LEHIGH ACRES Authorities responded to a neighborhood in Lee County, where an alligator was apparently eating a dog. On Saturday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the report of an alligator that had a dog in its mouth in Lehigh Acres. FWC’s Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program responded to the nearest address of the…
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District contained a brush fire in a wooded area near Renaissance Boulevard and U.S. 41 (S Tamiami Trail) in Bonita Springs Saturday. The fire affected roughly five acres of wooded area. Drivers uses caution. Smoke is expected to be present throughout out the night into tomorrow. Crews…
FORT MYERS If Jefferey Harvey calls demanding $500, police say to hang up the phone and call them. The Fort Myers Police Department has received a report that a renewed law enforcement phone scam is being perpetrated on area residents. FMPD has been told that a scammer calls a phone and claims to be “Jefferey…
FORT MYERS A living legend gave his words of wisdom to students in Southwest Florida. During the 1968 Summer Olympics, the world watched as Tommie Smith broke the 200-meter race record. What Smith did after earning the gold medal earned him even more attention. “A lot of people saw Mexico City as a Black Panther…
FORT MYERS WINK News is helping you survive the summer by budgeting your money to save for that summer vacation. WINK News anchor, Kirstin Delgado talked to travel expert to get tips to help you save money. If you plan on skipping the long road trip and prefer to travel by air, there are a…
HARDEE COUNTY Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash that killed one and critically injured another on State Road 62 in Hardee County Friday. According to the FHP report, Jose Corbina, 60 of Fort Myers died in the crash. The driver of a 2011 Toyota Camry was traveling westbound on SR-62 in the westbound lane…
TICE A waterspout formed over the Caloosahatchee River and moved ashore as a tornado in Tice, causing damage to a home Monday. Neighbors at Tice Mobile Home Court say it all happened very quick, around 7 p.m. The roof and lanai was blown off a neighbor’s mobile home on New York Drive. Patio furniture was…
FORT MYERS A Fort Myers police officer suffered minor injuries from a crash Tuesday evening and was found not at fault. On Tuesday around 11:45 p.m., a Fort Myers Police Department officer was on routine patrol duty while driving north on Cleveland Ave. approaching Carrell Rd. As the officer approached the intersection, another vehicle attempted…
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Police say they have arrested a man responsible for hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle and fleeing the scene. According to police, Brian Michael Ryerson, 46, struck a pedestrian walking across the westbound lanes of Cape Coral Pkwy E approximately 100 feet east of the intersection with Coronado Parkway and was…
CAPE CORAL On Sunday, police received a report of claims of an assault at a Walmart. Investigators immediately worked with the retail store to look into these claims. They were found to be baseless. Cape Coral Police Department confirmed a report of an assault at a Walmart on Del Prado Boulevard was “unfounded” Monday. No…