The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecastChaotic lake getting fence and security
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Sun, clouds, humidity, rain – it’s all in your weekend forecast Saturday afternoon will be hot and humid, with a mix of sun and clouds.
LEHIGH ACRES Chaotic lake getting fence and security Now, with all the negative attention it has gotten, some think putting up a fence is a great way to keep that bad activity out.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
FORT MYERS Students affected by COVID-19 able to graduate for the first time For many young people, COVID stripped away one of their greatest rites of passage: graduation.
Deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County Authorities are at the scene of a deadly crash on State Road 29 in Hendry County on Friday afternoon.
Celebrating Free Comic Book Day in SWFL JP Sports store manager Jonathan Powell said this is a generational event that brings families together to reminisce on comics and other hobby-related knickknacks.
FORT MYERS Group rescues dogs before getting put down in Lee County Our animal shelters are packed with amazing puppies who have the sole desire to be loved.
FORT MYERS FGCU student beats all odds and is able to graduate Nearly four years ago, Marisa Manning had her heart set on going to Florida Gulf Coast University but never thought she’d find her passion for studying parasites.
FORT MYERS Victim in MLK Blvd. shooting identified as social media influencer The victim of the Martin Luther King Boulevard shooting has been identified as a local social media influencer.
FORT MYERS Could a Ferris wheel in downtown Fort Myers work? Right now, there are talks to bring a Ferris wheel to downtown Fort Myers, but several things are still up in the air.
LITTLE HICKORY BAY Improving ‘Hell’s Gate’ safety, a notoriously dangerous waterway for boaters A push to make an area known as “Hell’s Gate” safer since it’s a dangerous stretch of water with several blind corners within Little Hickory Bay.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
WINK NEWS Getting an inside look at the FEMA discount controversy Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian has been difficult for many and moving on can impact our wallets.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Searches are continuing across two areas of the country for Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie. In Wyoming, crews are looking for Petito. Meanwhile, in Sarasota County, Florida, the search is on for Laundrie. A renewed search for Brian Laundrie began shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday morning at a nature preserve in Sarasota County. The search has since been suspended for the day. The North Port Police Department, in a tweet, said more than 50 law enforcement officers are once again in the Carlton Reserve searching for Laundrie. Crews spent all of Saturday there, too. The search for Brian Laundrie continues Sunday morning in the Carlton Reserve. A team of more than 50 looking for anything of note after his parents say this is where he went. We continue to corroborate all info in the search for him and Gabby. 1-800-CALL-FBI. pic.twitter.com/20nt70mezz — North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) September 19, 2021 The search through Carlton Reserve for Brian Laundrie has concluded Sunday. As of about 5:40 p.m., North Port Police says nothing was found. Our search of the Carlton has concluded for the evening. Nothing to report. — North Port Police (@NorthPortPolice) September 19, 2021 Meanwhile, agents are searching for Laundrie’s fiancee Gabby Petito, who has been considered missing since Sept. 11. The search for Petito is centered at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, which is the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park. The #FBIDenver Field Office and its Wyoming Resident Agencies, in coordination with the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Teton County Sheriff's Office & Jackson Police Department, have been conducting ground surveys at the Spread Creek Dispersed Camping Area. pic.twitter.com/95HjWcEuDU — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 FBI Denver confirms they will be giving updates on the search for Gabby Petito at 4 p.m. MDT which is 6 p.m. EDT. The Teton County Coroner says that he was dispatched to Grand Teton National Park to recover a body. Human remains have been found that are consistent with the description of Petito but the body has not been identified and authorities cannot confirm it was Gabby Petito. #UPDATE: #FBIDenver, @NatlParkService & our law enforcement partners will provide an update in the investigation into Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito’s disappearance at 4:00 PM MDT at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park. @GrandTetonNPS pic.twitter.com/hmTxBfxrYo — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 Reports show Grand Teton is where Petito was last seen by her family during a call. They have been unable to communicate with Petito since Aug. 24, except for a text message she sent. Gabby Petito sits in a police vehicle during an investigation into an altercation between her and Brian Laundrie in Moab, Utah. The couple went on a road trip in their converted sleeper van to crisscross the states and visit the nation’s national parks. Gabby & her boyfriend were traveling in a white 2012 Ford Transit van with a variety of stickers on the back with Florida plate QFTG03. The FBI has a Missing Person poster that includes photos of Gabby & her van available for review or download here: https://t.co/FEblNZY2tP. — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 19, 2021 Laundrie returned from the trip to North Port on Sept. 1 in the van the couple shared without Petito and has not spoken to authorities of her whereabouts despite her family’s pleas for information. Laundrie’s family broke their silence to report their son missing on Friday. His family said they believed he was at the Carlton Reserve, an expansive, 24,000-plus acre park that connects to the Myakka Island Wilderness Trial and the Myakka River State Park in Sarasota County. Law enforcement searched for Brian Laundrie at a nature park in Sarasota County on Saturday. (CREDIT: North Port Police Department) North Port Spokesman Josh Taylor said the case remains a missing person’s case, adding that Laundrie is still only a person of interest in Petito’s disappearance and not a suspect. “Brian is a resident of this community; Brian was not a suspect in a crime,” Taylor said on Saturday. “We are not following him everywhere he is going.” The North Port Police Department, which is the lead agency in the case, was focused on putting resources toward finding Petito, Taylor said. North Port Police told WINK News that Brian’s family got his mustang home at some point on Tuesday, the same day he disappeared. “We knew we would deal with Brian eventually but this is certainly a twist,” Taylor said. On Sunday morning, law enforcement was gathering to start the search. A volunteer arrived to block off the entrance to Sarasota nature preserve. Officials and search and rescue teams arrived at 6:30 this morning. FWC is here with ATVs, side by sides as well as North Port PD. K9 search and rescue teams are also here #BrianLaundrie #GabbyPetito #BringGabbyHome pic.twitter.com/mhqOaYdCrp — Andrea G (@andreag_news) September 19, 2021 As Laundrie remains elusive, the question is where does the investigation go. The route to Laundrie’s family home was also being blocked off this morning. Credit: WINK News Credit: WINK News Taylor says this entire case is unusual. “There’s been nothing normal about any of this. The circumstances they’re not what people understand and we have laws and how we’re able to act and if we don’t act accordingly potentially some of the evidence that you receive is then thrown out and those that are responsible get off,” said Taylor. Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.