July 30, 2015

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Two local mothers say what they and dozens of others had to go through Wednesday at Cape Coral Hospital was horrifying. Christine Bubenheimer tells WINK News she took her 16-year-old daughter to the emergency room around 3 pm for severe stomach pains. She says the waiting room was packed to the […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Viewers have been taking to WINK News social media pages questioning a new state bonus of $10,000 for teachers. With comments calling the bonus “outrageous,” and “absurd,” many viewers are also asking “why?” The state created the bonus program that gives $10,000 to teachers if they scored in the top 20 percent of their ACT or SAT. “The real perspective here was if […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A warning for every person that goes to the gym. A woman says she had her car stolen after she hung her keys on a rack while she worked out. But, the crime didn’t stop there. Cape Coral police say Christopher Connor not only stole her car, but, also broke into her […]

SANIBEL, Fla.- The Sanibel Police Department is issuing a community alert after a string of recent burglaries. During the late night hours of Tuesday and the early morning hours on Wednesday, eight vehicle burglaries were reported at local condominiums and resorts between 541 East Gulf Drive and 2445 West Gulf Drive. One vehicle was reported stolen on the 800 block of […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Ellen Boliek remembers the feelings she had when her rental home was underwater by nearly $100,000. “When I talked to that attorney, and he said ‘you just have to stop paying,’ it was gut-wrenching. I felt like a criminal,” said Boliek. She used her savings to cover her losses in a […]

The Miami Dolphins hope to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Investigators say a 15-year-old boy accused of killing his mother lived in a home of filth. Floorboards were torn up. Broken furniture and trash were strewn about. The scene was detailed in recently released court documents, which also claim Tyrese Landrum was fighting with his mother over drugs when he […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Prosecutors say a teenager suffocated her just-born baby before taking his body with her on a trip to Victoria’s Secret in New York City. Eighteen-year-old Tiona Rodriguez pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge stemming from the shopping trip two years ago. Prosecutors say she was arrested on a shoplifting […]