Cape Coral City Council salary, stipend won’t appear on November ballotMove forward or out? Many on Fort Myers Beach making tough choices amid Hurricane Ian recovery
FORT MYERS More bad news for Florida homeowners’ insurance market. Another company to stop renewing Progressive is ‘rebalancing’ Florida by non-renewing 103,000 home policies. WINK Investigations has looked into its operations.
PUNTA GORDA More insurers coming to Florida, insurance villages for claims More insurance companies have come to do business in Florida, according to State Representative Bob Rommel.
Police search for unlicensed contractor who failed to show up for trial twice A bench warrant is out for the unlicensed contractor WINK News has investigated for years. Christopher Pascale is wanted for not showing up to his own trial again. He’s charged with contracting without a license and doing that work without permits. One Naples family is at the center of this court case. They said he destroyed their home after Hurricane Irma.
CAPE CORAL How soon could UAW strike impact Southwest Florida consumers? As UAW workers from General Motors, Ford and Stellantis walk out, car salespeople worry about what could come next.
Grocery budgets tighten as inflation continues to rise Higher gas prices made overall inflation go up to 3.7 percent in August 2023 compared to August 2022, bringing even more pain driving to the grocery store. Southwest Floridians might start seeing relief in the aisles.
ENGLEWOOD Insurance fallout and payment delays put Englewood animal sanctuary in jeopardy One woman worries the long struggle with her now insolvent insurance company to get her animal sanctuary repaired will force her to close.
You could have money sitting in ‘unclaimed property’ The United States has billions of dollars in unclaimed property. 1 in 7 people do. You could be one of them.
FORT MYERS How to teach kids about money Here are some tips that will help kids learn about money and becoming financially literate adults later on in the future.
FORT MYERS Inflation pushing some to ‘unretire’ Some retired folks choose to return to work because of inflation, calling the decision “unretiring.”
PORT CHARLOTTE More insurance claims to file from Hurricane Idalia For many with Ian and Idalia damage, filing another claim is in their future. Patronis predicts get a contractor is going to be a battle.