Derrick Shaw

With nine players contributing to the final score, the FGCU women’s basketball team defeated NJIT 70-37 Monday night at Alico Arena. The Eagles move to 15-4 with a 3-0 record in Atlantic Sun Conference play, while the Highlanders fall to 3-15 with a 0-3 mark in league action. The Green and Blue produced a pair […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The mother and cousin of a 6-year-old shot at a Fort Myers apartment complex Monday night were among seven people shot during a shooting spree in September, Fort Myers Interim Police Chief Dennis Eads said. Malcolm Wilcox was in a vehicle with his mother, Jartravia Isom, and cousin, Tazyhion Matthews, 5, near […]

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Following the death of a couple killed in their Manatee County mobile home, a Charlotte County official cautions about the importance of emergency plans. Charlotte County Emergency Management Director Wayne Sallade is mourning the loss of two people after a tornado ripped through their Manatee County community. Winds from Sunday’s storm […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Some boaters are becoming wary of construction plans that may eventually cause the closure of a public ramp on the Caloosahatchee River. The boat ramp, located near Edwards Drive in downtown Fort Myers, is one of a few free options for fishers, crabbers and recreational boaters in the area. One crabber, Roger Byrd, […]

NAPLES, Fla. – The Naples City Council will consider making changes that could require Collier County residents to pay for parking on the beach. The change, to be discussed Wednesday, would apply to those who have a Collier County Beach permit. The permit, a small green sticker, allows for free parking on beaches in Naples. […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Clean-up efforts continued in South Fort Myers Monday after the area was hit by a tornado last week. Some property owners are feeling the financial impact of Friday’s tornado and predict that it could be weeks before their units are back in normal condition. Cindy Keenan said she was out of […]

The contest for the five WINK News S.A.M.E. Digital Weather/All Hazards Alert radios is complete. The winners were announced on our Facebook page on Friday, Jan. 22.

FORT MYERS, Fla.- From Naples to Sarasota, a third round of severe weather battered Southwest Florida once again over the weekend. Sarasota and Manatee counties were hit the hardest after a deadly tornado blew through the area, killing two people and leaving homes torn apart. A viewer shared pictures of another tornado ripping through the town of […]

MIAMI (AP) – More than 150 former homeless men and women are rejoining society armed with educations and job skills. A graduation ceremony was held at Marlins Park on Saturday for graduates of Miami Rescue Mission and Broward Outreach Centers. The graduates wore caps and gowns, three shared their stories and Rev. Ron Brummitt gave […]

BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a driver following a traffic stop where the victim pointed a gun at the deputy. After the deputy pulled Henry Bennett over in Belle Glade on Saturday, authorities say Bennett got out of the vehicle and ran away. The […]