Record heat today with isolated rain and storms Motorists brace for upcoming Caloosahatchee Bridge closure
The Weather Authority Record heat today with isolated rain and storms The Weather Authority is tracking record-high temperatures for this Wednesday, with isolated rain and storms moving from the coast to inland.
Sommer Senne Motorists brace for upcoming Caloosahatchee Bridge closure The Caloosahatchee Bridge has reopened after being closed overnight on Tuesday; however, the feeling is short-lived as the bridge will be closed to add a pedestrian crosswalk.
NORTH FORT MYERS Firefighters combat 6-acre brush fire on North Tamiami Trail at Littleton Road Smoke is filling the sky in North Fort Myers due to a six-acre brush fire.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Charlotte County under temporary burn ban Charlotte County has implemented a temporary burn ban on all outdoor burning, as well as the use of fireworks and sparklers.
LEHIGH ACRES Friends and Family honor teen killed in crash Friends and family gathered Tuesday night to say goodbye and celebrate the life of 18-year-old Jasmine Lamar.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Fire Department speaks on future hurricane plans While we stock up on supplies and prepare for hurricane season, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is too, in a different way.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas park closed for hurricane restoration project It’s been a long time coming: Caxambas Park is being brought back to its former glory.
FORT MYERS Changes likely at problematic Seaboard and Michigan intersection Whether you’re struggling to make the left turn yourself, or are stuck behind someone who is, everyone WINK spoke to agrees: something needs to change.
MATLACHA Demolition acts as a breath of fresh air Construction crews working on the roads and metal cranes picking up debris are the signs of progress for the people in Matlacha.
BONITA SPRINGS Surviving the extreme heat in SWFL Those nineties won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
FORT MYERS Code enforcement cites property owner of Edison Grand after A/C concerns The city is stepping in to get people a blast of cold air at a Fort Myers condominium that had been without air conditioning for 12 days.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
IMMOKALEE Collier County commissioners looking to buy 2,250 acres in Immokalee The county says the land could help with workforce housing, parks, fire operations and conservation.
LEHIGH ACRES Company fixing lot its crew accidentally cleared in Lehigh Acres It’s a miscommunication that upset neighbors in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers protestors to be outside state attorney’s office every Thursday asking her to overturn decision Every Thursday, Project Justice, along with the NAACP, said they would protest her decision and the events that led to Christopher Jordan being killed.
The Weather Authority Record heat today with isolated rain and storms The Weather Authority is tracking record-high temperatures for this Wednesday, with isolated rain and storms moving from the coast to inland.
Sommer Senne Motorists brace for upcoming Caloosahatchee Bridge closure The Caloosahatchee Bridge has reopened after being closed overnight on Tuesday; however, the feeling is short-lived as the bridge will be closed to add a pedestrian crosswalk.
NORTH FORT MYERS Firefighters combat 6-acre brush fire on North Tamiami Trail at Littleton Road Smoke is filling the sky in North Fort Myers due to a six-acre brush fire.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Charlotte County under temporary burn ban Charlotte County has implemented a temporary burn ban on all outdoor burning, as well as the use of fireworks and sparklers.
LEHIGH ACRES Friends and Family honor teen killed in crash Friends and family gathered Tuesday night to say goodbye and celebrate the life of 18-year-old Jasmine Lamar.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach Fire Department speaks on future hurricane plans While we stock up on supplies and prepare for hurricane season, the Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is too, in a different way.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas park closed for hurricane restoration project It’s been a long time coming: Caxambas Park is being brought back to its former glory.
FORT MYERS Changes likely at problematic Seaboard and Michigan intersection Whether you’re struggling to make the left turn yourself, or are stuck behind someone who is, everyone WINK spoke to agrees: something needs to change.
MATLACHA Demolition acts as a breath of fresh air Construction crews working on the roads and metal cranes picking up debris are the signs of progress for the people in Matlacha.
BONITA SPRINGS Surviving the extreme heat in SWFL Those nineties won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
FORT MYERS Code enforcement cites property owner of Edison Grand after A/C concerns The city is stepping in to get people a blast of cold air at a Fort Myers condominium that had been without air conditioning for 12 days.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 2024 Tax-free shopping helps you prepare for Hurricane Season and summer fun Get ready to save! Two sales tax holidays take place in the next couple months.
IMMOKALEE Collier County commissioners looking to buy 2,250 acres in Immokalee The county says the land could help with workforce housing, parks, fire operations and conservation.
LEHIGH ACRES Company fixing lot its crew accidentally cleared in Lehigh Acres It’s a miscommunication that upset neighbors in Lehigh Acres.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers protestors to be outside state attorney’s office every Thursday asking her to overturn decision Every Thursday, Project Justice, along with the NAACP, said they would protest her decision and the events that led to Christopher Jordan being killed.
FILE – In Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 file photo, singer Pink poses for photographers upon arrival at the Brit Awards in London. U.S. pop singer Pink has offered to pay a fine given to the Norwegian female beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of the required bikini bottoms. Pink said she was “very proud” of the team for protesting against the rule that prevented them from wearing shorts like their male counterparts. At the European Beach Handball Championships in Bulgaria last week, Norway’s female team was fined 1,500 euros ($1,770) for what the European federation called improper clothing and “a breach of clothing regulations.” (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File) Pink will give away 2,000 banned books at her South Florida shows this week in partnership with the literary and free expression advocacy group PEN America. Fans who attend the Miami and Sunrise, Florida, stops of the singer-songwriter’s “Trustfall Tour” Tuesday and Wednesday will receive a copy of some of the books that have appeared on PEN America’s Index of Banned Books. RELATED: ‘I was surprised’ Collier County school board chair reacts to hundreds of removed books “I’m a voracious reader, and I’m a mom of two kids who are also voracious readers,” Pink said during a livestream on Instagram on Sunday. “And I can’t imagine my own parents telling me what my kids can and cannot read, let alone someone else’s parents, let alone someone else that doesn’t even have children that are deciding what my children can read.” Fans will receive copies of “The Family Book” by Todd Parr, “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman, “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, or one of the books from the “Girls Who Code” series by the nonprofit that shares the same name. The singer said she decided to join PEN America and local bookstore, Books & Books, to give away books because she wanted to highlight the rising wave of book bans in Florida. RELATED: The Laboratory Theatre uses loophole to bring banned book to students “It’s especially hateful to see authorities take aim at books about race and racism and against LGBTQ authors and those of color. We have made so many strides toward equality in this country and no one should want to see this progress reversed,” Pink said in a statement shared by PEN America. Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, said she was thankful the singer decided to join the cause during the livestream Sunday. “This is a wave that is taking over our country, our schools, our libraries. [They] are going after books about children of color, stories of LGBTQ families, books about babies, about animals,” Nossel said during the stream. “This is censorship in its purest form. It is meant to suppress narratives that we need here as a pluralistic society and so we have to push back.” PEN America says its data showed that Florida had the highest number of book ban cases, more than 1,400, and the largest number of school districts, 33, removing books in the last school year.