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.
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers trial: Jury selection continues: Day 2 The trial is underway for one of three suspects in the death of Bonita Springs holistic doctor Teresa Sievers, 46. Jimmy Ray Rodgers, 29, is the first suspect to stand trial and accused bludgeoning Teresa to death with a hammer. Teresa’s husband, Mark Sievers, 51, is accused of orchestrating her murder. Both Sievers and Rodgers […]
LEE COUNTY ‘We just couldn’t put the hammer in his hand:’ Juror in Rodgers’ trial speaks out For the first time, we’re getting some insight into why a jury convicted Jimmy Rodgers of second-degree murder for the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. When the jury got the case, it had options. The most pressing was first-degree murder, which could lead to the death penalty, or second-degree murder, which calls for 25 years […]
BONITA SPRINGS Neighbors of Mark Sievers say they’ve been pressured to call him ‘mentally unstable,’ but refused Potential jurors in the Mark Sievers trial have been answering a lot of death penalty questions this week. Sievers’ neighbors in Bonita Springs say they’ve also been asked a lot of questions about the same thing. They say there was only one right answer. Whatever they already think of their former neighbor, there’s been someone […]
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers trial: Witness testimony day 2 Jurors at Jimmy Roger’s murder trial on Friday saw the blue jumpsuit prosecutors say he was wearing when he beat Dr. Teresa Sievers to death with a hammer in her Bonita Springs home in 2015. Jimmy, 29, is the accused hitman who was allegedly hired by Curtis Wayne Wright, a longtime friend of Teresa’s husband, […]
FORT MYERS Deciders of fate: The psychology that goes into choosing a jury Doctor Phil made his name as a trial consultant who helped attorneys pick jurors. But what exactly goes into it and how do different cases vary? We took those questions to an expert as we close in on the trial for Mark Sievers, the man accused of orchestrating his wife’s murder. Next month, Sievers is […]
WINK NEWS A timeline in the Sievers case and remembering Dr. Teresa Sievers A lot has happened in the four years since Dr. Teresa Sievers was murdered. Most of it was torturous anticipation for her family and friends as the case came together. We looked at everything that led to a jury finding Mark Sievers guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday in his vicious killing of his wife, […]
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers trial: Jury selection continues: Day 5 It’s a new week, but it continues to be a slow process to select a jury for Jimmy Rodgers’ murder trial in the 2015 death of Teresa Sievers at her family’s Bonita Springs home. Day five of jury selection in Rodgers’ trial at Lee County court had a slow start Monday. Questioning of potential jurors […]
BONITA SPRINGS Attorneys for Sievers, Rodgers request more time after getting 4,700 pages of discovery Attorneys for Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rodgers say they just got 4,700 pages of discovery from the FBI evidence analysis report and both need more time to review them. Sievers attorney said they are not ready for an October 1 trial due to severance motion granted to Rodgers which allows him to have a separate […]
FORT MYERS Judge sets October date for Teresa Sievers murder trial The judge has set a date for the start of the Teresa Sievers murder trial. Mark Sievers is the man accused orchestrating the of killing of his wife, Teresa, along with long-time friend Curtis Wayne Wright Jr, and Jimmy Ray Rodgers. The judge ruled Friday that the trial will begin October 1, with jury selection. […]
WINK NEWS Sievers’ next-door neighbor believes husband responsible for wife’s death When the trial for Mark Sievers starts, one group will watch with a unique perspective — the neighbors. Mark and Teresa Sievers’ next-door neighbor, Kimberley Torres, told us about some of the odd things she saw and heard before Teresa was murdered. “I just had a really bad vibe about him,” Torres said. Torres said […]