PENSACOLA, Fla.-Vice President Joe Biden makes a visit to the troubled gulf region.  It will be his first trip to the area since the disaster in the gulf began.  He's exp..

PENSACOLA, Fla.-Heavy storms and lightening pushed more oil onto Pensacola Beach, which is already struggling to keep visitors. The storms churned up more bad news on Pensacola Bea..

GULF SHORES, Ala.-Jimmy Buffett's free beach concert is being rescheduled.  Organizers are concerned the increased surf from Tropical Storm Alex will threaten the stage. ..

FORT MYERS, Fla.-The WINK News Now morning news team tastes two new creations at Bennett's Fresh Roast.  The maple bacon donut and the key lime donut are brand new.  What..

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of ..

PENSACOLA, Fla.-WINK News is granted a rare opportunity. An inside look into Governor Charlie Crist's "war room" as he prepares the statewide response for the oil spill. Much of th..

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla.-A Sunday night shooting in San Carlos Park sent a woman to the hospital. That woman was shot inside her home and at last check she is recovering Monday mornin..

FORT MYERS, Fla- Whether selling or buying one of the biggest real estate questions today is what is the home in questions worth? Assessed value, appraised value, market value an..

FORT MYERS, Fla.-On Friday, June 25th at Lehigh Elementary School, The Salvation Army will once again prepare to put its canteen (mobile feeding unit) into action. From 8am to 12 n..

TEMPE, Ari.-You might think you're doing the planet good by using reusable grocery bags, but be careful! Researchers at the University of Arizona conducted a study and found that 9..

Lehigh teen Tiffani Maurice heads to Los Angeles for a second time to catch all the red carpet action with the stars of the "Twilight" saga. This is Tiffani's second time to attend..

Are you happy? If the answer is no there's a new book that promises simple steps to finally finding fulfillment. WINK News Anchor Lindsay Liepman spoke exclusively to the author, C..

Lee County launches an aggressive beach ad campaign that's airing around the nation.  We want to know what you think? Are they effective and do you think it's a good use of mo..

  WASHINGTON (AP) - South Carolina Republicans nominated a teaparty-backed Indian-American woman to run for governor and aconservative black man to run for Congress from the f..

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the ramped-up war in Afghanistan at a precarious moment, President Barack Obama prepared to hear his top war commander explain biting published complaints ab..

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Fire crews battling the so-called Schultz fire that has threatened hundreds of homes have made some progress, bringing 10 percent of the 10,000-acre wildfir..

FORT MYERS, Fla.-The Lehigh Acres grandfather accused of killing his 3-month-old grandson, entered a plea of 'not guilty' Monday in a Lee County courtroom. Manuel Rosales didn't sa..

WASHINGTON, D.C.-BP now says its costs for the disaster in the Gulf have reached $2 billion but the company's PR situation is becoming an even bigger mess. A new internal document ..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.-Brand new unemployment numbers show a positive sign for Southwest Florida. Statewide, unemployment is down for the month of May. Unemployment is at 11.7% compared ..

ORLANDO, Fla.-"Harry Potter" stars James and Oliver Phelps, also known as the Weasley Twins, rave about the new attraction at Universal Studios. They joined WINK News Now This Morn..