Cape council to mull possible housing development project
CAPE CORAL, Fla. The decision to keep an abandoned golf club as an open space or to develop a gated community will be the topic of discussion at a city council meeting Monday. The meeting will take...
View ArticleCape nixes land use change for former golf course
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A controversial plan to turn a former golf course into hundreds of homes was dealt two critical blows Monday. City Council voted against recommending a change in land use for the Palm...
View ArticleStay to play mandates irk parents, help tournaments, SWFL hotels
FORT MYERS, Fla. Traveling for youth sports may be inevitable for parents of kids with high aspirations. But for parents, there’s not always a choice in where they get to stay overnight. A trend known...
View ArticleWoman arrested in North Fort Myers gun theft
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A homeless woman suspected of stealing guns from a Buccaneer Estates home has been arrested. Tiffany Renae Shrum, 37, aka Tiffany Shannon, was taken into custody Monday...
View ArticleResearchers find gap of science knowledge in students
FORT MYERS, Fla. Researchers say students need to grow up to be scientifically literate in order for the United States to continue to compete globally. Education researcher Paul Morgan and fellow...
View ArticleLeader of Tice heroin-dealing scheme receives 33 years
FORT MYERS, Fla. A Cape Coral man accused of leading a massive heroin trafficking conspiracy was sentenced Monday to more than 33 years in prison. Gorge Antonio Vargas, 35, was the mastermind behind a...
View ArticleHow to keep USB malware away from your computer
FORT MYERS, Fla. A USB, a popular item used to save important documents can give hackers unprecendented accress to a person’s computer. Watch the video for more information on the possible harm a USB...
View ArticleFirefighters stay cool while hosing down fires
FORT MYERS, Fla. With temperatures feeling like triple digits, staying cool in the summer heat is no easy task for firefighters. Watch WINK News reporter Chris Grisby gear up with the Fort Myers Fire...
View ArticleNeighbors may have contributed to July gator attack
SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. A new report shows that Gene Witzel’s gator attack may have been caused by her neighbors. Last July, Witzel was bit by gator while gardening outside her San Carlos Park home,...
View ArticleBonita Springs man arrested in Wells Fargo bank robbery
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. A 41-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Monday afternoon bank robbery, the Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said Tuesday morning. Linn Richard Thompson, of Bonita...
View ArticleLee County School District to mull gun policy
FORT MYERS, Fla. The district’s weapon policy will be the topic of discussion at a briefing before a board meeting Tuesday afternoon. A proposal would allow students ages 18 years and older to keep...
View ArticleFort Myers declines to renew contract with police audit firm
FORT MYERS, Fla. The city chose not to renew a $300,000 contract Monday with a consulting firm that produced a scathing audit of its police force. Tuesday marks six months since the report, issued by...
View ArticleCape Coral man sentenced to life for sex crimes against child
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 71-year-old Cape Coral man was sentenced to life in prison for sexual battery and molestation of an 11-year-old, the state attorney’s office said Tuesday. Sergio Oliveros, of the...
View ArticleCrash blocks Country Club Blvd. in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A crash has blocked both directions of Country Club Boulevard in the 4000 block, police said. The 4000 block is adjacent to Southeast 40th Street. At least one person sustained minor...
View ArticleLee County GOP to open museum
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Southwest Florida residents can attend the opening of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee office Tuesday afternoon. The grand opening will feature the Republican Museum...
View ArticleLee County NAACP formally proposes changing Robert E. Lee portrait
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Lee County chapter of the NAACP has formally offered county commissioners a deal on the portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee hanging in the county courthouse. The organization pledges...
View ArticleFuture of former Cape golf course in limbo
CAPE CORAL, Fla. It’s up to the owners of the property that was once The Golf Club on Palm Tree Boulevard to make the next move after a plan to build hundreds of homes there ran aground Monday.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about shipping insurance
NAPLES, Fla. Michele Taly trusted a shipping company to pack and send a valuable statue to Minneapolis. But she discovered the insurance she paid for didn’t cover all the damage to the artwork after it...
View Article1 dead in North Fort Myers crash
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. One person was killed in a crash Tuesday night on Bayshore Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a 2002 Lincoln Towncar as he crossed...
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