Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmersFire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
WINK NEWS Disease affecting avocado growth impacts Florida farmers The citrus industry has suffered due to Greening Disease, and now the avocado industry is experiencing issues of its own.
NORTH FORT MYERS Fire creates plumes of smoke seen in North Fort Myers The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fire that occurred on Bogart Drive in North Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Wet morning with scattered rain through the afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a wet Thursday morning with scattered rain throughout the afternoon before drying out for the evening.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral approves grant funding for Utilities Extension Project The City of Cape Coral voted unanimously to provide $25 million in funding for the Utilities Extension Project.
downtown fort myers The downtown Fort Myers post office is set to reopen Monday The long-awaited return of the downtown Fort Myers post office is soon to be over, as the location is expected to reopen on Monday.
NAPLES Naples-based fashion designer supports teen who was denied entrance to prom Sophie Savidge is getting some swanky bow ties from Naples-based fashion designer Peter Jean-Marie.
FORT MYERS BEACH Staying safe against rip currents Mother Nature is throwing us for a loop. Right now, most of our beaches are at high risk for rip currents.
FORT MYERS Football officials work to keep the ‘Friday’ in Friday night lights Whether you think they are making good calls or bad ones, without officials there would be no Friday night lights.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Army Corps prepares Lake Okeechobee ahead of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season This year, we had an abnormally wet dry season. The lake rose when it should have been receding.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man charged with felony after allegedly backing into Publix employee A man on a grocery store run turned into a hit-and-run victim after he allegedly backed onto a Publix employee, according to the arrest report.
FORT MYERS Avoiding the “Summer Slide”: How to keep students engaged during the summer Every kid looks forward to summer, but they also face the “Summer Slide”, a term for students who aren’t mentally engaged over the summer.
NAPLES Details: Judge Judy files defamation suit against National Enquirer parent company Television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin, a resident of Collier County, filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Accelerate360 and A360 Media LLC, the parent companies of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly.
CAPE CORAL Exclusive video shows why family of 13-year-old hit and killed in Cape Coral is filing civil rights complaint In a newly released exclusive video sent to WINK news, you can see the moments before a 13-year-old was fatally struck while riding his electric scooter in Cape Coral.
Tackling the teacher shortage in Lee County Are your kids losing out on the value of going to school because of inconsistency in who their teachers are?
6 bus crash victims identified; Immokalee community mourns loss Eight Mexican migrant farmworkers’ lives were cut short in an instant during a bus crash in Central Florida, and now we know who at least six of them were.
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers family forced to have flood insurance FEMA’s decision to get rid of its 25% discount for flood insurance is taking a toll on people all over Southwest Florida for different reasons.
State and local leadership react to FEMA FEMA is giving Lee County officials 30 days to prove they properly documented the repair work from Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS Lee County offers update on FEMA National Flood Insurance Program issue Lee County received a letter and an attached document from FEMA late Monday related to the National Flood Insurance Program issue.
FORT MYERS Hurricane Ian hero suffers 14 months of agony to get into new home One man has an incredible Hurricane Ian survivor story, but it’s what happened after that’s nearly brought him to tears. An enduring almost 14-month journey to get into his new home.
CAPE CORAL Residents react to FEMA decision to pause flood insurance decrease Residents of Cape Coral can breathe a sigh of relief tonight after FEMA announced its decision to put a pause on their decision to reduce flood insurance.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral looking to have meeting with FEMA Mayor John Gunter is requesting a meeting with FEMA because the city believes people in Cape Coral deserve to keep their insurance discount.
SANIBEL Captiva loses flood insurance discount, Sanibel not impacted People living on Captiva aren’t happy that they’ll be paying more than their neighbors when all they’re separated by is a tiny bridge.
Claims of unpermitted work after Hurricane Ian The City of Cape Coral said 54 properties were identified by FEMA as having unpermitted work.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach looking for answers from FEMA The Fort Myers Beach Town Council held a special meeting on Wednesday. They discussed FEMA’s recent decision to remove the 25% discount.
CAPE CORAL Homeowners priced out of homes due to Flood insurance cost increase Something scary is coming to Southwest Florida this October, and no, it’s not Halloween. Flood insurance is increasing another 25 percent on October 1, 2024.