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.
Taxpayers to pay for Sievers’ private investigator FORT MYERS, Fla. A request by Mark Sievers to use taxpayers funds to pay for a private investigator was granted by Circuit Court Judge Bruce E. Kyle on Thursday. Sievers, who made the request in December 2016 after stating he couldn’t afford his legal fees, will hire Justice Investigation Services, Inc., at a rate of $40 an […]
Family of Mark Sievers speaks out before ’48 Hours’ special BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. The family of Mark Sievers, the man accused of orchestrating his wife’s murder, are speaking out for the first time shortly before the “48 Hours” special on the case. Dr. Teresa Sievers, a beloved Bonita Springs holistic doctor, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer inside her home in June 2015. Two […]
’48 Hours’ to feature Sievers murder case FORT MYERS, Fla. The killing of Lee County Dr. Teresa Sievers is about to go under a nationwide microscope. The CBS show “48 Hours” will feature the case in its broadcast at 10 p.m. Saturday. The feature, called “Eleven Hundred Miles to Murder” examines what took place in the days and hours leading up to […]
$8M bond set for Sanibel officer shooting suspect FORT MYERS, Fla. — A more than $8 million bond was set Tuesday for the man accused of shooting a Sanibel police officer. Jon Hay, 49, was formally charged last week with four counts of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement officer stemming from multiple Nov. 20 encounters that shook the normally serene island […]
Death penalty still in play for Mark Sievers FORT MYERS, Fla. — A motion by Mark Sievers’ attorneys to dismiss the death penalty has been denied, according to court documents. Sievers’ attorneys argued the state’s notice of intent to seek the death penalty, filed in June, wasn’t filed soon enough. Sievers is charged with first-degree murder for the 2015 killing of his wife, Dr. Teresa […]
Sievers unable to afford legal fees FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife in Bonita Springs requested state money to hire a private investigator in court Thursday. Mark Sievers’ attorney said he can’t afford his legal fees and that he will appoint a lead counsel who’s death penalty qualified. Jimmy Rodgers also appeared […]
Maternal grandmother granted permanent custody of Sievers daughters FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – A Lee County judge has revoked custody of the daughters of a man accused in a plot to kill his wife, a popular Bonita Springs doctor. The Naples Daily News reports Lee Circuit Judge Robert Branning on Friday named Mark Sievers’ mother-in-law the permanent guardian of his two daughters. The […]
Lee County man accused of murdering wife hires new attorney FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mark Sievers, the 47-year-old man accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife, Teresa Sievers, hired a new lead attorney. The accused killer hired Greg Mazur, a Jacksonville attorney who is death-penalty certified. Sievers will return to court on Tuesday Oct. 11 to ask the state to pay for his new […]
Sievers attorneys seek removal of death penalty FORT MYERS, Fla. — Attorneys for Mark Sievers asked a judge to remove the possibility that his client will face the death penalty. Sievers is facing first-degree murder charges for the 2015 killing of his wife, Dr. Teresa Sievers, at their home in Bonita Springs. Attorney Greg Mazur argued Tuesday that the court should strike […]
Judge questions Sievers attorney qualifications FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mark Sievers, the Bonita Springs man accused of plotting to kill his wife in a high-profile murder case, could soon have a new attorney. Judge Bruce Kyle expressed concern during a case management hearing Thursday that defense attorney Michael Mummert isn’t qualified to represent clients who face the death penalty. The […]