Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Fort MyersLee County to give update on flood insurance discount
FORT MYERS Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Fort Myers Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference in Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS Lee County to give update on flood insurance discount Lee County leaders are set to provide an update on the ongoing battle with FEMA regarding the 25% flood insurance discount for residents.
Lee County to give update on FEMA flood insurance discount Lee County will give an update on the issue at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m.
NAPLES Lorenzo Walker Technical High School students protest closure Students showed up Monday to the Collier County school board meeting in an effort to save Lorenzo Walker Technical High School.
FORT MYERS Lessons Learned: Day 1 of Caloosahatchee Bridge closures A domino effect of traffic delays, the Caloosahatchee bridge closure had hundreds of drivers searching for a new route on Monday.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Storm Watch 2024: Ensuring Your Safety, Insuring Your Future this hurricane season Protecting your family, your home and yourself. The hurricane season has arrived and WINK News is here to help you prepare.
Safely securing your boat as a storm approaches Whether your boat rides out a storm on land or in the water, there are steps you can take to increase the odds it won’t get damaged.
Hurricane Hunter who flew into Ian shares his story and the team’s critical mission The Hurricane Hunters fly directly into the world’s worst weather. Hurricane Ian is high on that list.
PORT CHARLOTTE As a new hurricane season begins, thousands still have open insurance claims from Ian A family of six has lived in their Port Charlotte driveway since Ian. They are battling Citizens Insurance over their claim.
BONITA SPRINGS 2 dogs, 2 cats rescued from garage fire in Bonita Springs According to the Bonita Springs Fire Department, firefighters received a call about a structure fire in a garage before 11 a.m. Monday.
CAPE CORAL ‘That monster was the last one to talk to her’; victim’s family speaks out against accused murderer Wade Wilson is facing the death penalty if convicted in the deaths of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz.
FORT MYERS Drivers ticketed for cutting through North Fort Myers parking lot Driver after driver after driver who had no regard for anyone else, got aggressive while trying to get from North Fort Myers to downtown.
AVE MARIA Family of child drowning victim, Ave Maria community mourn loss A family is dealing with a tragedy in Ave Maria after a child drowned in the town’s water park.
NAPLES Local talent featured in The Pole Vault in The Plaza at Mercato Former SWFL high school vaulters, Drew McMichael and Havana Layton, are competing in The Pole Vault in The Plaza at Mercato.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Jacob Reyes A knock on his supervisor’s door and an ear-to-ear grin is how Jacob Reyes starts every day at the Lee Health Foundation.
FORT MYERS Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Fort Myers Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference in Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS Lee County to give update on flood insurance discount Lee County leaders are set to provide an update on the ongoing battle with FEMA regarding the 25% flood insurance discount for residents.
Lee County to give update on FEMA flood insurance discount Lee County will give an update on the issue at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting at 9:30 a.m.
NAPLES Lorenzo Walker Technical High School students protest closure Students showed up Monday to the Collier County school board meeting in an effort to save Lorenzo Walker Technical High School.
FORT MYERS Lessons Learned: Day 1 of Caloosahatchee Bridge closures A domino effect of traffic delays, the Caloosahatchee bridge closure had hundreds of drivers searching for a new route on Monday.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Storm Watch 2024: Ensuring Your Safety, Insuring Your Future this hurricane season Protecting your family, your home and yourself. The hurricane season has arrived and WINK News is here to help you prepare.
Safely securing your boat as a storm approaches Whether your boat rides out a storm on land or in the water, there are steps you can take to increase the odds it won’t get damaged.
Hurricane Hunter who flew into Ian shares his story and the team’s critical mission The Hurricane Hunters fly directly into the world’s worst weather. Hurricane Ian is high on that list.
PORT CHARLOTTE As a new hurricane season begins, thousands still have open insurance claims from Ian A family of six has lived in their Port Charlotte driveway since Ian. They are battling Citizens Insurance over their claim.
