Residents oppose proposed public comment restrictions
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – More than a dozen people got up to speak at city council’s first meeting since Councilwoman Marilyn Stout proposed cutting mics and removing residents who continue to speak in a...
View ArticleCape Coral home in limbo after botched tornado repairs
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Quinn Alberto and his parents, Erlinda and Solito, say they are still battling with a contracting company they hired in June.
View ArticleSurveillance cam shows South Fort Myers McDonald’s robbery
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man ran up to a McDonald’s drive-through window, pointed a handgun at the employee manning it and demanded all the money in the cash register, Southwest Florida Crime...
View ArticlePolice: Suspicious man enters Fort Myers credit union
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who entered a credit union building Tuesday, identified himself as a U.S.
View ArticleCape Coral woman to repay $1.1M in fraud case
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral woman has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to repay more than $1.1 million as part of a plea agreement for defrauding a real estate investment...
View ArticlePinchers exec responds to frenzy surrounding dog on table
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Pinchers Executive Kevin Rooney said the patio area of the local seafood restaurant is dog-friendly, but having an unleashed dog on the table is not permitted.
View ArticleSlide the City reboots plans; permits still in limbo
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Slide the City organizers are once more targeting the Edison Bridge for an event that would turn it into a giant waterslide later this year, but proper permitting applications still...
View ArticleWorld badminton competition hits SWFL
ESTERO, Fla. – Some of the world’s best badminton players are headed to Southwest Florida for the USA Badminton’s 2016 US Masters Championship.
View ArticleFort Myers considers tapping into private security cams
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The City of Fort Myers is mulling the idea of a voluntary program in which the city would use resident-owned security cameras to monitor crime.
View ArticleCape Coral homeowners describe spontaneous glass explosion
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – There could be a ticking time bomb in your home.
View ArticleWINK News out to fight Southwest Florida hunger
ESTERO, Fla. — A fundraising effort leading up to the Jan.
View ArticleCape Coral looks to end eminent domain fight
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — City officials are exploring alternative sites for irrigation storage tanks amid an eminent domain battle with the owner of a 5-acre property the city originally sought for the tanks.
View ArticleFort Myers Beach mulls options to fix ‘eyesore’
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Funding has dried up for a fountain that’s no longer functional on San Carlos Boulevard, and residents are divided about what to do about a landmark some now call an eyesore..
View ArticleCape chief to focus on tech, traffic, community policing
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The use of new technology, improved traffic safety and boosted community policing are priorities for new Cape Coral Police Chief Dave Newlan, as he told WINK News in an exclusive...
View ArticleScientists analyze Caloosahatchee River, drought data
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Scientists and researchers are gathering at a two-day symposium to talk about the Caloosahatchee River’s needs during a drought.
View ArticleTeen cited for crashing into Lee County school bus
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A teenage driver was cited for crashing into a school bus carrying 30 Lee County students Wednesday just before 3 p.m.
View ArticleStudent arrested, accused of attacking Lee County deputy
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Fort Myers High School student was arrested and is accused of fighting an officer after becoming upset about his removal from in-school suspension Monday.
View ArticleInvestigation continues into former Lee County sheriff’s deputy
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that an investigation into Facebook posts made by a since-retired deputy is not over, a day after the deputy insisted that it had ended.
View ArticleDeputies looking for alleged dealer after Lehigh Acres heroin bust
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Deputies are looking for a man they say is a “mid to upper level” dealer after a drug bust Wednesday morning.
View ArticleDeputies brighten birthday for Lehigh Acres girl
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lee County sheriff’s deputies made a Lehigh Acres girl’s 17th birthday particularly special.
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