Lindsey Sablan

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – Crews are working a brush fire at the Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park near South Gulf Cove. Firefighters say about 90 percent of the fire is contained. They’ll continue to look for hotspots throughout the area. Dee Hawkins, the Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokesperson, told WINK News crews were called […]

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento tried to hop its way into the record books today by attempting the world’s largest Easter egg hunt. Blue Heart International hosted the event. “We’re doing this to raise awareness for blue heart international the nonprofit my wife and I started,” said founder Blake McCall. “We’re really passionate about helping children […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Sunday was the 71st annual Dunbar Easter parade, near downtown Fort Myers. The parade started around 2:30 p.m. and ended at the Stars Complex. Hundreds showed up Sunday to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ and enjoy the holiday with family and friends.  

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – A 55-year-old Arcadia man died in a crash on State Road 70 Sunday morning. Florida Highway Patrol said Wilfred Calvin Jones was driving, when his truck drifted across all lanes of traffic and crashed into a tree. A passerby stopped to help after noticing the truck was on fire. The man […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis is decrying the plentitude of weapons in the world in his Easter peace wish. Yet a note of cautious hope ran through Francis’ “Urbi et Orbi” message. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Square, Francis made his first public comments about the framework accord aimed at ensuring […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Troopers are looking for a suspect after a hit-and-run, involving a bicyclist Saturday night. It happened at the intersection of Thomasson Drive and Lombardy Lane around 9:30 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a 54-year-old man from Naples was biking when the car hit him and sent him flying off the […]

GARISSA, Kenya (AP) – Kenya’s president has vowed to take harsh measures against Islamic militants after they attacked a school near the Somali border, killing 148 people. President Uhuru Kenyatta warned Saturday in a nationally televised address that the planners and financiers of attacks like the one in Garissa town are “deeply embedded in our […]

(USA Today)- Easter is coming up and that means the return of those yellow, marshmallow treats called Peeps. The popular, chick-shaped candy has been around for more than 60 years. USA TODAY Network shares some surprising facts about these iconic marshmallow confections: 1. Peeps were once made by hand and took nearly 30 hours to […]

MONTABAUR, Germany (AP) – The pastor of the Lutheran church in Andreas Lubitz’s hometown said Sunday that the community stands by him and his family, despite the fact that prosecutors blame the 27-year-old co-pilot for causing the plane crash that killed 150 people in southern France. The town of Montabaur has been rattled by the […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Emergency workers found two bodies Sunday in the mass of rubble left behind when three apartment buildings collapsed during an apparent gas explosion and fire in Manhattan’s East Village, police said. Officials investigating Thursday’s explosion, in which 22 people were injured, including four critically, suspect someone may have improperly tapped a […]