America’s First Responders and Military Museum moving out of the Naples Airport into new locationCouncilman voices concern over new Fort Myers police review board law
NAPLES America’s First Responders and Military Museum moving out of the Naples Airport into new location It may be small in stature, but the significance of the artifacts located inside America’s Military and First Responders Museum in the Naples Airport is anything but small in what it means to those who served in the military or lost someone who served. Soon, there will be a bigger space to display all of […]
FORT MYERS Councilman voices concern over new Fort Myers police review board law There’s the new Florida law on the horizon, which limits the power of citizen-run police review boards, which concerns one Fort Myers council member.
FORT MYERS BEACH Man pronounced dead at hospital after Fort Myers Beach medical scene A man was pronounced dead at a local hospital after suffering a medical episode at Fort Myers Beach on Memorial Day.
FORT MYERS 105-year-old veteran remembers lost brothers-in-arms on Memorial Day Each Memorial Day former Lieutenant Colonel Donald (Don) Longer has lived through, he’s done so with a heavy heart.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Golisano’s tech specialist joins FL Guard Brad Devlin recently joined the Florida State Guard, something that was laid on his heart while helping neighbors after Hurricane Ian.
CAPE CORAL Accidental drowning: a cautionary tale for parents Five-year-old Maddie loves watching “The Lion King”, but she didn’t always have to sit in a chair to watch her favorite movie.
CAPE CORAL 43rd Annual Memorial Day Service held at Cape Coral funeral home The Southwest Florida community comes together on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives in war.
FORT MYERS BEACH Work left to do on Fort Myers Beach Lynne Dajnese, dressed in a red, white and blue American flag-plastered shirt, sat on her Fort Myers beach porch.
LEHIGH ACRES Crash with injuries in Lehigh Acres shuts down WB Lee Blvd. The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a crash with injuries in Lehigh Acres and have partially shut down a road.
LEHIGH ACRES Officials investigating fire that left 4 semi-trucks charred in Lehigh Acres Four semi-trucks were left charred by flames that fire marshals are calling a criminal act.
PORT CHARLOTTE Latest details on 2-year-old shot by 4-year-old in Port Charlotte How did a 4-year-old get hold of a gun, and who will be held responsible for that child shooting a 2-year-old inside a home over the weekend?
ESTERO Veteran honors soldiers who never returned with new book A Navy veteran has spent a decade honoring U.S. soldiers who never made it back home.
Staying safe while swimming to escape the constant heat On Memorial Day, many people go to the beach or the pool, which means it’s a great day to remember and reinforce swimming safety.
‘There is no good base tan’; Local dermatologist warns against sunning There’s a lot of sun’n and fun’n going on this holiday weekend. But when it comes to your skin, there can be too much of a good thing.
PUNTA GORDA Hundreds gather for Memorial Day service at Veterans Park It was an emotional Memorial Day for a lot of people at Veterans Park.
NAPLES America’s First Responders and Military Museum moving out of the Naples Airport into new location It may be small in stature, but the significance of the artifacts located inside America’s Military and First Responders Museum in the Naples Airport is anything but small in what it means to those who served in the military or lost someone who served. Soon, there will be a bigger space to display all of […]
FORT MYERS Councilman voices concern over new Fort Myers police review board law There’s the new Florida law on the horizon, which limits the power of citizen-run police review boards, which concerns one Fort Myers council member.
FORT MYERS BEACH Man pronounced dead at hospital after Fort Myers Beach medical scene A man was pronounced dead at a local hospital after suffering a medical episode at Fort Myers Beach on Memorial Day.
FORT MYERS 105-year-old veteran remembers lost brothers-in-arms on Memorial Day Each Memorial Day former Lieutenant Colonel Donald (Don) Longer has lived through, he’s done so with a heavy heart.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Golisano’s tech specialist joins FL Guard Brad Devlin recently joined the Florida State Guard, something that was laid on his heart while helping neighbors after Hurricane Ian.
CAPE CORAL Accidental drowning: a cautionary tale for parents Five-year-old Maddie loves watching “The Lion King”, but she didn’t always have to sit in a chair to watch her favorite movie.
CAPE CORAL 43rd Annual Memorial Day Service held at Cape Coral funeral home The Southwest Florida community comes together on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who lost their lives in war.
