LEE COUNTY Safety improvements where hit-and-run occurred in Lee County Making a dangerous Lee County bus stop safer during darker hours after two teens got injured after a hit-and-run on Thursday. At 6 a.m. the sunshine is a bit lackluster, and to make matters worse there are no street lights around the pick-up area. Lee County has a plan to make the area a whole […]
LEE COUNTY 17-year-old arrested after 2 teens injured in Lee County hit-and-run A 17-year-old girl was arrested for a hit-and-run at a Lee County intersection on Thursday morning, which hurt two teenagers. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. at the Orange River Boulevard and Lorriane Drive intersection. WINK News spoke to the family of the two teenagers, 16-year-olds Nancy and Daniel […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Details released in North Fort Myers animal facility under investigation Wildlife investigators cited a North Fort Myers wildlife facility and seized animals after they found feces festering in animal enclosures and standing water with apparent mosquito infestations. In one case, an investigator with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said four dead rats were decomposing over a bird enclosure at the Bad Attitude Everglades […]
NAPLES Developer building apartment complex forces pastor to move church The pastor at Fairway Church in Naples said they were told they have until September to find another place to worship. That’s because the developer has decided to build a 368-unit apartment complex. The pastor, Tim Reed, has no idea where they’ll go or what his congregation’s going to do. Reed knew something along these […]
WINK NEWS Florida gator hunting season begins Starting Monday, avid alligator hunter Greg Love will legally showcase his skills marking the start of Florida’s alligator hunting season. Love and every other registered gator hunter has until Nov. 1 to legally hunt gators in Florida. Gator hunting season, ironically, is due to the successful gator conservation success story. In 2022 there are an […]
LEE COUNTY Parents and students managing changes to Lee County school bus routes It was a smooth first day of school in Lee County and the school district cut 13 routes as they still face bus driver shortages, but it worked Wednesday. Deaah, a student’s mother, was determined to make sure her child was on time to and from school on the first day of the year. Which […]
FORT MYERS LCSO, Lee schools address safety ahead of first day of school The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Lee County Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier are making sure students are safe when they go back to school Wednesday. Over the summer, part of the training designed to keep security at schools tight involved using real students and fake gunshots. Since the working relationship between the school district and […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS South Fort Myers homeowners speaks after lightning strike causes fire The life of a homeowner changed in a flash on Wednesday night after her home was struck by lightning. The lightning struck the top of the Fawn Ridge Drive home in south Fort Myers during Wednesday night storms. She said she doesn’t know where to live, but her message is to grab the people you […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Lee County deputies, students train in active shooter drills Kids and deputies at a school in Lee County were training to be prepared in the case of a deadly shooting on Tuesday. An active shooter training involving real kids at South Fort Myers High. Deputies and school resource officers ran into schools past real screaming kids pretending to be shot. Screaming students scattered across […]
LEE COUNTY School bus driver shortage continues in Lee County A staffing shortage in Southwest Florida is causing concern as we get closer to the beginning of the school year. Although Lee County has hired some drivers, they’ve also lost some. And with school starting Aug. 10, the district just doesn’t have enough bus drivers to get kids to and from school on time. While […]