LEHIGH ACRES New details in a murder case led detectives to a community in Lehigh Acres. Three suspects are now accused of killing a man in Palm Beach County. Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Donovan Baker and Andrew Maldonado Thursday in connection with the murder Neville Bethune was arrested for last week. All three are…
GATEWAY Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man related to a shooting at a 7-Eleven gas station in Gateway Thursday. LCSO confirmed it arrested Malcolm Smith, 23, of Lehigh Acres Saturday in connection to the shooting. On Thursday, deputies surrounded the 7-Eleven at the corner of Gateway Boulevard and Griffin Drive in Gateway responding to…
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Running a restaurant is already a perilous line of work, especially during the offseason in Florida. Steve Hollister, the owner of the Twisted Vine Bistro, said construction on a 12 story hotel in downtown Fort Myers puts his businesses at an even higher risk. Hollister said everyone on Bay St. has felt…
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Police Department responded to a robbery at Bank OZK on Hancock Bridge Parkway Friday. According to CCPD press released, the suspect entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. It did not appear the man had a weapon on him. Still, the teller gave the man an undisclosed…
The Fort Myers Police Department is on the scene of a reported gas leak at Palm Beach Boulevard and Pine Street. All traffic is being shut down and diverted and businesses are being asked to evacuate. Drivers should avoid the area until further notice. 20 commercial customers don’t have natural gas from near Terry Park…
CAPE CORAL Two Cape Coral drivers told WINK News they are out of hundreds of dollars after fueling up with contaminated gasoline. Last Thursday, Scott Stefanko filled his tank at the Orion Fuels on Santa Barbara Blvd. in Cape Coral. It cost him about $20. Stefanko took his car to the dealer who told him…
LEHIGH ACRES Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash involving a Honda Civic and a dump truck on Sunshine Boulevard and 31st West in Lehigh Acres Wednesday afternoon. FHP confirmed driver of the Honda Civic, Jenny Lee Esquivel, 32, of Lehigh Acres was killed in the crash. The driver of the driver of the…
FORT MYERS Florida Gulf Coast University President Mike Martin has named Katherine “Kitty” Green as the vice president for advancement and executive director of the FGCU Foundation. Green most recently served as president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties since 2010. She begins her new role at FGCU June 24.…
CAPE CORAL The future of the old Cape Coral golf course hangs is still up in the air. The deal for the city is to buy it on an indefinite hold right now, as more testing takes place this week to make sure there are not any environmental concerns. It has been more than a…
FORT MYERS Using sunscreen is supposed to protect you from skin cancer, but according to the Food and Drug Administration, requirements for over-the-counter sunscreen products haven’t been updated in decades. This delay in updates is potentially putting you at risk. In Fort Myers, Beth Zimmerman says she is, “a mom. I’m a wife. I’m a…