December 4, 2014

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Cape Coral Police say the director of Dunbar Christian Preschool severely abused her foster child. WINK News went to Teresa Robinson’s home to get her side of the story. According to her newly released arrest report, Robinson beat her 11-year-old foster daughter with a belt. The child told investigators, “Robinson hit her […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Golden Gate Estates resident Julie Shields found Cooper, an American bulldog, wandering in her neighborhood. “I advertised him wherever I could think of signs, Craigslist, that kind of stuff, nobody ever claimed him.” So Shields decided to keep him, getting him neutered and micro chipped and welcoming him into her family. “He […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Uber is now picking up and dropping off people in Southwest Florida. The car service works like a taxi but drivers use their own cars and people use an app to get a ride. With just a simple click,  an Uber driver will be at your service. The company’s app shows a […]

SANIBEL, Fla.- Cyclists on Sanibel Island say there are too many stop signs on the bike trail and they are asking the city to get ride of some. The cyclists say many people are ignoring the signs–making for a dangerous situation. “The stop signs are necessary but not realistic. I don’t know of anyone that […]

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for the death of a 6-year-old New Jersey boy and rape of his sister. Thirty-five-year-old Osvaldo Rivera was sentenced Thursday for the crimes authorities say he committed after smoking marijuana laced with PCP. Only a few weeks before, a Camden woman […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-  Cape Coral residents have taken their fight against the city’s fire assessment fee all the way to the state’s Supreme Court. Now it’s up to the justices to decide if the controversial fee will disappear. The decision could have a far reaching impact and affect how other cities implement their own fees. If […]

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Family members say a little girl accidentally shot herself in the foot Thursday afternoon at a home on Banning Street. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says the injury is minor and non-life threatening. Officials received a medical assistance call at the Holiday Inn on Forum Boulevard near I-75 and State Road 82. […]

TAMPA, Fla.- Could Lee County students see even fewer high-stakes tests? Thursday, Lee County Superintendent Nancy Graham told statewide school leaders that it’s time for a change. Dr. Graham says high-stakes testing is a statewide issue, not just a Lee County problem. “It is a web,” said Graham, “It’s intricately connected in every area of […]

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla.-  A Clewiston police officer is accused of attacking, beating, and threatening a Hendry County deputy. According to a police report, 47-year-old Fernando Herrera attacked an off-duty deputy who was in an unmarked car at a Shell gas station off State Road 80. The report states Herrera punched the victim with a closed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Emboldened House Republicans issued a stern rebuke to President Barack Obama over immigration Thursday, passing a bill declaring his executive actions to curb deportations “null and void and without legal effect.” Outraged Democrats, immigrant advocates and the White House said the GOP was voting to tear families apart and eject parents. “Rather […]