CAPE CORAL The government shutdown is officially the longest on record — we are now in day 23. The government shutdown has had an impact all along American life, not just the government workers receiving nothing in their latest pay stubs. The people protecting SWFL residents on the water are not getting paid right now.…
LEHIGH ACRES Meenyus Miller, 19, died from gunshot wounds Sunday in Lee County. On Saturday, Miller was shot and critically injured at Golfview Boulevard and Snead Drive in Lehigh Acres. Neighbor Donte Blake said he walks near the area Miller was shot frequently. “Makes me feel bad,” Blake said. “I just turned nineteen in December…
FORT MYERS There has been a crash with injuries on southbound I-75 at MM 117 in Bonita Springs, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. If possible, take an alternative route.
ESTERO If you ask the Director of the Resort and Hospitality Management program Randy Upchurch, he will tell you Sugden Hall houses Florida Gulf Coast University’s best-kept secret. “It’s management; it’s marketing; it’s HR; accounting and finance,” Upchurch said. “What you’re hearing are the components it takes to run resorts, restaurants, private clubs, hospitality businesses.”…
FORT MYERS A rollover crash involving two cars in downtown Fort Myers Friday night has been cleared. Fort Myers Police Department responded to the scene at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Monroe Street. Both cars were towed. An ambulance was on scene, but no one was transported to a hospital.…
LEHIGH ACRES Students experiencing food insecurity go hungry every day, but there is a way to get food into their hands and to their families — all thanks to a local nonprofit organization and its school partners. WINK News finds these school pantries are expanding rapidly. Sunshine Elementary School in Lehigh Acres utilizes a mobile…
LEE COUNTY Smoke neighbors in Lee County have seen today is caused by a scheduled controlled burn at a state forest. The smoke is supposed to go away by tomorrow. The Florida Forest Service conducted a 2000-acre prescribed burn Friday at Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest in Hendry County. People in different areas of Lee County…
(Fort Myers, FL) The Fort Myers Police Department is looking for two escaped prisoners from the Price Halfway House at 2515 Ortiz Avenue in Fort Myers. Adam Phillips, 18, along with another teenager who is unnamed escaped the half-way house overnight on Sunday. Model of stolen vehicle use by Adam Phillips It is reported that…
FORT MYERS A woman tried to lure children while posing as a crossing guard. A good Samaritan saw what was happening and stopped the suspect from potentially kidnapping them. Fort Myers Police Department issued the alert of a suspect who tried to coax a brother and sister at the intersection of Superior Street and East…
FORT MYERS BEACH Traffic congestion has impeded Fort Myers Beach fire stations from responding rapidly to emergencies, leading it to find a more strategic location. The fire dept. also needs a large functional space. Right now, Fire Station 31 at Estero and Donora Blvds. is outdated — it needs a bigger space to rebuild. The…