FORT MYERS BEACH Work left to do on Fort Myers Beach Lynne Dajnese, dressed in a red, white and blue American flag-plastered shirt, sat on her Fort Myers beach porch.
LEHIGH ACRES Crash with injuries in Lehigh Acres shuts down WB Lee Blvd. The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a crash with injuries in Lehigh Acres and have partially shut down a road.
LEHIGH ACRES Officials investigating fire that left 4 semi-trucks charred in Lehigh Acres Four semi-trucks were left charred by flames that fire marshals are calling a criminal act.
PORT CHARLOTTE Latest details on 2-year-old shot by 4-year-old in Port Charlotte How did a 4-year-old get hold of a gun, and who will be held responsible for that child shooting a 2-year-old inside a home over the weekend?
ESTERO Veteran honors soldiers who never returned with new book A Navy veteran has spent a decade honoring U.S. soldiers who never made it back home.
Staying safe while swimming to escape the constant heat On Memorial Day, many people go to the beach or the pool, which means it’s a great day to remember and reinforce swimming safety.
‘There is no good base tan’; Local dermatologist warns against sunning There’s a lot of sun’n and fun’n going on this holiday weekend. But when it comes to your skin, there can be too much of a good thing.
PUNTA GORDA Hundreds gather for Memorial Day service at Veterans Park It was an emotional Memorial Day for a lot of people at Veterans Park.
ORLANDO (AP) Universal Orlando unveils details about resort’s new theme park, slated to open next year Universal Orlando Resort’s new theme park opening next year will feature lands devoted to Super Nintendo World characters, Universal film monsters, the “Fantastic Beasts” films and the “How to Train Your Dragon” film franchise.
ST. JAMES CITY St. James City man finally regains internet connection 2 months after Ian Some people still without internet after Hurricane Ian have been cut off from communication for nearly two months. One man in St. James City depends on that online infrastructure to help people and only had his connection restored on Sunday. Without the internet, David Sperling says he cannot do his job. David works with […]
‘Fiber cut’ causes major Southwest Florida Xfinity outage Many Comcast Xfinity customers are reporting outages across Southwest Florida Monday afternoon. According to downdetector.net Orlando, Tampa, and down through the Southwest Florida coast all indicated user-reported outages. Customers are receiving the standard message, “We’re aware that you may be experiencing a service interruption and are working to resolve the issue… We apologize for any […]
WINK-TV buys new headquarters for $18.5 million in Gateway Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WINK-TV and an affiliated company with Gulfshore Business, just paid $18.5 million for its future new home and broadcast center. The 57,260-square-foot building and adjacent 5.6-acre parking lot, 12641 Corporate Lakes Drive, previously had served home to a Comcast service and dispatch center. The building is off […]
FORT MYERS Utility lines get fix after being hit by a truck, blocking businesses A downed powerline is getting fixed off McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers after coming down Monday, causing trouble for local businesses. A truck hit the powerline, leaving a lot of caution tape surrounding part of the Key West Plaza parking lot. WINK News reached out to Florida Power and Light, Comcast, and CenturyLink, all of […]
NAPLES City of Naples extends state of emergency, discusses debris pickup, transitional housing Naples City Council met Thursday to extend the local state of emergency within the city and discuss a handful of issues the community is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Naples City Manager Jay Boodheshwar was quick to mention the topic of debris on streets and how the utilities department in partnership with its […]
COLLIER COUNTY Tuesday is the deadline for Collier County students to apply for free lunch As your children head back to school, don’t forget about their lunch: In Lee County, every student is served free breakfast and lunch, but Collier County students will need a certain form filled out by Tuesday night. Free breakfast and lunch were benefits every Collier County student received because of the pandemic, but the benefit […]
FORT MYERS Why spreading antisemitic flyers might not be a crime The spreading of the antisemitic flyers is in question to whether it is an actual crime. There is a law on the books, Florida statute 784.084 says if someone purposely harasses someone over a period of time that person could face charges. But proving it and prosecuting it, that’s another story. Most of the attorneys […]
SANIBEL Sanibel residents allowed to temporarily return to the island The City of Sanibel held a news conference on Tuesday to update the recovery efforts in one of the places where Hurricane Ian hit the hardest. Due to the damage the island sustained, the update was held in the Sanibel Room at the Crowne Plaza in Fort Myers. Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith said the city […]
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) White House says internet providers to discount fee for poor The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. The $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress last year included $14.2 billion in funding […]