Dannielle Garcia

WINK News is still working to determine what caused one person to be transported to the hospital after a shooting on I-75. This happened on Sunday morning along I-75, near mile marker 103 in Collier County. Florida Highway Patrol says one of its troopers answered a call for service. But, we still aren’t sure what […]

Follow the federal government and risk a hefty fine, or follow the state and risk getting kicked out of the Medicare program and losing funding. In the middle of another COVID-19 surge, that is what health care systems are up against. A letter from the state’s health care administration is now adding even more pressure. […]

Nine-year-old Adyn Pickett lost his more than five-year battle with cancer Tuesday night. Adyn beat leukemia 11 times, but the recent treatments were too harsh for him to fight through. Adyn was brave and he was strong. He attacked leukemia just like the disease attacked him. “Last Christmas, I was in the hospital and I […]

Shots fired were fired outside a Southwest Florida waffle house on Monday as people sat down for dinner. One bullet went through a window and hit a cup on a table inside the restaurant. Police are now looking for the person responsible. It was a close call. The bullet that came through the window missed […]

Simply getting an appointment to get tested for COVID-19 isn’t as easy as it sounds especially if you need one as soon as possible. So, WINK News sent reporter Dannielle Garcia to see just how difficult scoring an appointment is. Her quest for a test began at the Florida Department of Health in Lee County […]

The Naples Zoo reopened on Friday after closing for a day following the bite of a contract worker there on Wednesday. The day began with a speech by Naples Zoo President and CEO Jack Mulvena, president and CEO of the Naples Zoo, who offered his thoughts to 26-year-old River Rosenquist, who has a long recovery […]

Lines for COVID-19 testing continue to grow as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are once again on the rise in Southwest Florida. Many of the people in line for a test were exposed over the holiday weekend. Others want to make sure they are negative before making New Year’s plans, and some are feeling symptoms. The […]

Two Allegiant planes collided Monday morning, causing minor damage and canceling multiple flights. Allegiant flight 1687 bound for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, pushed back from the gate at Punta Gorda Airport, the plane’s wingtip struck the auxiliary power unit on the wing of an empty plane parked nearby. The flight was supposed to leave at […]

The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested someone involved in the death of 23-year-old Bee Love but they have not captured the killer. Love, a transgender woman, was found burned in a vehicle in the Harlem neighborhood of Clewiston in September of 2019. Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden said they arrested Marcus Lynell […]

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced the arrests of more than 40 people in what he described as an “extensive undercover investigation.” Marceno made the announcements during a news conference on Tuesday after deputies served a search warrant at a home that Marceno said belonged to gang members. He said the arrests are the results […]