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CAPE CANAVERAL Triumphant return to space: Astronaut Scott Parazynski remembers launchpad 39A We all had at least one friend who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up but not many people actually get to. Scott Parazynski is one of the lucky ones. “I grew up in the shadow of the Apollo program and every kid on the block wanted to become an astronaut. I just […]
FORT MYERS Most Wanted Wednesday: We feature three of SWFL’s most wanted suspects; May 27 This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to Crime Stoppers […]
COLLIER COUNTY VFW Post 7221 in Collier County pays respects to the fallen on Memorial Day While Memorial Day ceremonies are muted slightly in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, people are still gathering to thank our armed service members for making the ultimate sacrifice. We visited Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7221 in Collier County on Memorial Day Monday, where a lot of veterans left their homes for the first […]
WINK NEWS FBI’s IC3 leads the way for tracking internet scammers Internet scams have been around nearly as long as the internet. The FBI has tracked these cons for 20 years at the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). We wanted to give you a look at how the FBI’s IC3 operates. The crime center recently received its 5 millionth complaint. And a lot of those are […]
How fire investigators get to the bottom of each blaze Intentional, accidental, or Mother Nature – each brush fire burning right now gets scrutinized. A trained group of firefighters serves as fire investigators, all falling under the fire marshal. The starting point in any fire investigation: the original call. “They’re going to go back to the original call, where it started, what the first-in engine […]
FORT MYERS Most Wanted Wednesday: We feature three of SWFL’s most wanted suspects; May 20 This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to Crime Stoppers […]
FORT MYERS One of SWFL’s most wanted, Lionel Buchanon, arrested in North Fort Myers One of Southwest Florida’s most wanted felons is off the streets tonight. Lionel Buchanon, 39, has nearly two dozen prior arrests and was featured in WINK News’ Most Wanted Wednesday last week. He was picked up Tuesday morning in North Fort Myers after authorities received a tip. Buchanon was wanted for violating parole after a […]
FORT MYERS All nursing home patients and staff to be tested for COVID-19, daunting task for Florida The Trump Administration wants more than a million nursing home patients and staff tested for coronavirus in the next two weeks. It’s a daunting task when you consider just how many of these facilities we have here in Florida. There are 41 nursing homes in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties; that translates to about 4,000 […]
FORT MYERS SWFL veterans remember V.E. Day on 75th anniversary May 8, 1945 — V.E. Day. Victory in Europe. That day is still etched in the memory of Don Shreve, who was still in high school 75 years ago. “I joined the navy, but was drafted into the army,” said the former U.S. Army sergeant. The army won his services and sent him to Europe. […]
FORT MYERS COVID-19 making it difficult for military to recruit When unemployment goes up, military recruiting gets easier. But now, in the era of COVID-19, it may just get a lot tougher. The Pentagon’s most recent memo on how to deal with potential recruits who show up with, or already recovered from, COVID-19 is tough. People who’ve been hospitalized are out unless they get a […]