LEHIGH ACRES Child flown to hospital with burn injuries after starting fire in Gateway home A child was flown to the hospital with burns Thursday morning after starting a fire at a Gateway home. According to the South Trail Fire and Rescue District, the fire was in the Silver Lakes community. Firefighters found the child with burn injuries while a small fire remained burning in the house. A firefighter/paramedic attended […]
DESOTO COUNTY FPL builds solar energy center in SWFL supporting nation’s largest community solar program FPL has built a big solar center in Southwest Florida aimed at helping support the nation’s largest community solar program. The company’s goal is to have 30 million panels by 2030 and, with this new center, they’re about 30% of the way there. The facility is offering much more than just clean energy as well, […]
CLEWISTON Teen donates portion of scholarship money to family of classmate killed in crash A small southwest Florida town has seen lots of heartbreak and pain in the past few weeks. But, despite it all, people in Clewiston are coming together during these rough times. Over the weekend, a high school graduate decided to donate a portion of her winnings to the family who lost their son in a […]
LEE COUNTY Maintaining drainage systems one of most important steps for hurricane season Standing water is always an issue but especially during hurricane season. The more it rains, the more debris clogs up the ditches. The more clogged ditches there are, the more it floods. And with all the rain we’re getting as the hurricane gets underway, people say they’re concerned over what will happen when the water […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County Schools grappling with bus driver shortage If your child is getting ready to catch a Lee County school bus in the morning, there’s a chance that bus might not show up! There is a severe lack of school bus drivers in the county, and WINK News has heard from parents that their children have been left stranded without warning. The Lee […]
IMMOKALEE Immokalee Seminole Casino Hotel to host hiring event Wednesday; other companies seeking workers From Waste Pro to Waffle House, all sorts of companies are hiring. Now that businesses are getting back on track, they’re so desperate for help that many positions don’t even require experience. Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, for instance, will host a hiring event Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. in the Seminole Center. “Over […]
FORT MYERS Lee County re-housing homeless families, keeping them together Lee County commissioners are taking the next step in making sure families no longer struggle with homelessness. The county wants to help keep people off the streets. More than that: it wants to be able to keep families together. That is why families have been put up in hotels while Lee County works to find […]
NAPLES Use of plasma to fight COVID-19 declining It was seen as a lifeline when the pandemic started, but desperate calls for your plasma have suddenly stopped. There was a big push for recovered COVID-19 patients to donate convalescent plasma because it was the only safe treatment that doctors could trust. There were also a lot more patients in hospitals, so the Mayo […]
FORT MYERS FGCU to celebrate graduates at in-person ceremony Florida Gulf Coast University is hosting an in-person graduation Friday, but it will look quite different from past ceremonies. All the speakers will be virtual, but students will at least have the chance to celebrate their accomplishments, walk across the stage and have family watch them get their diploma. It seems as though the students […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral leaders hosting forum to hear suggestions for city spending Cape Coral leaders want to hear from you Thursday about how they should spend the city’s money. Mayor John Gunter says they don’t want to create a vision of Cape Coral’s future without hearing from the very people it would benefit. Once they get some ideas for what people want to see their money spent […]