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Deputies search for ‘rum raiders’ FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Deputies are looking for two men who stole $400 worth of rum from a local restaurant. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the two suspects broke into a Doc Ford’s in the 700 block of Fisherman’s Wharf around 2 a.m. May 17. Surveillance video showed the two men walk up to the […]
Jacksonville dentist steps down after abuse allegations ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida children’s dentist accused of running a “house of horrors” that included performing surgical procedures without anesthetic agreed late Friday to stop practicing dentistry. Dr. Howard Schneider of Jacksonville faces multiple lawsuits and his office has been picketed in recent weeks by parents carrying signs as a growing number […]
Retired LCSO Captain Robert Forrest to run for Lee County sheriff LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Retired Captain Robert Forrest sat down exclusively with WINK News Saturday to announce his candidacy for Lee County Sheriff. Forrest, who is currently the operations commander for a local security company, is running with no party affiliation. He will be running in 2016 against current Sheriff Mike Scott. “I believe in […]
Naples man arrested, accused of having sex with underage girl COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Richard Mortimer Bernstein was arrested Friday for reportedly having sex with an underage girl multiple times and texting her nude pictures of himself. According to a Collier County Sheriff’s report, the victim reported that she was in a sexual relationship with Bernstein on Friday. She told deputies that she had stayed at his house last […]
Ireland legalizes same-sex marriage DUBLIN (AP) – Ireland’s citizens have voted in a landslide to legalize gay marriage, electoral officials announced Saturday – a stunningly lopsided result that illustrates what Catholic leaders and rights activists alike called a “social revolution.” Friday’s referendum saw 62.1 percent of Irish voters say “yes” to changing the nation’s constitution to define marriage as […]
One dead, one seriously hurt after ATV crash at Redneck Yacht Club CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A young man from Palm Harbor was killed Saturday while driving an ATV at the Redneck Yacht Club. Nicholas Kirk, 20, was driving an ATV when he crashed around noon at the racetrack in Charlotte County. State troopers said a swamp buggy was towing another swamp buggy, when Kirk hit the rope […]
School employee caught padding her time card and costing taxpayers LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A WINK News investigation into school bus drivers found at least one driver who was bilking the system. WINK News Call for Action investigators followed several buses for more than a month and found one driver, who parked her bus each day for more than an hour before returning to the […]
Vandals destroy several cars in Cape Coral CAPE CORAL, Fla. -Cape Coral police are warning homeowners to be on the lookout after vandals hit cars and a home in the northwest part of the city. Police sent an alert, warning families that several cars were ransacked in the area southeast of Diplomat Parkway West and Chiquita Boulevard North. Officers say some of the […]
Bodies of two young boys found in canal near LaBelle HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. – The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two brothers drowned Sunday afternoon. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office told WINK News the drowning happened at the Duda & Sons Inc. labor camp on State Road 29, just south of LaBelle. Deputies said they received a call around 2:30, saying a two-year-old and four-year-old had drowned. […]