Nine killed in Texas biker gang shootout WACO, Texas (AP) – A shootout among rival biker gangs at a popular Texas restaurant left nine people dead and 18 others injured, a police spokesman said on Sunday, sending panicked patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety. The violence erupted shortly after noon at a busy Waco marketplace along Interstate 35 that draws a large […]
Police search for suspect involved in shootout and crash FORT MYERS, Fla. – Police are searching for a suspect involved in a shootout that caused crash. Police were called to the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Hanson Street around 3:30 p.m. Sunday for reports that people in two separate cars were shooting at each other. Officers said after the shooting, one of the cars […]
Man arrested for punching elderly woman in the face DAYTONA, Fla. (AP) – Daytona Beach police said a man was arrested Saturday on charges that he punched a 76-year-old woman in the face and walked away. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Douglas B. Wingo, 32, was charged with aggravated assault on a person 65 years or older. Wingo allegedly walked up to the woman Wednesday […]
Jacksonville mayoral race draws national interest JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – There’s a reason why the Jacksonville mayoral race is drawing the attention of outsiders like former President Bill Clinton, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and it’s about more than who wins on Tuesday. It’s because the state’s largest city will also be […]
Police search for Speedway robbery suspect FORT MYERS, Fla. – Crime Stoppers needs your help to find a suspect, who held up a Speedway gas station Saturday night. Police said the suspect walked into the gas station in the 4600 block of Palm Beach Boulevard around 6 p.m. A witness told police the suspect pointed a black handgun at the clerk […]
Naples woman creates bag used by FBI COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A Naples woman’s love for scuba diving and snorkeling has made her a successful business woman and contractor for government safety. Nearly a decade ago, Linda Kennedy was snorkeling in Bermuda when her money and credit cards were stolen from her blanket on the beach. From that point forward, Kennedy started […]
Man stuck with tickets and suspension after crooks steal plates COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A Golden Gate Estates man has spent the last three years fighting to get a suspension off his driver’s license for something he never did. In 2012, Dean Meyers went to renew his driver’s license when he discovered it had been suspended. When he asked the clerk at the Department of […]
School district on dirty dining: “It’s embarrassing” LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The Lee County School District said it will change the way it monitors high school concession stands after a WINK News Call for Action investigation uncovered filthy conditions at nearly all of its high school concession stands. UPDATE: A Call for Action investigation into dirty concession stands at Lee County schools apparently […]
Southwest Florida International launches flights to Puerto Rico LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Sunday Southwest Florida International launched flights to Puerto Rico and announced it will soon be offering flights to Cancun. Sun Country Airlines launched its first flight from RSW to San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon. Originally, the airline had only planned to offer the direct flight for the summer months, but […]
Gator blocks traffic on U.S. 41 LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida Fish and Wildlife crews have removed an alligator that was stuck beneath a car on U.S. 41 and Gladiolus Drive. Pictures sent to WINK News by several viewers show an alligator underneath a blue sedan. Another picture sent by Robert Anderson show trappers with FWC removing the alligator from the […]