Crews fix well at Dunbar sludge site
FORT MYERS, Fla. Work on a monitoring system used to track the water on the northwest corner of a toxic sludge site in Dunbar began Wednesday morning. WINK News reporter Jessica Alpern went live via...
View ArticleResearchers find no threat in cloudy ‘blob’ off Sanibel
SANIBEL, Fla. Cloudy water spotted off the Sanibel coast doesn’t pose a danger to humans, but many are still asking what it is. Watch the video to find out.
View ArticleArrows confuse drivers at Bonita Springs roundabout
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. “Sheer madness” and “daily chaos.” That’s how driver Cari Jones describes a roundabout at Old 41 Road and Terry Street, where arrows on Old 41 appear to point in the wrong...
View ArticleFort Myers Shores church target of repeated break-ins
FORT MYERS SHORES, Fla. The pastor of Grace United Methodist Church is frustrated and pleading for answers amid repeated break-ins.
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Golden Corral in Cape Coral removes extra fee following controversy
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A receipt from a local restaurant sparked questions for one Southwest Florida resident. Lisa Pompei came across a photo on Facebook of a receipt from the Golden Corral on 410 Andalusia...
View ArticleFGCU students to organize football club
FORT MYERS, Fla. A group of students from Florida Gulf Coast University are raising money to help organize a football club. The students hope the program could lead to a division one football program...
View ArticleFlorida Highway Patrol looking for new recruits
FORT MYERS, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol held an open house Wednesday in an effort to recruit more troopers. The recruiting event took place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fort Myers Florida Highway...
View ArticleSex crime reported at Gateway Charter High School in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. A sexual battery was reported Tuesday on a private bus on the way to Gateway Charter High School, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The victim’s father said the suspect made...
View ArticleUS 41 reopens after crash left truck dangling from Caloosahatchee Bridge
FORT MYERS, Fla. Two crashes shut down U.S. 41 at the Caloosahatchee Bridge Wednesday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. “Two separate and simultaneous” crashes happened at around 9:50 p.m. and...
View ArticleSanibel officer-involved shooting suspect found not competent to stand trial
FORT MYERS, Fla. The man accused of shooting and wounding a Sanibel police officer was found not competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday morning. Jon Hay was charged with four counts of...
View ArticleCrash blocks Palm Beach Blvd. in east Lee County
ALVA, Fla. A serious crash blocked the outside eastbound lane of Palm Beach Boulevard at Charleston Park Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. To the west, Joel Boulevard was closed near its...
View ArticleU.S. Coast Guard battling fake distress calls
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard is battling a recurrence of fake distress calls. The calls have been an ongoing problem in Southwest Florida in 2017 and can be dangerous, illegal and...
View Article1 injured in Lehigh Acres shooting
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. At least one person was injured in a shooting Friday afternoon on Lee Boulevard, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened at around 5 p.m. on the 1400 block of Lee...
View ArticleVarsity Lakes Middle School student reports sex crime on bus
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A Varsity Lakes Middle School student was inappropriately touched Wednesday on a bus on the way home from school, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect sat next to the...
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers man, 49, identified in deadly crash
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A 49-year-old man was killed Tuesday night on Bayshore Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Randy Lancaster, of North Fort Myers, was walking across the south shoulder of...
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Team 1 2 3 4 F DB Village Academy 0 0 0 – 0 First Baptist 28 14 0 – 42 Golden Gate at Immokalee FINAL Scoreboard Team 1 2 3 4 F Golden Gate 12 6 0 0 18 Immokalee 15 22 8 8 53 Gulf Coast at Lely...
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Heavy rain, storms cause flooding in SWFL
FORT MYERS, Fla. Heavy rain and storms caused localized flooding in parts of Southwest Florida Saturday, WINK meteorologist Brooke Silverang said. Flood watches are in effect for Lee and Charlotte...
View ArticleLehigh Acres teen injured in hit-and-run crash
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. A 13-year-old boy was hit by a car Friday night on Richmond Avenue North, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Eric Pagan, of Lehigh Acres, was walking north in the southbound lane of...
View ArticleLaBelle man, 19, killed in Hendry County crash
LABELLE, Fla. A 19-year-old man was killed in a crash Saturday morning on County Road 78, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at around 4:49 a.m. on County Road 78 at Caloosa Terrace,...
View ArticleNorth Fort Myers man inured in hit-and-run crash in Lee County
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A bicyclist was critically injured Friday night following a hit-and-run crash on McDaniel Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Cheyenne M. Harris, 30, of North Fort Myers, was...
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