Veterans begin to assemble near Dakota Access protest camp

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – Military veterans started to gather Sunday near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp, where they’ll join the several hundred people who are against the four-state, $3.8 billion project that’s largely complete. Already, a few hundred of the group Veterans Stand for Standing Rock have arrived at the Oceti Sakowin, […]

Golf Doctor tip of the week: Perfect contact

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 have a top to help golfers hit the ball on the center of their club. The Golf Doctor airs every Sunday morning on […]

Committee picks Alabama, Washington, Ohio State and Clemson

(AP) — Alabama will play Washington and Ohio State is set to face Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The selection committee stayed with the same top four Sunday as it had going into championship weekend, leaving out No. 5 Penn State even though the Nittany Lions won the Big Ten title game and […]

Green Party taking bid for election recount to federal court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is taking her bid for a statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 presidential election to federal court. After announcing Stein and recount supporters were dropping their case in state court, lawyer Jonathan Abady said they will seek an emergency federal court order Monday. On Monday, […]

Death toll in Oakland warehouse fire rises to 33

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing and made the grim announcement that teenagers were among the dead. The building that went up in […]

Church partners with Wal-Mart to help Collier families

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — Nearly 750 people took part in an effort Sunday to help Collier County families in need. The Living Word Family Church gathered 333 bicycles and other items through the effort that encouraged the church’s congregants to shop at the Wal-Mart on 5420 Juliet Blvd. and donate what they bought to the Salvation […]

New Hampshire looks for answers behind oyster outbreaks

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – For the past 25 years, researcher Stephen Jones has tried to understand the threat that bacteria may pose to oysters in New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary. He often couldn’t get funding to study the problem. But that is beginning to change as scientists notice “something is going on.” Scientists are recognizing […]

Chance of fog Sunday night; rain ahead this week

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Areas of fog are expected to develop Sunday night ahead of rainy weather later this week. The overnight low will dip to near 67 with a high of 84 and a few afternoon and evening showers expected Monday. Rain is likely for Tuesday.

Local politician, 2 reporters killed in Finland shooting

HELSINKI (AP) – A gunman killed a local town councilor and two journalists, all women, in an apparent random shooting in a nightlife district in a small town in southeastern Finland, police said Sunday. A male suspect has been detained. The chairwoman of Imatra Town Council and two local reporters were gunned down in a […]