Breana Ross

A 2-year-old girl was found safe after wandering off from her babysitter’s home on Sunday morning. The girl was found roaming State Road 82 near Omni Lane by a woman who called 911. A police report said the little girl was staying overnight with a babysitter at the Lexington Palms at the Forum. She opened […]

The search is on for the culprit who left an emaciated dog in a trash bag in DeSoto County. The dog survived but is severely malnourished and received professional care. The dog was found by someone who was out walking their own dog and an oddly-shaped garbage bag sitting on the side of the road. […]

It has been a rough school year for Lee County school bus drivers. They started the year short-staffed, and dozens of drivers quit over Christmas. Now, several call out sick every day because of COVID-19. One driver agreed to tell her story and asked that she remain anonymous. “It’s crazy. It’s just, it’s the craziest […]

The driver in a hit-and-run crash on the Cape Coral Bridge that killed 21-year-old Austin Manke has been found guilty. Jurors deliberated for close to two hours before returning the verdict. Clody Gonzalez Vera is accused of leaving Manke to die after the crash in February of 2020. Gonzalez Vera did not react after the […]

Thursday marked day two in the trial of 20-year-old Clody Gonzalez Vera. Gonzalez Vera is accused of leaving 21-year-old Austin Manke to die on the Cape Coral Bridge after hitting Manke’s moped in February 2020. The state rested its case after presenting some final arguments and evidence to the jury. RELATED: Trial begins for the […]

The surge in COVID-19 cases is impacting the way kids get to school. Lee County schools are seeing an increase in bus driver call-outs this week because those drivers are sick. Parents and grandparents are worried because the bus is the only way to get their kids and grandkids to school for many of them. […]

Wait times at the emergency room are increasing as COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Currently, the average wait time at Lee Health Emergency rooms is between four and fives hours. While reporters are not allowed inside the ER, we did get pictures from a WINK News viewer detailing what the emergency room experience is […]

The WINK News drone flew above the COVID-19 testing site at CenturyLink Sports Complex on Monday. There, you could see the long line of cars waiting not only for a test but to simply get to the front of the line. Not only were the lines long, but they were filled with people who were […]

More families are sharing stories of their loved ones’ deaths. They believe Armor Health is responsible for these deaths and wants something to be done. Last month, WINK News introduced you to Paul Carbone. In early November, his son Michael, 30, died at the Lee County Jail. He only spent six days in the jail’s […]

An inmate’s death at the Lee County Jail sparks questions about the kind and quality of medical care the inmates at the jail are receiving. In November, 30-year-old Michael Carbone died in the Lee County Jail medical ward. His father, Paul Carbone, says Michael should have been taken to the hospital. Lee County Sheriff Carmine […]