NFL safety, Fort Myers native to speak to local youth
FORT MYERS, Fla. Carolina Panthers safety and North Fort Myers High School graduate Tre Boston will be visiting several locations this week to speak to students about the importance of education,...
View ArticleClear skies, pleasant temperatures for Saturday night
FORT MYERS, Fla. Temperatures will drop into the lower 70s with clear skies Saturday evening, meteorologist Zach Maloch said.
View ArticleMiami holds off FGCU and moves on, 62-60
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Keyona Hayes scored 16 points, including the go-ahead basket inside with 1.5 seconds remaining, and fourth-seeded Miami rallied to beat 13th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 62-60 in...
View ArticleCrews contain Estero brush fire
ESTERO, Fla. Firefighters were able to contain an 8 acre brush fire that ignited along Burgundy Farms Road near Alico Road Saturday afternoon, Estero Fire Rescue said. “The Division of Forestry was...
View ArticleDaniels Parkway clears after south Fort Myers crash
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A crash temporarily blocked eastbound Daniels Parkway near American Colony Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said Sunday night. The road cleared roughly two hours after the...
View ArticleTice hit-and-run leaves pedestrian in critical condition
TICE, Fla. A pedestrian was badly hurt in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning on State Road 80, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Andres Mendoza Lopez, 35, was taken to Lee Memorial...
View ArticleFWC ups patrols on SWFL waterways
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. A spike in crashes has prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to more closely patrol boaters in Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota counties for the month of...
View ArticleCypress Lake High student overcomes adversity to win scholarship
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A Cypress Lake High School senior received a “breathtaking” honor Sunday. That’s what Willie Hall said about a ceremony at Sunday’s Red Sox-Twins spring training game in which he...
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Suspect sought following robbery at Lee County convenience store
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A suspect is at large Monday morning after allegedly robbing a Circle K, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. The robbery took place at around 1:40 a.m. at the convenience...
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Photo released of suspected Lee County bank robber’s SUV
Photo via Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A suspect remains at large after a Capital Bank branch was robbed Thursday afternoon, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. Crime...
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Cape Coral mayor won’t seek re-election
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki won’t run for re-election, she announced Monday. Sawicki cited a desire to “focus my energies on building my company when my term ends” in a lengthy...
View ArticleTeen diet pill contained illegal substance, Fort Myers company founder to...
FORT MYERS, Fla. The founder of a dietary supplement company under federal investigation for false labeling is expected, following a WINK News inquiry, to accept a plea deal that potentially includes...
View ArticleGulf Coast hospital unveils revamped kidney donation program
FORT MYERS, Fla. Gulf Coast Medical Center is bringing back one of its kidney donation programs two years after a patient died on the operating table. The live donor program was put on hold in April...
View ArticleFDLE releases video of Sanibel officer-involved shooting aftermath
SANIBEL, Fla. A new report shows jarring video of an officer-involved shooting on Sanibel. Jon Hay, 49, of Sanibel, was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement...
View ArticleStudy finds no new solutions to Fort Myers Beach traffic
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. Gridlock and the need for patience. Words that express what it’s like to sit in San Carlos Boulevard traffic could also be used to describe the effort to alleviate the miles-long...
View ArticleQuestions, grief follow death of Cypress Lake High senior
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. The death of Cypress Lake High School senior Ryan Farrell on Saturday raised several questions and left friends and classmates in mourning.
View ArticleFort Myers police find loaded gun in child’s bedroom
FORT MYERS, Fla. A loaded .357 Taurus revolver found in a small child’s bedroom was among a dozen illegal firearms the Fort Myers Police Department recovered between Friday and Sunday last week. Five...
View ArticleCape Coral council, community react to mayor’s decision to not seek re-election
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki has made waves since she was first elected in 2013. She won the position by just over 13 votes against former Mayor John Sullivan. Sawicki’s personal...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in Fort Myers armed robbery
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection to an armed robbery earlier this month, the Fort Myers Police Department said. Tevin Spears, of 470 Van Buren St., turned himself...
View ArticleFires close U.S. 41, keep students inside
OCHOPEE, Fla. A 58-mile stretch of U.S. 41 between Collier and Miami-Dade counties was shut down Tuesday afternoon because of a wildfire in the Big Cypress Preserve, the Florida Highway Patrol said....
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