July 2015

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Joining hundreds of others in at least eight different communities along the gulf coast of Florida Friday, a small group of people came together in front of The Lani Kai Island Resort, united by their concern for two 14-year-old boaters who went missing exactly a week ago. “To do our […]

NAPLES, Fla.- Tropical foods and drinks, music, and even a fire show were all part of a surprise luau for a young girl fighting leukemia. WINK News was at the Ritz in Naples on Friday where Victoria Law learned she and her family are going on a vacation in Hawaii. Shortly after the surprise Law […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- According to MLB.com, 26 percentof players on 2015 MLB Opening Day rosters were born outside the United States. The Minnesota Twins are one of several organizations helping those players adapt, by offering free English classes to Spanish-speaking players. At the Twins Academy in Fort Myers, Twins English teacher Grace Carver teaches her students […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL and the players’ union say they want a New York judge to resolve their dispute over Tom Brady’s suspension by Sept. 4. The league and union filed a joint letter in U.S. District Court on Friday proposing a ruling by that date in Brady’s attempt to have his four-game […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A Jacksonville woman has been convicted of shooting a pregnant woman and causing the death of the woman’s unborn baby. A Duval County jury rejected 36-year-old Virginia Denise Wyche’s self-defense claims and found her guilty Thursday second-degree murder of the unborn child and second-degree attempted murder. The Florida Times-Union (http://goo.gl/F4skkN ) […]

GOLDEN GATE, Fla.- Two teenagers are facing armed robbery charges in connection with a late night hold-up. Detectives arrested Gerardo Hernandez, 17, and Franke Perry, 17, on Thursday night. Hernandez and Perry were identified by witnesses after they were captured on surveillance video at Rose’s Food Mart located on Santa Barbara Boulevard. While searching Hernandez’s residence, detectives found […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The head of the local police union is calling for Fort Myers Police Chief Doug Baker to resign. Union President Matt Sellers says Chief Baker lied during an internal investigation into the botched detainment of NFL player Nate Allen. “There’s some significant problems with statements the police chief made.” Sellers says if that was any […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – If you want to get some construction work done around the house, watch out! The professional you hire might not be the business person you thought. One Naples woman hired a man on a referral only to discover he didn’t even have a license. Maxine Newman is 74 years old and […]