August 29, 2015

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- One woman from Southwest Florida could be the next Miss America. Right now, Haely Jardas holds the Miss District of Columbia title. The Cypress Lake High School graduate attended American University to study Broadcast Journalism and Theater Performance. Currently, Jardas is in Atlantic City for the Miss America pageant. Her platform is “Mental Health […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Flood Watch is in effect for all of Southwest Florida through Monday evening. Deep tropical moisture already in place across our area combined with the tropical moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erica currently over Central Cuba will combine to create a threat for very heavy rainfall. WINK News Meteorologists expect […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol said a tornado passed through the area of Interstate 75 and Palm Beach Boulevard just before 5 p.m. Saturday. An EMS station and Florida Forest Service building on Palm Beach Boulevard just east of the interstate had significant damage after the storm. The roof of one building was […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Tropical Storm Erika is no longer a tropical cyclone, but its remnant moisture will still be affecting Southwest Florida over the next several days. WINK News Meteorologist Janine Albert says heavy rains will be the biggest concern in our area due to already saturated grounds from high August rainfall. The remnants of Erika […]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Ryan said it’s finally time to select the Buffalo Bills starting quarterback. And the decision won’t be an easy one. And that’s just the way the Bills coach wanted it, Ryan said after EJ Manuel made a case to reclaim his old job in a 43-19 preseason win over […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Receiver Randall Cobb has left the Packers’ preseason game Saturday night against the Philadelphia Eagles with a shoulder injury. Cobb appeared to be favoring his right arm after landing on the arm as he was trying to catch a pass on the sideline from rookie Brett Hundley on Green Bay’s […]

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The day after American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes and became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, trainer Bob Baffert already was leery of Saratoga in the summer. He had every reason to be and now, American Pharoah may have run his last race. The track lived up […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first possible breakthrough in the deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine nearly two weeks ago. Police and soldiers on Saturday raided the apartment in a non-descript concrete building […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning while working at a construction site Saturday afternoon. Fort Myers police and fire fighters responded to a HAZMAT scene on First Street in downtown. Police said they were able to contain the HAZMAT incident and evacuated everyone from area businesses and residences. First […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Joey Counts scored on a 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 2 seconds left to give Montana a 38-35 victory over four-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State on Saturday. Playing their first game under coach Bob Stitt, the Grizzlies rallied to stun the Bison in hazy conditions at jam-packed Washington-Grizzly Stadium. […]