Group protests death of Christopher JordanA least 3 cars involved in crash near Top Golf Way and Challenger Blvd.
FORT MYERS Florida’s 2023 legislative session to include rent, death penalty The Florida Legislature will tackle issues including affordable housing, the death penalty and school board races when its regular legislative session opens Tuesday morning.
CAPE CORAL Discrimination accusations against leaders hang over PRIDE Cape Coral 2023 PRIDE Cape Coral 2023 kicks off Friday, celebrating inclusion and love in the city’s LGBTQ+ community. This year’s event, however, comes after the former city manager accused the mayor and council members of discriminating against gay employees and being hesitant to support the pride festival.
FORT MYERS New Lee County Bookmobile to debut at Southwest Florida Reading Festival The Lee County Bookmobile, a library on wheels, just got a big makeover, and WINK News got an exclusive look before it makes its debut at the 2023 Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday. Melissa Baker, the manager of programming and outreach at the Lee County Library System, says she’s been looking forward to bringing […]
ARCADIA Teenage DeSoto County Fair shooting suspect to be tried as adult Ryan Watson Jr., the 15-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting at the DeSoto County Fair, will be tried as an adult.
FORT MYERS BEACH La Ola lifted onto trailers on Fort Myers Beach Starting Tuesday morning, a restaurant destroyed by Hurricane Ian and using shipping containers to stay open is going mobile to leave a flood zone after being cited.
FORT MYERS BEACH School board to discuss 3 future options for Fort Myers Beach Elementary On Wednesday afternoon, the Lee County School Board will discuss three options for the future of Fort Myers Beach Elementary, left in ruins by Hurricane Ian, after months of parents pushing to get it reopened.
FDOT seeks input from Lee, Collier drivers on possible I-75 improvements The Florida Department of Transportation wants to hear solutions from the people who drive I-75 daily and know its problems the best. FDOT believes people who have driven on the I-75 south corridor, a 42-mile stretch from Collier County to Lee County, know firsthand how to help and how traffic can be a nightmare during […]
FORT MYERS Firefighters investigating cause of A&D Scrap Material fire Smoke was still in the air Wednesday morning as firefighters worked to keep a scrap yard fire contained at A&D Scrap Material off Cranford Avenue.
NORTH FORT MYERS AMC Theatres to charge more for best seats; North Fort Myers location exempt Starting Friday, AMC Theatres will charge moviegoers more for premium seating at select locations. North Fort Myers’ AMC theater will not be among them just yet. AMC Theatres, the largest theater chain in the U.S., is trying out a new system in which the seats toward the back of a screening room will cost more […]
NAPLES Lowdermilk Park reopens with limited amenities Friday afternoon brings a major milestone in Hurricane Ian recovery: Lowdermilk Park in Naples has reopened. The beachfront hotspot was left unrecognizable after the storm plowed through, but it has come a long way in five months. Still, visitors this month should not expect the postcard-pristine place they may remember from before Ian. It’s […]