Derrick Shaw

FORT MYERS, Fla.- For the second time in a week, a tornado swept through a Southwest Florida community, leaving a path of damage behind on Friday. An EF1 tornado ripped through the South Pointe condos off McGregor Boulevard and Camelot Drive in south Fort Myers. Jane Frost was inside her condo with her husband when the tornado touched […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A Fort Myers man has been charged in a deadly 2015 vehicle versus bicyclist hit-and-run crash on Nuna Avenue. On Friday, the Fort Myers Police Department charged 22-year-old Daniel Aquino Longoria in the death of Tony Jermun Bridley. Police say Longoria hit Bridley with his car in the early morning hours of May 25, 2015. Longoria […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The roof of a condo on Feather Sound Drive was partially blown off by a tornado during Friday’s storms, the National Weather Service said. The NWS did not immediately say how strong the tornado was. We have a full report on today’s storms on winknews.com.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Some of the best classic boats from across the country have arrived in Fort Myers for the second annual Antique & Classic Boat Show at Pinchers located at the Edison Ford Marina. More than 50 antique and classic boats will be on display both in the water and dry docked for […]

HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) – Two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each collided and went down off the Hawaiian island of Oahu while on a nighttime training mission, and rescuers searched choppy waters Friday where debris had been sighted, military officials said. There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard or […]

SARASOTA, Fla. – A 42-year-old man was killed early Friday morning after a shooting on 25th Street, Sarasota police said. William B. Shipp was found in the driveway of a home at 1524 25th Street at about 6 a.m. with a gunshot wound, police said. Shipp later died at a hospital. No further information was immediately available.

Below is a list of resources for victims of the Jan. 9, 2016 Cape Coral tornado: Donate American Red Cross Florida Baptist Disaster Relief Resources How to prepare for a disaster  City of Cape Coral tornado debris removal guidelines City of Cape Coral repair permit guidelines  Beware of unlicensed contractors American Red Cross – Florida’s […]