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 Bruno Air owner and employees enter not guilty pleas in fraud scheme Louis Bruno, the former owner of a multi-million dollar air conditioning company, entered a not guilty plea and waived his right to an arraignment Monday. Bruno was charged with 40 felony fraud charges, including a scheme to defraud and communications fraud. A lengthy probable cause affidavit details an elaborate scheme involving forged documents and notary […]
FORT MYERS Police affidavit accuses AC company employees of elaborate fraud scheme One woman told police she was pressured to tears into signing on a tablet. Another said she has multiple sclerosis and can’t even sign her own name. Others claim they were not told they were agreeing to around $50,000 worth of work to be done on their homes. Several former customers’ stories are laid out […]
FORT MYERS Bruno to be released on bond after facing judge The former owner of a Southwest Florida air conditioning business who was arrested on fraud charges is set to be released from jail after paying bond. Louis Bruno made his first appearance before a Lee County judge Wednesday morning. He’s facing up to 200 years in jail after 40 counts of fraud were filed against […]
FORT MYERS Bruno Air owner and former employees arrested, face multiple counts of fraud The owner of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning company was arrested Tuesday after turning himself in on charges of fraud. The arrest of Louis Bruno follows investigations into Bruno Total Home Performance by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Consumer Protection Division and the Office of Statewide Prosecution working with Cape Coral police. Bruno, along with […]
FORT MYERS United Healthcare Workers Union claims Florida nursing homes putting worker, patient lives at risk A certified nursing assistant at Heritage Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare, who only wanted to be identified by the name “Julie”, said management hid cases of COVID-19 from staff and failed to provide proper protective equipment. She provided proof of employment at the facility to WINK News, but said she feared she would be fired if […]
FORT MYERS Are nursing homes and assisted living facilities prepared for hurricane season? At this unprecedented time, when you cannot even visit a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility, its critical to make sure the facility is ready for hurricane season. Christopher Uejio, an assistant professor of geography at Florida State who works on health policy issues, said the state’s long-term care facilities are […]
NAPLES Customers want a resolution to attorney general investigation into A/C contractor When Debi Giardello first contacted WINK News in 2019, she was fighting to keep her home. Attorneys for Bruno Total Home Performance, a now-defunct Bonita Springs Air Conditioning company, had filed a lien on her property and were seeking to foreclose on it. Giardello said it started when a Bruno sales rep convinced her to […]
FORT MYERS Nursing homes with most COVID-19 cases have history of infection control problems Diana Bortle said she has been anxious ever since finding out her mother Shirley tested positive for COVID-19. Shirley Cliff is one of 52 positive cases associated with Manorcare Nursing and Rehabilitation in Naples. The facility has more cases than any other in Collier County and the second-highest number of cases in Southwest Florida. Sixteen […]
WINK NEWS Dental practices push for more protective equipment Dental practices around the state reopened for non-emergency care this week. They did so without access to a critical piece of protection — highly-sought-after N95 masks. We learned found dentists are pushing to get better protection Thursday. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services made a list of […]
FORT MYERS Morgan and Morgan ready to battle for business interruption payouts Before he could even file a claim with his insurance company, a Port Charlotte dentist said his agent indicated that his income loss from pandemic shutdowns was not going to be covered under the terms of his policy. “Essentially they said no this particular insurance company doesn’t cover pandemics and neither does any dental insurance […]