Friday Night Highlights, Part 2

Second Round Playoff Scores Final First Baptist Academy 35 Dade Christian School 7 Final Immokalee High School 3 Dunbar High School 49 Final Port Charlotte High School 17 Charlotte High School 41 Final Naples High School 37 Fort Myers High School 26

Friday Night Highlights, Part 1

Second Round Playoff Scores Final First Baptist Academy 35 Dade Christian School 7 Final Immokalee High School 3 Dunbar High School 49 Final Port Charlotte High School 17 Charlotte High School 41 Final Naples High School 37 Fort Myers High School 26

Dad helps deliver baby on the side of the road

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A baby was born on the side of the road near Six Mile Cypress Parkway early Friday morning. “I mean, who needs coffee when you got something like that to wake you up,” the baby’s father, Omar Alvarez said. Little baby Brielle just couldn’t wait any longer to make her grand […]

Man arrested at Naples Wal-Mart tries to fight off prevention officers

NORTH NAPLES, Fla.- A man tried to fight off Wal-Mart security after trying to steal from the store. Around 4 p.m. Friday, a loss prevention officer tried to stop Jonathan Graves inside the Juliet Boulevard store. They say he took dog food and wipes that he didn’t pay for. The man fought with the officer […]

Naples man says he was denied entry to bar because of service dog

NORTH NAPLES, Fla.- A man says he was knocked to the ground and denied entry to a bar because he brought a service dog. Jon Lepsico walked up to Pelican Larry’s on Pine Ridge Road with two friends and his service dog when he said bouncers stopped him. He said an argument ensued over his […]

Clinton proposing tax credit to help with heath care costs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton is spending the coming weeks promoting a series of tax benefits that she says will help boost the take-home pay for middle class families. “You deserve a pay increase, not a tax increase,” she said Friday at a campaign event in Memphis. “Nobody who works full-time in America […]

Exclusive: Pregnant woman falls, waits hours at ER

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Amber Chapman is 17 weeks pregnant. Earlier this week she thought she had lost her precious unborn baby. “I was in pain, I was crying,” she told WINK News Friday. Chapman was walking to her Bokeelia home Wednesday evening when she tripped and fell in the road, landing hard on her […]

Where do we grow from here? Declining water quality in SWFL

FORT MYERS, Fla.- As Lee County continues to grow, we’re seeing record tourism numbers, but experts say the entire industry could be washed away. Red tide is causing dead fish to wash up on some of Southwest Florida’s most popular beaches. Former Lee County commissioner and environmentalist Ray Judah says the area is on the brink of a crisis. […]

Sand sculptures bring FMB to life at annual competition

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- Sixteen solo sculptors and five teams kicked off the sand sculpting competition on Fort Myers Beach on Friday. The sculptors represent four different countries and over 10 different states. “This fascinates me,” said Linda Reiner. “I had never been on a first day before to see what getting started involves.” Local shops […]