Golf Doctor tip of the week: Sponge guides the swing

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Golf Doctor, Mike Calbot, and WINK News weekend sports anchor, Morgan Frances, give golfers a two-minute tip they can take to the course. This week, Morgan and Mike show golfers how something as simple as a sponge can help guide a golfer’s swing. The Golf Doctor airs every Sunday morning on […]

Flooding subsides, residents left to pick up the pieces

FORT MYERS, Fla. Southwest Florida still has a long way to go to dry out. Much of the region got a respite Monday afternoon from the persistent rain that had been falling since Thursday, but flooding remains an issue. Crews rescued 150 people and 37 animals from San Carlos Park on Monday, the San Carlos Park […]

Check on friends, family with Facebook’s ‘Safety Check’ after Hurricane Harvey

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KENS5) Facebook activated its safety check feature in south central Texas after the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. San Antonio residents using Facebook could be prompted to click an “I’m safe” button to let friends and family know that they were ok, especially in areas hardest hit by the storm that made landfall […]

2 Fort Myers men arrested in credit card skimmer bust

FORT MYERS, Fla. Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a credit card skimmer bust, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Fort Myers residents Marcos Antonio Gomez Cardenas, 27, and Idelberto Hechavarria Lavign, 30, are facing charges of credit card fraud, larceny, using forged credit cards, and identity theft related crimes, deputies said. Cardenas […]

Officials: Mom of baby found dead in car was running late

MASON, Ohio (AP) A search warrant affidavit says the Ohio woman who left her 15-month-old daughter in a car for nine hours at an office building parking lot outside Cincinnati was running late and forgot to drop off the baby at daycare. The warrant was to search the car of Karen Osorio-Martinez, a senior research […]

Union in strife as Disney and Teamsters prepare for talks

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) As negotiations start this month over wage increases at Walt Disney World, rebellion is brewing in one of the six unions that advocate for the resort’s 70,000 workers. Many of the performers who entertain guests as Mickey Mouse, the Seven Dwarves and other costumed characters are Teamsters, and some are fed up […]

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FGCU student sexually assaulted after mistaking car for rideshare service

FORT MYERS, Fla. A sexual assault was reported Friday night at Florida Gulf Coast University after a student got into a wrong car, the Florida Gulf Coast University Police Department said. The victim was at an off-campus location near U.S. 41 with friends and decided to return to campus at around 11:30 p.m., according to the […]

North Fort Myers man injured in hit-and-run crash in Lee County

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A bicyclist was critically injured Friday night following a hit-and-run crash on McDaniel Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Cheyenne M. Harris, 30, of North Fort Myers, was traveling northbound on McDaniel Drive and was struck by a car traveling southbound on the road, the FHP said. The driver continued to drive […]

LaBelle man, 19, killed in Hendry County crash

LABELLE, Fla. A 19-year-old man was killed in a crash Saturday morning on County Road 78, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at around 4:49 a.m. on County Road 78 at Caloosa Terrace, the FHP said. Gabriel De Santiago, of LaBelle, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet traveling westbound on County Road 78, drove onto […]