Taylor Petras

We learned the driver involved in a crash that caused delays for morning commuters in Cape Coral ran away from the scene. Cape Coral Police Department responded to a crash Monday morning that closed Cape Coral Parkway eastbound to Cape Coral Bridge heading into Fort Myers. A car hit a power pole, snapping it in […]

An FGCU professor is putting her forensic studies students through real-life scenarios. Her students are working at the site of a rubble pile at Pasco County Sheriff’s Office to simulate a mass casualty incident or natural disaster where people may be trapped. WINK News Reporter Taylor Petras gives you a firsthand look at the forensics […]

An unplanned shake up within the School District of Lee County happened this week. Wanda Creel, chief academic officer, resigned Tuesday. Creel wrote her letter of resignation saying she was leaving effective immediately to school board members and Superintendent Dr. Greg Adkins. In the letter, she discusses a conversation from the previous week that she […]

A city in Southwest Florida will honor those who died while serving our country during the long weekend ahead. Southwest Florida Military Museum will host Cape Coral’s inaugural Memorial Day parade in downtown Cape Monday. The museum said it has been planning this for months. A parade to honor the fallen and the brave. “And […]

A portable shelter could help save lives after a natural disaster like a hurricane. And the brains behind it is a 10-year-old boy from Lee County. He looks to put his invention to the test at a national convention. Hayden Fuller hopes the “Life Pod” he developed will one day help save lives after natural […]

A city in Southwest Florida will honor those who died while serving our country during the long weekend ahead. Southwest Florida Military Museum will host Cape Coral’s inaugural Memorial Day parade in downtown Cape Monday. The museum said it has been planning this for months. A parade to honor the fallen and the brave. “And […]

After another round of violence, a Fort Myers councilperson said it is time to break the silence. Last night was the first time since the weekend Fort Myers Police and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office did not have to respond to a shooting. Now, a councilperson said it is time for everyone to speak up […]

A Cape Coral woman says someone wiped out her checking account. She thinks, somehow someone got a hold of a check she mailed and doctored it. Kathleen Reedenhauer woke up Thursday morning to an alert from her bank saying, “It was a shock this morning. I’m still kind of jittery about it.” And it didn’t […]

Cape Coral police are warning residents of a scam being mailed to people offering to mail residents a copy of their home deed for a payment. The letter states that it’s from County Records, LLC and asks for an $89 payment for your property deed. To receive a copy of your deed, please visit the […]

How many witnesses are too many? On Tuesday, Judge Bruce Kyle heard five motions from Mark Sievers’ attorney as well as from the state. It covered everything from allowing an accountant to have access to Sievers in jail to a list of more than 100 names on his witness list. Mark Sievers is accused of […]