Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
For Archie Manning, a rough day of watching sons play NEW YORK (AP) — Archie Manning leaned back in his chair and muttered: “I hate football.” At just about any other moment, he feels anything but that. Manning and his wife often marvel at the good fortune achieved by their quarterback-playing sons. On this particular Sunday evening, though, their father was just one more football […]
Vigil held for murdered 7-Eleven clerk, still no arrests PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Friends and family of 18-year-old Kyle Farishian held a vigil at the Punta Gorda Nature Park on Sunday night. Many of his coworkers and customers were also in attendance. They describe him as a young man full of energy and spunk. “He was always happy. Whenever I went in he was […]
Day at the Zoo brings joy to Golisano Children’s Hospital patients NAPLES, Fla.- Cassidy Kingsley, 11, was full of energy as she walked into the Naples Zoo slowly, but with her head held high. “I want to see all kinds of animals I haven’t seen before.” Kingsley was just one of 1,500 guests at the zoo Sunday afternoon. Patients, doctors, nurses and family were able to […]
Lee county deputies search for missing Fort Myers man FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an 81-year-old man who was last seen around 3 p.m. Sunday. Deputies said Curtis Brown was last seen at his home at 198 Sun Circle and was later reported missing by his wife. Deputies said Brown suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s disease. He […]
Tensions rise at G20 Summit ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) – President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin traded views on Syria’s civil war and broached the tense topic of Ukraine during an impromptu sit-down Sunday in Turkey, American and Russian officials said. The roughly 35-minute meeting played out on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit, which brings […]
21 dead in China landslide BEIJING (AP) – The death toll from a landslide that buried homes in eastern China has risen to 21 people with 16 others still missing, a local government said Sunday. A torrent of mud and rocks unleashed by heavy rains buried nearly 30 homes in a village in Zhejiang province on Friday night. Four people […]
Mother: Jacksonville toddler may have accidentally overdosed JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The mother of a missing Florida toddler told police she believes the boy accidentally overdosed on some drugs that her live-in boyfriend kept in their apartment. According to documents obtained Friday by the Florida Times-Union, Lonna Lauramore Barton, of Jacksonville, told authorities that she thinks William Ruben Ebron Jr. then freaked […]
After Paris attacks, fugitive slipped through police dragnet PARIS (AP) — Hours after the synchronized attacks that terrorized Paris, French police questioned and released the suspect who is now the focus of an international manhunt, officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Saleh Abdeslam, 26, was one of three men in a getaway car, headed for France’s border with Belgium, when police pulled […]
France drop 20 bombs on ISIS in Syria PARIS- Two days after the deadly terror attacks in Paris that left at least 129 people dead and 352 injured, a French defense official says they have conducted “massive” airstrikes that have destroyed two jihadi sites in the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group’s de facto capital in Syria. Twelve aircraft including 10 fighter jets dropped […]
Farmers markets pop up in SWFL SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. – Farmers Markets have rolled into Southwest Florida, offering shoppers a wide variety of fresh local produce. Organizer say the advantage of shopping at their market rather than going to the grocery store helps keep money local. “You come to a farmers market and you buy something from one of the vendors. […]