Justin Kase

Firefighters responded to a brush fire in North Forth Myers near the intersection of US-41 and Business 41 Wednesday. As of 8 p.m., the fire was 100% contained. It was an 8-acre burn at one point, but no evacuations were ordered. Still, nearby neighbors had their concerns. “The flames were shooting up over top of […]

Neighbors are fed up with trash piling up in front of their homes. They want it picked up as soon as possible, but say they have been waiting weeks. Cape Coral City Council says trash pickup by Waste Pro has been inconsistent for community members in the city. Waste Pro says it all comes down […]

Monday, the City of Cape Coral posted on Facebook about a scam alert, and news organizations picked it up, including WINK News. The owner of Florida Analysis claims the city was wrong by calling his legitimate business a scam. We spoke to owner Geno Yauchler of Florida Water LLC and Florida Water Analysis Thursday to […]

Neighbors are frustrated dozens of beloved trees won’t line their drive home anymore, but the community says they needed to come down. It said it will keep neighbors safe and prevent potential damaged to infrastructure. People living in the Gateway community of Lee County are concerned after around 50 oak trees were cut down. Bicyclists […]

Sewage is seeping into people’s backyards, and several fish are dying in a pond near their homes because of it. It all started because of a force main break. Families in the neighborhood are worried about their water because it comes from the wells. A wastewater main break that happened Thursday in Lely was still […]

Police say a victim’s quick thinking to flag down an officer likely saved his life. Suspect Brandon Phoneseng Chaleunsouk, 26, was brought into police custody Wednesday after being accused of a fight inside the Dixie Roadhouse bar in Cape Coral that led him to retrieve a loaded gun from outside and attempt to bring it […]

A beloved cyclist was run down and killed by a hit-and-run driver last weekend, and the reward is up to $6,000 to find the person who killed her. Debra Purcaro, 64, was cycling along North River Road in Alva when she was killed, and people who live on that road are fed up with how […]

Fort Myers police and Lee County deputies are looking for a man who led police on a chase into North Fort Myers late Wednesday before he ditched the car and jumped into a creek. Police pulled a car over in Fort Myers and the man drove away from officers over the Edison Bridge into North […]

Children have been playing soccer right next to a homeless camp. We learned there are steps being taken to protect those children. Before roughly 50 families step foot on a public field at Lions Park in Fort Myers, city officials from parks and beautification sweep it looking for things such as trash, human waste or […]

At least one person was injured in a shooting at Rusty’s Bar and Grill in North Naples on Friday night. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office responded to shots fired at the bar at 2700 Immokalee Road where individuals there were involved in a fight. The shooting occurred at around 9:40 p.m. The status of the […]