BONITA SPRINGS 2 dogs, 2 cats rescued from garage fire in Bonita Springs According to the Bonita Springs Fire Department, firefighters received a call about a structure fire in a garage before 11 a.m. Monday.
CAPE CORAL ‘That monster was the last one to talk to her’; victim’s family speaks out against accused murderer Wade Wilson is facing the death penalty if convicted in the deaths of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz.
FORT MYERS Drivers ticketed for cutting through North Fort Myers parking lot Driver after driver after driver who had no regard for anyone else, got aggressive while trying to get from North Fort Myers to downtown.
AVE MARIA Family of child drowning victim, Ave Maria community mourn loss A family is dealing with a tragedy in Ave Maria after a child drowned in the town’s water park.
NAPLES Local talent featured in The Pole Vault in The Plaza at Mercato Former SWFL high school vaulters, Drew McMichael and Havana Layton, are competing in The Pole Vault in The Plaza at Mercato.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Jacob Reyes A knock on his supervisor’s door and an ear-to-ear grin is how Jacob Reyes starts every day at the Lee Health Foundation.
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico. CREDIT: AP Photo/Andy Kropa A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used. They declined to answer questions after spending about a day and a half presenting their case to the grand jury. Defense attorneys for Baldwin indicated they’ll fight the charges. “We look forward to our day in court,” said Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, defense attorneys for Baldwin, in an email. While the proceeding is shrouded in secrecy, two of the witnesses seen at the courthouse included crew members — one who was present when the fatal shot was fired and another who had walked off the set the day before due to safety concerns. Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the Western movie “Rust,” was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer, but not the trigger, and the gun fired. The charges have again put Baldwin in legal trouble and created the possibility of prison time for an actor who has been a TV and movie mainstay for nearly 40 years, with roles in the early blockbuster “The Hunt for Red October,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” and the sitcom “30 Rock.” Judges recently agreed to put on hold several civil lawsuits seeking compensation from Baldwin and producers of “Rust” after prosecutors said they would present charges to a grand jury. Plaintiffs in those suits include members of the film crew. Special prosecutors dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin in April, saying they were informed the gun might have been modified before the shooting and malfunctioned. They later pivoted and began weighing whether to refile a charge against Baldwin after receiving a new analysis of the gun. The analysis from experts in ballistics and forensic testing relied on replacement parts to reassemble the gun fired by Baldwin, after parts of the pistol were broken during testing by the FBI. The report examined the gun and markings it left on a spent cartridge to conclude that the trigger had to have been pulled or depressed. The analysis led by Lucien Haag of Forensic Science Services in Arizona stated that although Baldwin repeatedly denied pulling the trigger, “given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver.” The weapons supervisor on the movie set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering in the case. Her trial is scheduled to begin in February. “Rust” assistant director and safety coordinator David Halls pleaded no contest to unsafe handling of a firearm last March and received a suspended sentence of six months of probation. He agreed to cooperate in the investigation of the shooting. An earlier FBI report on the agency’s analysis of the gun found that, as is common with firearms of that design, it could go off without pulling the trigger if force was applied to an uncocked hammer, such as by dropping the weapon. The only way the testers could get it to fire was by striking the gun with a mallet while the hammer was down and resting on the cartridge, or by pulling the trigger while it was fully cocked. The gun eventually broke during testing. The 2021 shooting resulted in a series of civil lawsuits, including wrongful death claims filed by members of Hutchins’ family, centered on accusations that the defendants were lax with safety standards. Baldwin and other defendants have disputed those allegations. The Rust Movie Productions company has paid a $100,000 fine to state workplace safety regulators after a scathing narrative of failures in violation of standard industry protocols, including testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires on set before the fatal shooting. The filming of “Rust” resumed last year in Montana, under an agreement with the cinematographer’s widower, Matthew Hutchins, that made him an executive producer.