Burnt Store Road area residents ask for stakeholder meetingPolice believe car found in water at Trailhead Neighborhood Park connected to carjacking
FORT MYERS Multiple Fort Myers shootings leave investigators wondering if they are connected Three shootings in Fort Myers have left investigators with questions on whether or not they are connected. The first shooting was a drive-by shooting on Ortiz Avenue and State Road 82 that killed one person. The second shooting happened early Monday morning at Jones Walker Apartment Complex on Blount Street and two people were injured. […]
FORT MYERS How unpaid rent impacts the apartment industry WINK News has been telling you about the eviction crisis for months as the pandemic continues and people can’t afford to pay rent, but how does this impact property managers? It has been a challenging year at Park Crest at the Lakes Apartments in Fort Myers, both for renters and for the property manager, Kelli […]
LEE COUNTY ‘Operation Club Blu’ offering $20K reward for information on 2016 fatal shooting The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Fort Myers Police Department along with state and federal officials on Tuesday announced “Operation Club Blu” and a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of suspects in the 2016 Club Blu shooting. The July 25, 2016, shooting outside the Fort Myers club left two people dead and […]
Florida teachers union files lawsuit against state over school reopening order The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said Monday it’s filing a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state over their push to reopen Florida’s schools as COVID-19 cases rise. The FEA lawsuit is one of at least two to have been filed against the state’s plans to reopen schools. Both are […]
COLLIER COUNTY Stone crabbers ask FWC to hold off on new rules, say it could destroy their business The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission may enforce tougher rules on fishing to help increase the stone crab population, but fishermen say that could destroy their business. We talked to some of the members of the Florida Stone Crabbers Association who say a one-two punch of COVID-19 and these new rules will make a bad […]
WINK NEWS Economists say second shutdown would be devastating for small business Dr. Anthony Fauci said states with spikes in the coronavirus should “consider shutting down,” he told The Wall Street Journal recently. But could Florida survive a second shutdown? A second shutdown could mean an end for many businesses in Southwest Florida. Florida economists we spoke to Tuesday said a second shutdown in Florida would be […]
HENDRY COUNTY Investigators say skeletal remains found in Hendry County are human Investigators are now working to confirm whose skeletal remains were found in eastern Hendry County this week. Tuesday, Hendry County Sheriff’s Office says a human skull and more than a dozen bones were found by a worker at a JD Thornton Nurseries off U.S. 27. Florida Department of Law enforcement assisted HCSO Wednesday, as investigators […]
FORT MYERS DeSantis extends moratorium for evictions and foreclosures until August UPDATE: The Florida governor’s office confirms Tuesday Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended the moratorium for “Limited Extension of Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction relief” until 12:01 a.m. August 1 with the signing of Executive Order 20-159. This comes after the previous extension was set to expire July 1. See the original story below and video above. […]
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers marina neighbors upset dead manatee left to rot near homes An investigation is underway Monday after a dead manatee was found rotting away near Paradise Marina in North Fort Myers. Neighbors say the aquatic mammal turned up dead more than a week ago and remains near them, as well as a foul odor. “It’s still sitting here, and it’s covered with dirt and … it […]
NEW YORK (AP) NY, NJ, Conn. to quarantine visitors from worse-off states, including Florida New York, Connecticut and New Jersey will require visitors from states with high coronavirus infection rates to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, beginning Thursday, the three governors said. The order includes Florida. “We now have to make sure the rates continue to drop,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday at a video briefing […]