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Nonprofit provides safety vests for K-9 unit dogs in Charlotte County Published: April 6, 2021 6:09 PM EDT Updated: April 6, 2021 6:23 PM EDT Recommended K-9 dogs are getting a boost with some help from those who used to serve alongside them. Officers who used to work with K-9 dogs are coming together to protect them. Retired Law Enforcement Officers of Southwest Florida is a nonprofit run by retired officers from all across the United States. While their careers have ended, their service has n...

CDC says surface contact is low cause of COVID-19 spread, updates guidance Published: April 6, 2021 5:14 PM EDT Updated: April 6, 2021 5:51 PM EDT Recommended With updated guidance, the CDC says the chances of contracting the coronavirus from surfaces or objects are extremely low. We looked back at the onset of the pandemic and what caused a rush to get personal cleaning and disinfecting products. We also looked at why we might not have needed to run out for those products early during the pand...

Woman says man exposed himself to her in Walgreens parking lot in Lehigh Acres Published: April 6, 2021 10:13 PM EDT Updated: April 6, 2021 11:14 PM EDT Recommended Monday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a man who exposed himself to a woman at a Walgreens parking lot in Lehigh Acres. According to the LCSO report, a man yelled, “Hey,” to try to get a female shopper’s attention at the pharmacy parking lot. That’s when she told investigators the unknown suspect ex...

- Advertisement - FORT MYERS Father says it’s now up to police chief to let his son back on the force Published: April 5, 2021 11:10 PM EDT A Fort Myers police officer won’t face criminal charges after four years of investigation, and his father is fighting for him to get back on the force. Officer Jason Jackson’s father, Henry Jackson, spoke to us and during public comment Monday at the Fort Myers City Council meeting to tell council how the investigation changed his ...

Door Dash driver says he was followed, attacked by 2 unknown suspects Published: April 5, 2021 11:09 PM EDT Recommended Saturday, two unknown suspects are accused of attacking a Door Dash delivery driver. The driver says two crooks followed him for miles from Fort Myers to Lehigh Acres before one of them punched him. But he says they didn’t get away with anything. Investigators says the attack happened over the weekend just after 7 p.m. at the busy intersection with State 82 and Gunnery Road ...

Fire officials: 3-acre brush fire began as unauthorized pile burn in North Fort Myers Published: April 6, 2021 4:03 PM EDT Updated: April 6, 2021 4:36 PM EDT Recommended Florida Forest Service and Bayshore Fire Protection and Rescue Service District responded to a brush fire that started at a homeowner’s property Tuesday. According to the forestry service, crews are responding to what became a 3-acre brush fire at a private property on Aqua Vista Drive off Palm Creek Drive, and they have cont...

A nonprofit group is asking people to attend the Fort Myers Council meeting Monday to speak during public comment and assert the city’s removal of the Robert E. Lee bust downtown is proof Fort Myers is a “cancel culture city.” Members of Guardians of American History told us they’ve urged members and other neighbors to go to the public meeting to make sure everyone knows what they believe. They’ve also encouraged people to call and write Mayor Kevin Anderson to say the nearly $60,000 ...

Crews respond to shed fire on Calvin Blvd in Lee County Published: April 1, 2021 11:31 PM EDT Recommended Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a shed that caught fire in a Lee County designated area within Fort Myers Thursday night. Firefighters responded to the fire near homes on Calvin Boulevard just south of Hanson Street and east of US-41. There are no reports of injuries or other damages due to the fire at this time. Reporter:

WINK NEWS Federal law requiring certain boaters to wear cutoff switches takes effect as prevention measure for injury or death Published: March 31, 2021 10:34 PM EDT Updated: March 31, 2021 11:29 PM EDT Recommended For people with boats 26 feet and smaller, a new federal law will go into effect Thursday that will require boaters wear their engine cutoff switch. Along with the size of the boat, the law will also depend on the year the boat was made. The U.S. Coast Guard hopes this pu...

A look at when people can take protective masks off Published: March 16, 2021 11:05 PM EDT Updated: March 16, 2021 11:34 PM EDT Recommended As more people get vaccinated, many wonder when mask mandates will go away. “Now that we got one of our shots, we’re probably going to not wear our mask much at all anymore,” Mark Pierce said. Pierce wants his face to be free as COVID-19 cases decline. He says rules should too. “We’re just really fortunate to live in Florida where our governor has...