CAPE CORAL On Monday, you can sound off on the future of a popular boat ramp where Cape Coral meets Matlacha. The Cape wants to upgrade the land, which it owns, into a park with expanded facilities. The operator of the longtime bait shop there does not want the area to be disturbed. “We have…
FORT MYERS A man police say robbed an airport employee before carjacking a vehicle on Monday morning at the Southwest Florida International Airport has been arrested. The suspect, Addi Tawfiq Maqableh, 36, faces charges of Aggravated battery (cause bodily harm or disability), Robbery (carjacking without a firearm or weapon), Kidnapping a minor (under 13 years…
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District responded to a “full-involved” house fire in Bonita Springs Thursday night. According to the fire department, multiple crews were at the scene of an entire home on fire along the 10000 block of Citrus Drive. The fire department say everyone inside the home was evacuated when…
SOUTH FORT MYERS Florida Highway Patrol is working around the clock to find the driver who hit and killed Kate Johnson while she was walking her dog, Diva, in Iona in south Fort Myers Wednesday night and took off. State troopers revealed new information Thursday about the car they are searching for. FHP says it…
(AP) Zachary Tyler Martin-Polsenberg, a rising junior at Riverdale High School, had been running sprints with his football teammates in 2017 when he suddenly collapsed in South Florida’s sweltering heat. Minutes later, the 16-year-old was rushed to the hospital. He died 11 days later. His mother, Laurie Giordano, recalled that tragic day on Monday as…
NORTH FORT MYERS A man was concerned a hive of bees in Southwest Florida would be exterminated. He took action and succeeded in helping them get moved to safety. The homeowner’s association at Moody River Estates in North Fort Myers moved 40,000 bees and the hive to a bee farm Friday after resident Al Young…
ESTERO Four teens were injured in a crash on Three Oaks Parkway in Estero Saturday night, one critical. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, around 7:10 p.m., Herrera Mateo, 18, was headed south on Three Oaks Pkwy. when he ran a red light to make a left turn onto Estero Pkwy. Mateo turned into the…
FORT MYERS A man with a gun is on the run after police say he held up a bank. Neighbors we spoke to said they are taking extra precautions until the suspect is off their streets. They say they’re worried he will do anything to hide out and avoid arrest. Fort Myers Police Department responded…
SOUTH FORT MYERS Iona McGregor Fire District responded to a reported structure fire along the 9000 block of College Parkway in south Fort Myers Saturday night. The scene was at a shopping plaza with a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Law enforcement has not confirmed further details currently. The scene has since cleared.
FORT MYERS This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to…