Sen. Rick Scott visits Fort Myers Beach in the wake of HeleneDistribution center provides aid for those affected by Helene
FORT MYERS BEACH Sen. Rick Scott visits Fort Myers Beach in the wake of Helene Sen. Rick Scott traveled to Fort Myers Beach to survey the damage following Helene.
Distribution center provides aid for those affected by Helene Charlotte County received a bit of relief Sunday after being hit by Helene.
Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became more clear and officials warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild.
FEMA assistance available for some affected by Hurricane Helene Florida homeowners and renters in counties with uninsured damage or losses caused by Hurricane Helene may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.
SANIBEL Sanibel Fire & Rescue District traveling to assist with Helene relief The Sanibel Fire & Rescue District sent a crew to Perry, FL, early Sunday morning to assist with disaster relief following Hurricane Helene.
FORT MYERS Man accused of filming woman in Target dressing room A man is being accused of videotaping a woman while she was trying on clothes at a Fort Myers Target on Friday.
BONITA SPRINGS Man arrested in Bonita Springs for stabbing A man has been arrested in Bonita Springs after allegedly stabbing someone.
southwest florida WINK Neighborhood Watch: Animal abuse, grand theft auto and spousal murder This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features animal abuse, grand theft auto and a man murdering his wife.
President Biden approves Florida disaster declaration President Biden approved a Florida disaster declaration after Hurricane Helene left a wake of destruction.
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
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.
FORT MYERS BEACH Sen. Rick Scott visits Fort Myers Beach in the wake of Helene Sen. Rick Scott traveled to Fort Myers Beach to survey the damage following Helene.
Distribution center provides aid for those affected by Helene Charlotte County received a bit of relief Sunday after being hit by Helene.
Death toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out The U.S. Southeast grappled Sunday with rising death tolls, a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas and the widespread loss of homes and property while the devastating toll of Hurricane Helene became more clear and officials warned of a lengthy and difficult rebuild.
FEMA assistance available for some affected by Hurricane Helene Florida homeowners and renters in counties with uninsured damage or losses caused by Hurricane Helene may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.
SANIBEL Sanibel Fire & Rescue District traveling to assist with Helene relief The Sanibel Fire & Rescue District sent a crew to Perry, FL, early Sunday morning to assist with disaster relief following Hurricane Helene.
FORT MYERS Man accused of filming woman in Target dressing room A man is being accused of videotaping a woman while she was trying on clothes at a Fort Myers Target on Friday.
BONITA SPRINGS Man arrested in Bonita Springs for stabbing A man has been arrested in Bonita Springs after allegedly stabbing someone.
southwest florida WINK Neighborhood Watch: Animal abuse, grand theft auto and spousal murder This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features animal abuse, grand theft auto and a man murdering his wife.
President Biden approves Florida disaster declaration President Biden approved a Florida disaster declaration after Hurricane Helene left a wake of destruction.
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
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.
SOUTH FORT MYERS FGCU postpones fall sport competition schedule after ASUN decision The ASUN Conference has announced Friday the postponement of the fall sport competition schedule and will work to fine tune resumption of competition in the spring as part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This will affect FGCU’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball programs. This announcement does not affect the start of the […]
NAPLES First-of-its-kind cancer treatment being used in SWFL Just in time for World Cancer Day, a group of Southwest Florida doctors announced a new machine to treat patients that they say is life-changing. For most of his life, Mike Harms sailed through without any major medical hurdles. “I’m 80 years old, and I have never been to the hospital and much less a […]
TOKYO (CBS) U.S. gymnast catches COVID-19 days before opening ceremony as coronavirus chips away at Olympic teams With just four days to go until the opening ceremony, the COVID-19 pandemic is casting an ever longer shadow over the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Officials have reported at least 12 new coronavirus cases connected with the Games since Sunday, including a U.S. gymnast and the first cases among athletes inside the Olympic village. Several of […]
WINK NEWS Sports gambler pleads guilty to threatening hundreds of athletes on social media A sports bettor pleaded guilty Wednesday to sending threatening and explicit messages to hundreds of athletes on social media, including some in Florida. Benjamin Tucker Patz, 24, faces a maximum of five years in federal prison on a charge of transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce. A sentencing date has not been set. A […]
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) Afghans wait, worry at US bases after frantic evacuation The former interpreter for the U.S. Army counts himself among the lucky as an Afghan who managed to make it through frantic crowds outside the Kabul airport to board a military evacuation flight out of the country with little more than the clothes on his back. Esrar Ahmad Saber now waits, along with 11,000 other […]
FORT MYERS Kids will have the chance to get outside with youth soccer, but guidelines are still in place Kids have been stuck in the house for months and now they’re getting a chance to get out and start playing sports again. This weekend, soccer tryouts kick off at JetBlue Park, but is it too soon? A Facebook poll we posted seemed to show a split. There’s a whole list of guidelines for kids, […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russia pummels Ukraine’s No. 2 city, convoy nears Kyiv Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again on Tuesday, and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital — tactics Ukraine’s embattled president said were designed to force him into concessions in Europe’s largest ground war in generations. With the Kremlin increasingly isolated by tough economic sanctions that have […]
FORT MYERS FGCU Athletics announces inaugural Hall of Fame class Florida Gulf Coast University on Sunday announced its inaugural Hall of Fame class, and among it are some of the school’s historic heavyweights. The 2012-13 men’s basketball team, which put Fort Myers in the national spotlight as “Dunk City” during March Madness, leads the class, joined by Major League Baseball star Chris Sale and Olympian […]
HOUSTON (AP) Barriers, crowd control in focus in Houston concert deaths Investigators are expected to examine the design of safety barriers and the use of crowd control in determining what led to a crush of spectators at a Houston music festival that left eight people dead and hundreds more injured. Authorities planned to use videos, witness interviews and a review of concert procedures to figure out […]
WINK NEWS FGCU volleyball player committed to making fall season possible Student-athlete Cortney VanLiew, with FGCU volleyball, arrived on campus Friday and immediately took a test for the coronavirus. “We went through and did the nasal swab for the [COVID-19] testing,” said VanLiew, an outside hitter for the FGCU squad. VanLiew joined with every other FGCU athlete hoping sports are a go this fall. Now she […]