October 7, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shoulder shimmy at the free throw line, the one-legged runners in the lane, the silky smooth 3-pointers from the top of the arc. It’s been eight long months since Kevin Durant has been able to put those otherworldly skills on display in an NBA game. In his first game back from […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — These Chicago Cubs are supposed to be too young to be here. Or maybe they’re just too good to care. Jake Arrieta allowed four hits in nine dominant innings and the Cubs rolled to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday night. Arrieta struck out […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Hearts are heavy in Dunbar Wednesday night. Next Tuesday marks exactly one year since 5-year-old Andrew Faust Jr. was killed in a drive-by shooting. One year later, his mother, Toyetta Simpson, is committed to stopping the violence in the community. “When he ran in to the room and I remember the last […]

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Leeland Height Blvd is back open following a serious crash at Illinois Rd.  One person was airlifted to the hospital. We have a crew on the scene.  Trust WINK News for more information as it comes available.

The LPGA Tour Championship goes through Southwest Florida. The top 72 players in the world will face off in the CME Group Tour Championship held at Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on November 19-22. The tour winner takes home one million dollars, along with some major face-time on network TV. For the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – A push to overhaul criminal sentencing is prompting the early release of thousands of federal drug prisoners, including some whom prosecutors once described as threats to society, according to an Associated Press review of court records. About 6,000 inmates are due to be freed from custody in the coming month, the result […]

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FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Lee County School District says it’s dealing with too many students and not enough bus drivers. Parents and students are noticing as complaints related to the overcrowded and late buses pour in. The school district says it has now approved short-term incentives up to $31,000 for new drivers who are employed for more than 30 days. […]

TORONTO (AP) — For some pitchers trying to stop Josh Donaldson and the rest of the powerful Toronto Blue Jays, it’s enough to take their breath away. “You can’t let up,” Texas Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson said a day ahead of Thursday’s AL Division Series opener. “There’s no getting past one guy and taking an […]