Dr. Bart Rossi on President Trump’s Speech to Congress

FORT MYERS, Fla. President Trump addressed a joint session of congress for the first time on Tuesday night. Wink News political psychologist Dr. Bart Rossi joined us in the studio to break down what may be the president’s most important speech to date.

Fort Myers High celebrates girls hoops state championship win

FORT MYERS, Fla. The band played, the students clamored and the Fort Myers High School girls basketball team strolled victoriously into the gym Tuesday morning. A pep rally honored the team’s second consecutive state championship. The Green Wave defeated Fort Walton Beach 69-49 this weekend in Lakeland WINK News reporter Nicole Valdes showed the festivities […]

At least 2 dead after tornadoes touch down in central US

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday, killing at least two people, as a spring-like storm system posed a risk to 45 million people. Compact but strong storms known as supercells raked parts of the central U.S., causing damage from Arkansas to Iowa and Illinois. Wind-whipped […]

Orphaned manatee returned to wild off Florida coast

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) An orphaned manatee has been returned to Florida waters more than three years after she was rescued. SeaWorld Orlando’s Rescue Team returned the manatee known as Blanche to the waters off Port St. John, Florida on Tuesday. Blanche was the sixth rehabilitated manatee SeaWorld has returned to the wild this year. Blanche […]

Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list

WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told The Associated Press that the decision followed […]

Plane crash ignites inferno in California neighborhood

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) Juan Cortes and his son were installing fencing when they saw a low-flying plane make an awkward tilt and go straight down into a quiet Southern California neighborhood of single-family homes. Moments later they and others were confronted with a horrifying inferno. “I saw the smoke, the black smoke,” said Cortes, 42, […]

Trump salutes widow of slain SEAL in emotional moment

WASHINGTON (AP) The widow of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Yemen stood in the balcony of the House chamber, tears streaming down her face as she looked upward and appeared to whisper to her husband. Democrats and Republicans alike stood for minutes to applaud Carryn Owens, giving her the loudest cheers of the night […]