Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
FORT MYERS Isaias makes landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, heads up the U.S. east coast Isaias made landfall at 11:10 p.m. Monday near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained wind of 85 mph. Isaias quickly weakened to a tropical storm after moving over land. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the center of now Tropical Storm Isaias was located 20 miles south-southwest of Frederick, […]
FORT MYERS Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in the Carolinas as Category 1 As of 11 p.m. Monday, Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the Carolina coast as a Category 1. The storm is maintaining max winds of 85 mph, moving north-northeast at 22 mph. Southwest Florida will no longer see impacts from Isaias. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: Changes with the 11 p.m. advisory: A […]
WINK NEWS Hurricane Isaias continues trek toward Florida’s East coast Hurricane Isaias continued to impact the Central Bahamas overnight moving NW at 15 mph with 80 mph sustained winds, and its expected to affect the southeast coast of Florida on Saturday. The Hurricane Watch is changed to a Hurricane Warning from the Volusia/Brevard County line to the Flagler/Volusia County Line. The Bahamas has discontinued the Hurricane […]
FORT MYERS Isaias becomes a hurricane, watches issued for East Coast Hurricane Storm Isaias (pronunciation: ees-ah-EE-ahs) formed Thursday night, and our team is monitoring it about 50 miles southwest of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Southwest Florida is outside the forecast cone for Isaias. The National Hurricane Center forecast cone has Isaias approaching Florida by this weekend, but has shifted east again. As of 11 p.m., Isaias […]
FORT MYERS Tropical Storm Isaias forms with Southwest Florida in forecast cone Tropical Storm Isaias (pronunciation: ees-ah-EE-ahs) formed Wednesday night, and our team is monitoring it about 320 miles east-southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The National Hurricane Center forecast cone has Isaias approaching Florida by this weekend, and Southwest Florida is included in the forecast cone. However, it’s important to remember that a lot can change […]
FORT MYERS Southwest Florida in forecast cone for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, likely to become Isaias Our team is monitoring Potential Tropical Cyclone #9, about 600 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. It is likely to become Tropical Storm Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs). Southwest Florida is included in the forecast cone, but it’s important to remember that a lot can change between now and this weekend. Hurricane Hunters are currently scheduled to investigate […]
FORT MYERS Tracking a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean, Isaias likely this week The WINK News Weather Authority team is monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean. This disturbance has a 90% chance of becoming our next tropical depression, and eventually, Tropical Storm Isaias. There is decent model discrepancy on how strong this system could get, and where it could go. Right now, it’s ingesting a lot […]
FORT MYERS Tropical Storm Gonzalo weakens, expected to strengthen again before dissipating WINK News is the Weather Authority, and we are monitoring two tropical storms and one tropical wave in the Atlantic Basin. Tropical Storm Hanna will be the next storm to make landfall in the United States, as it beelines for the Texas coastline. Tropical storm force winds will start to affect coastal regions by Friday […]
FORT MYERS Barbados under Hurricane Watch for Gonzalo; Tropical Depression Eight forms in Gulf Just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center officially upgraded Tropical Depression Seven to Tropical Storm Gonzalo. Gonzalo becomes our 7th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. It is the earliest 7th named storm on record, breaking the previous record held by Tropical Storm Gert which formed on July 24, 2005. As […]
FORT MYERS Heat dangers: the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke Here in Southwest Florida, we are no stranger to heat and humidity. However, there are times of the year where our heat is above average — and that’s exactly what we are seeing this week. While children and elderly people are the most susceptible to heat-related illnesses, anyone can be affected by heat exhaustion or […]