Fort Myers FL

PORT CHARLOTTE — Corey Tetrick was driving northeast along Chamberlain Boulevard on a late August Day in 2023. In his passenger seat was a cake he had baked with care. Baking was one of the perks of his job as a chef at the Villages on the Isle.

FORT MYERS, FL — WINK News is setting up a Medicare Help Center to field questions from Lee Health patients and other Southwest Florida residents as major insurance changes approach. The hospital system is ending its contract with UnitedHealthcare at the end of the year, a shift that affects about 50,000 patients.

The Town Council agenda is out and, despite being shot down by the LPA, the DiamondHead team plans to go to the Town Council Monday with their plan to expand. Last month the LPA unanimously recommended the Town Council deny the project. DiamondHead Resort General Manager Neil Hopgood says the...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Charlotte County Utilities Locate Technician was presented with an Exceptional Service Award from Charlotte County Fire & EMS after his quick thinking helped rescue a driver from a vehicle following a crash. According to Charlotte County Public Safety, Alex Howard, a utilities locate technici

PORT CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte County man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash after his pickup hit a electric scooter driven by a juvenile, deputies reported.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Lehigh Acres driver was arrested by troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol after he was accused of super speeding on Daniels Parkway. According to an arrest report, on Thursday evening troopers were patrolling on Daniels Parkway near the intersection of Timber Creek Drive when they saw a car trav

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lee County deputies are seeking information on a woman accused of stealing an Amazon package from the porch of a Lehigh Acres home. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, a woman is accused of stealing the package from the victim's porch in Lehigh Acres on September 18.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Three teens were arrested after investigators said they threw fireworks at multiple businesses at a North Fort Myers shopping plaza Thursday, sparking a fire at a Dollar General that damaged merchandise. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Bruce Williams, 17, Jermaine Williams, 16,...

A homeowner in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, wanted a plumber to supply and install a new water heater. In a thread from September 2024, the homeowner reported calling other places that wanted $1,600 to $2,100. The turn came later that day: a new heater was installed for $1,155.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — An Englewood man was arrested on super speeder charges after deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office say he reached speeds of 106 mph in a 45 mph zone. According to CCSO, deputies were patrolling in the area of Winchester Boulevard and Lake Emily Drive...