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: Opening statements and witness testimony: Day 1 Thursday morning opening statements began in the first murder trial connected to the 2015 death of Dr. Teresa Sievers, who was beaten to death in her kitchen with a hammer. Dr. Mark Petritis, a family friend of Mark, 51, and Teresa Sievers, 46, first found the victim’s body. The retired medical doctor with a specialization […]
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers trial: The State rests its case, defense makes motion for acquittal: Day 7 The Teresa Sievers murder trial continued Friday with the defense questioning the confessed co-conspirator, Curtis Wayne Wright, about his account of the day Dr. Sievers was killed. He says, together with Rodgers, they killed Dr. Sievers by hitting her in the head repeatedly with a hammer. Wright also said the whole plan was Mark Sievers’ […]
LEE COUNTY Sievers children dealing with mother’s death and father’s trial for her murder We are one step closer to a seated jury in a high-profile Southwest Florida murder trial. The fifth day of Jimmy Rodger’s murder trial in the death of Teresa Sievers in 2015 saw potential jurors continue to answer tough questions for the trial set to begin at the end of this week. And Mark Sievers, […]
LEE COUNTY Both Sievers and Rodgers have trial set for Tuesday, but who will go first? Mark Sievers and Jimmy Rodgers’ trials in Lee County are four years in the making. Sievers is accused of being involved in the planning and execution in the 2015 murder of his wife, Doctor Teresa Sievers, who was found bludgeoned to death with a hammer in their Bonita Springs home. In the weeks after her […]
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Judge appears skeptical of the Sievers’ witness list How many witnesses are too many? On Tuesday, Judge Bruce Kyle heard five motions from Mark Sievers’ attorney as well as from the state. It covered everything from allowing an accountant to have access to Sievers in jail to a list of more than 100 names on his witness list. Mark Sievers is accused of […]
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers Thursday, one of the men hired to kill Doctor Teresa Sievers learned how long he will spend in prison. Jimmy Rodgers was sentenced to life in prison with no parole by Judge Bruce Kyle. He was facing 25 years to life after a jury convicted him of Second Degree Murder in October. The jury agreed […]
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Sievers murder trial set to start Tuesday at the Fort Myers courthouse In a matter of days, two of the people accused of murdering a beloved doctor are expected to finally face justice. Teresa Sievers was murdered four years ago. Mark Sievers, 51, and Jimmy Rodgers, 29, will go on trial for the murder of the doctor on Tuesday morning. If convicted, they could face the death […]
FORT MYERS Sievers Murder: Rodgers’ then-girlfriend says he confessed to the killing Once the jury is seated, one of the witnesses we expect them to hear from is Jimmy Rodgers’ former girlfriend, Taylor Shomaker, who said the suspect confessed to Teresa Sievers’ murder. She told WINK News about it in an exclusive interview in 2015. Taylor was pregnant when she said her baby’s father, Jimmy, confessed to […]
LEE COUNTY Teresa Sievers murder trial pushed back, date undecided The trial for Mark Sievers, the man who is accused of killing his wife back in 2015, has been pushed back and will no longer be on June 3. Citing a large workload and an addition of additional information among other complications, the defense attorney requested for the delay in the trial. The initial request […]
FORT MYERS Jimmy Rodgers Trial: Wright gives chilling, graphic details on the stand of Teresa’s murder: Day 6 *Scroll down to watch live video and updates from the courtroom* The Jimmy Rodgers trial began for the sixth day Thursday with Lee County Sheriff’s Office Analyst Myra Simmons called to the stand. She does investigative research for detectives and things like analyzing call records. Simmons said she was asked if burner phones or prepaid phones […]