Community unites to honor Matlacha victim with memorial gardenLocal postal workers union raises alarm over mail delivery delays
FORT MYERS Community members replace longtime Publix employee’s stolen electric bike Turning a bad situation into an act of kindness, a longtime Publix employee had his electric bike stolen while working his shift recently. Although to some it’s only a bike, for the local worker it’s much more. We learned what community members did for him, someone who who is a stranger to them. Dan Smith […]
CAPE CORAL Homeowners continue having their presidential candidate yard signs stolen Neighbors in Cape Coral are having their campaign signs stolen, items thrown in their yards and have received hate mail. Now, they’re fearing for their lives. The hard to miss Trump and Biden signs are placed in yards across Southwest Florida. Vincent, who didn’t want to use his last name, used the infamous yard signs […]
LEHIGH ACRES Workers for Advanced Disposal fighting for shorter routes, higher pay Over a dozen workers for Advanced Disposal protested their growing routes on Wednesday. These men pickup garbage for a living and say everyday they put their health and safety at risk. They hope that something can be done about that. “Healthy? It’s not. All these hours that we work here it’s something ridiculous so it […]
Cape Coral Nursing homes prepare to reopen for family visitations After Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his intention to lift the now five-month ban on visitation to long-term care facilities, phones began ringing off the hook with loved ones desperate to find out when they can come. Diane Lamprey lives at the Atrium at Liberty Park in Cape Coral and says she hasn’t hugged her family […]
The Bahamas The Bahamas still recovering one year after Hurricane Dorian One town torn apart, another washed away—Dorian made its landfall on Elbow Cay, Great Abaco in the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane one year ago. The widespread destruction saw many families separated, many lives lost. Tanique Brutus rode out the hurricane with her family at their home in the Abaco Islands. It’s her biggest […]
NAPLES Complaint filed with Collier County Sheriff’s Office after video of dogs on trailer surfaces The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a complaint was filed after a woman recorded a video and took pictures of dogs being hauled on the back of a trailer. The woman who recorded the video actually works at a German Shepard rescue center and spoke with WINK News Anchor and Reporter Nicole Gabe […]
COLLIER COUNTY East Naples man recorded yelling racial insults at woman faces charge for viral encounter An East Naples man caught on video while yelling racial insults at a woman faces charges for the encounter, which went viral on social media. Jeffrey Adam Rouse now faces an assault charge. This is in addition to charges he was facing following his Aug. 15 arrest, for which he remains in the Collier County […]
FORT MYERS Anderson, McMiller move to general election to decide Fort Myers mayor Candidates Kevin Anderson and Jacquelyn McMiller will move on to the general election ballot to decide the race for mayor of the City of Fort Myers. None of the candidates for mayor reached the threshold of 50% of the vote plus 1 needed to win the race outright during the Florida primary Tuesday. So the […]
WINK NEWS 102-year-old woman celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage A version of the 19th Amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878. By 1912, nine western states adopted the legislation before it was ratified in 1920. Between 1920 and 1965, most black women still faced barriers to voting depending on age, where they lived, even if she could read or write. It wasn’t until […]
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres family wants public’s help to find service dog believed to be stolen A woman with diabetes in Southwest Florida needs community support. She believes someone stole her dog from her yard. Whitney Guzman in Lehigh Acres took to social media to get the word out about her beloved pet, who she says was stolen recently. He was last seen on Crossarm Drive and Gulf Lane. Guzman’s dog […]