Lindsey Sablan

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – WINK News uncovered a growing trend in the number of parents choosing to not vaccinate their children. Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the number of measles cases to 121. The disease has now spread to 17 states and Washington, D.C. The CDC has reported the majority of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- In the last week, the Attorney General’s office has received 20 complaints of scammers impersonating the OAG or other legal authorities. The OAG said the scammers are trying to obtain money or personal and financial information from consumers. They remain anonymous by altering the caller identification, so it appears as if the call […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – The body of a missing man was found Sunday afternoon just ten miles from where the boat capsized. A spokesperson with the Everglades National Park confirmed the missing man was 70-year-old Frederick James Thompson from Minnesota. According to the Coast Guard, Thompson and his friend were out on the canoe Friday […]

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. – Charlotte County Sheriff’s said a Wendy’s employee and recent job applicant were arrested for reportedly robbing the fast food restaurant. It happened at the Wendy’s in the 13,000 block of South McCall Road. Deputies said shortly after midnight, a man carrying a shotgun walked into the restaurant, reportedly ‘racked’ the shotgun and […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A street sweeper thought he was picking up a bag of trash but found bombs, grenades, mortars and M-18s inside instead outside a busy Jacksonville shopping center. Jacksonville Sheriff’s officials, along with a bomb squad robot and K-9 dogs arrived early Saturday morning. Authorities said bullets were also found on the […]

CAIRO (AP) – A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people, authorities said. The riot, only three years after similar violence killed 74 people, began ahead of a match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A serious crash involving two motorcycles and an SUV stopped traffic at Del Prado Boulevard and Hancock Bridge Parkway for hours Saturday night. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Officers said Joseph Scafuri was driving northbound on Del Prado Boulevard, when he went into the left turn lane and hit a […]

Dean Smith was more than simply a basketball coach. Yes, the retired Hall of Famer left North Carolina as the winningest coach in men’s history after capturing two national titles along with the 1976 Olympic gold medal and coaching some of the sport’s biggest names, Michael Jordan among them. But he also was an innovator […]

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Police say they have identified the gunman who took his own life after killing four people and injuring two in a quiet neighborhood near Atlanta. Cedric G. Prather, 33, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting his ex-wife, another adult and two children Saturday afternoon in Douglasville, about 20 miles […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A man attacked a woman outside a restaurant, after she reportedly refused to marry him. A Collier County sheriff’s report stated 26-year-old Ionut Rizea was arrested Thursday for beating a 44-year-old woman. The report said the man and woman had met a few weeks ago. They were at Pelican Larry’s Thursday […]