florida Supreme Court rejects Mark Sievers’ appeal of murder conviction The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Mark Sievers’ appeal of his first-degree murder conviction and corresponding death sentence, as well as his conviction for conspiracy to commit murder. “We are relieved, to say the least,” said Annie Lisa, Teresa’s sister. According to court documents, Sievers’ lawyers argued in the appeal that the trial court’s […]
SOUTH BAY, FLA. Teresa Sievers’ convicted killer Jimmy Rodgers claims innocence, plans to file for new trial In a WINK News exclusive, for the first time, one of the three convicted killers in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers is speaking out. Mark Sievers, Teresa’s husband, is on death row, convicted of hiring two people to do it. Curtis Wayne Wright, Mark’s childhood friend, took a plea to testify and got 25 […]
FORT MYERS Florida’s death row inmates received thousands of dollars from stimulus checks Stimulus checks from the federal government that were meant to help struggling people ended up in the hands of prisoners. WINK News found out a few inmates got their payday as well. A couple of them are responsible for some of Southwest Florida’s most notorious crimes. While people work to make ends meet due to […]
TALLAHASSEE Florida Supreme Court hears Mark Sievers appeal Mark Sievers and his defense team are fighting for a new trial after he was sentenced to death in 2020 for orchestrating the murder of his wife Dr. Teresa Sievers. On Tuesday, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments from prosecutors and Sievers’ attorney. Mark Sievers was not present for the hearing. He is on death […]
TALLAHASSEE Mark Sievers takes appeal to Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday Mark Sievers’ attorneys are set to argue in front of Florida’s highest court that he deserves a new trial on Tuesday. Sievers was found guilty in 2019 of orchestrating the death of his wife Teresa Sievers, a well-known doctor in Southwest Florida. Sievers hired his longtime friend Curtis Wayne Wright and Jimmy Rodgers to kill […]
FORT MYERS State responds to Mark Sievers’ appeal Mark Sievers, convicted of orchestrating the death of his wife Dr. Teresa Sievers, received a response to his appeal. In it, the state pushed back hard on the defense’s motion that Sievers deserves a new trial. Sievers was convicted in 2019 for the 2015 death of Dr. Sievers. Now in 2021, his lawyers are fighting […]
LEE COUNTY Jimmy Rodgers appeals conviction in murder of Teresa Sievers Attorneys for one of the men convicted in the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers filed an appeal on his behalf Thursday. Jimmy Rodgers was convicted of being involved in the killing of Sievers inside her Bonita Springs home in 2015 and was sentenced to life in prison in 2019. Her husband Mark Sievers was found […]
NAPLES Similarities between Sievers and Schiano murder cases The Trials End murder case of Mario Schiano has shocking similarities to another well-known Southwest Florida case: The murder of Teresa Sievers.
LEE COUNTY Judge denies request for new trial for convicted killer Mark Sievers Convicted killer Mark Sievers was in court Wednesday morning requesting a new trial from Judge Bruce Kyle. Judge Kyle ultimately decided all motions for a new trial request would be dismissed and there would be no new trial. Mark Sievers’ mom and step-mom exchanged a quick hug outside the courtroom after a judge decided the […]