June 2015

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – WINK News is uncovering brand new clues about the senseless murder of a local doctor and mother, Teresa Sievers. Sievers was found dead in her home on Jarvis Road in Bonita Springs Monday morning. One woman says a sheriff’s deputy told her the scene was “gruesome”. Neighbors tell us they’re nervous, and don’t […]

MONTREAL (AP) – Carli Lloyd buried a penalty kick, Hope Solo got another shutout and the United States beat top-ranked Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the title match at the Women’s World Cup. Lloyd’s penalty kick in the 69th minute went into the right side of the goal less than 10 minutes […]

DALLAS (AP) – Wanda Mobley swerved to avoid something in the remote highway, and seconds later was trapped inside her wrecked car in a ravine in North Texas. The 75-year-old widow couldn’t walk, yet pulled herself through the broken windshield and survived the next two days by soaking her T-shirt in a nearby pond to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The acting inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs is retiring, a year after he issued a scathing report on problems at the Phoenix VA hospital. Richard J. Griffin, who has led the inspector general’s office since January 2014, said he is retiring Saturday after 43 years in federal service. He […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida legislators passed more than 200 bills this year during their regular 60-day session and 19-day special session. Most of those bills take effect on Wednesday, the start of the state’s fiscal year. One of the new laws, a 24-hour waiting period for abortions, is being blocked by a state judge. […]

MIAMI (AP) – People caught with small amounts of marijuana can now receive civil citations instead of jail time in Florida’s largest county, the first in the state to treat marijuana possession as a non-criminal act. The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a proposal Tuesday to let police issue $100 civil citations or the equivalent of […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Stephanie Eller hopes to become the first woman sheriff in Lee County history. She’s running against Mike Scott, who’s seeking a fourth term. Robert Forrest, a former employee in the office, is also challenging Scott. Both say it’s time for a change. Eller has concerns about the flow of information, or lack […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Divers just uncovered buried treasure off our coast. But, it’s not glimmering gold or precious jewels, it’s rum, and it came from a distillery right here in Southwest Florida. Dive deep among the tropical fish and a sunken war ship, and you’ll find this new type of treasure. “Our industry is exploding […]

ESTERO, Fla.- Friends of beloved Lee County Dr. Teresa Sievers are stunned over her death. Sievers operated the Restorative Health and Healing Center in Estero. Friends say she was nice to everyone, and would give the clothes off her back to help someone in need. “Very hard to imagine anyone would take anyone’s life, and […]