Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in courtAlamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in court A priest accused of sexually abusing four altar boys in Iowa nearly 40 years ago returned to Charlotte County court.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato The newest movie theater in Southwest Florida opens April 29, and it does so with an array of entertainment offerings that go beyond the usual options across the region.
Let’s Waffle opens in Cape Coral Let’s Waffle is one of two businesses the Feix family launched locally, with the FMS Florida Boat Tours and Limousine Service owned and operated by Feix’s husband, Alexander.
Planned Punta Gorda hotel, pub, brewery faces construction delay Kevin Doyle, owner of Celtic Ray Public House Irish pub in downtown Punta Gorda, and his partner, S4 Global Investments, were found in violation of the city’s exposed soils code.
Three Sisters Spring Toast the manatee released by FWC, SeaWorld and Casey DeSantis near Crystal River A manatee named Toast was released back into the Florida waters after a final medical evaluation from wildlife officials.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Man arrested and charged with over 90 counts of fraud The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a man for allegedly stealing items from a business and then pawning them.
Man accused of pulling gun on someone ordering at Collier County Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on someone ordering at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Collier County.
League Club of Naples awards record $683K in grants to Collier, Lee nonprofits At a mid-April breakfast event, the 35 area nonprofit agencies—chosen from a record number of applicants—were awarded grants from the women’s volunteer organization in areas ranging from arts education, to fighting hunger and homelessness, to providing bikes and wheelchairs to children in need
Tim Aten Knows: Chick-fil-A drive-thru proposal faces criticism in Naples Chick-fil-A is proposing a drive-thru restaurant at the site of the former Red Lobster restaurant on U.S. 41 in Naples, but the project is facing early criticism.
Man convicted for murder of 17-year-old girl will be in court for resentencing A convicted man will be in court for resentencing for a murder that he committed as a teenager almost 20 years ago.
NAPLES Friday’s Furry Friends: Holly, Slim For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Collier County Domestic Animal Services to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Dust Devil spotted spiraling in Fort Myers A dust devil was spotted and recorded by a WINK News viewer on Hanson Street in Fort Myers.
Warm, dry and breezy afternoon after a comfortable morning The Weather Authority is tracking a comfortable Friday morning start with dry and breezy afternoon conditions expected.
NAPLES Event held in Naples for National Crime Victims Week The City of Naples and Project HELP held an event in Baker Park for National Crime Victims Week.
NAPLES 25-acre brush fire off I-75 in Collier County lowers air quality The Greater Naples Fire Rescue responded to a 25-acre brush fire at Mile Marker 96 on I-75 in the Picayune Strand State Forest.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in court A priest accused of sexually abusing four altar boys in Iowa nearly 40 years ago returned to Charlotte County court.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato The newest movie theater in Southwest Florida opens April 29, and it does so with an array of entertainment offerings that go beyond the usual options across the region.
Let’s Waffle opens in Cape Coral Let’s Waffle is one of two businesses the Feix family launched locally, with the FMS Florida Boat Tours and Limousine Service owned and operated by Feix’s husband, Alexander.
Planned Punta Gorda hotel, pub, brewery faces construction delay Kevin Doyle, owner of Celtic Ray Public House Irish pub in downtown Punta Gorda, and his partner, S4 Global Investments, were found in violation of the city’s exposed soils code.
Three Sisters Spring Toast the manatee released by FWC, SeaWorld and Casey DeSantis near Crystal River A manatee named Toast was released back into the Florida waters after a final medical evaluation from wildlife officials.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Man arrested and charged with over 90 counts of fraud The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a man for allegedly stealing items from a business and then pawning them.
Man accused of pulling gun on someone ordering at Collier County Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on someone ordering at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Collier County.
League Club of Naples awards record $683K in grants to Collier, Lee nonprofits At a mid-April breakfast event, the 35 area nonprofit agencies—chosen from a record number of applicants—were awarded grants from the women’s volunteer organization in areas ranging from arts education, to fighting hunger and homelessness, to providing bikes and wheelchairs to children in need
Tim Aten Knows: Chick-fil-A drive-thru proposal faces criticism in Naples Chick-fil-A is proposing a drive-thru restaurant at the site of the former Red Lobster restaurant on U.S. 41 in Naples, but the project is facing early criticism.
Man convicted for murder of 17-year-old girl will be in court for resentencing A convicted man will be in court for resentencing for a murder that he committed as a teenager almost 20 years ago.
NAPLES Friday’s Furry Friends: Holly, Slim For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Collier County Domestic Animal Services to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Dust Devil spotted spiraling in Fort Myers A dust devil was spotted and recorded by a WINK News viewer on Hanson Street in Fort Myers.
Warm, dry and breezy afternoon after a comfortable morning The Weather Authority is tracking a comfortable Friday morning start with dry and breezy afternoon conditions expected.
NAPLES Event held in Naples for National Crime Victims Week The City of Naples and Project HELP held an event in Baker Park for National Crime Victims Week.
NAPLES 25-acre brush fire off I-75 in Collier County lowers air quality The Greater Naples Fire Rescue responded to a 25-acre brush fire at Mile Marker 96 on I-75 in the Picayune Strand State Forest.
MGN LOS ANGELES (AP) – With 16 championships and a decades-long history of winning, the Los Angeles Lakers hardly ever get a shot at the NBA draft’s elite talent. Yet whenever they do, they’ve made an extraordinary choice. The Lakers have the No. 2 overall selection Thursday, sitting behind only Minnesota with their highest pick in 33 years. After winning 21 games in the franchise’s worst season, Los Angeles survived the possibility of losing the pick in the lottery and secured the right to choose a foundation player for its rebuilding effort. If history is any guide, the Lakers are about to get a great player. The last time the Lakers had a top-two pick in an NBA draft, they went home with James Worthy. Three years earlier, they grabbed Magic Johnson. In 1975, they picked UCLA’s David Meyers – and swiftly packaged him in a trade for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Lakers only had two other top-two picks in their history: Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. That’s a peerless pedigree for Jahlil Okafor, Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell or any dark horse draftee following four Hall of Famers – and an unexceptional pro traded for a fifth great. Kupchak would never predict a Hall of Fame career for the Lakers’ latest selection. The draft has become an exercise in optimism, with teams projecting futures onto frequently raw teenagers, but Kupchak is confident the Lakers know what they need to make the right choice. “It’s different than it used to be,” Kupchak said. “The kids, they’re 19 years old. Going back in the dark ages, everybody that graduated from college was 22, 23 years old. What you’re dealing with now are 19-year-old young men, but they’ve grown up differently, too. They’re far more mature at 19 then, let’s say, I was or somebody else was 30 years ago at 19.” Along with that No. 2 pick, Los Angeles also picks 27th and 34th overall, giving Kupchak a chance to add to his recent history of solid mid-draft selections. The Lakers spent the past several years shipping their first-round picks around the league to acquire veterans who could help them win immediately. Jordan Farmar was the last first-round pick to make any impact with the Lakers, and he was chosen back in 2006. Los Angeles went four straight drafts without even making a first-round selection before getting Julius Randle seventh overall last summer, only to watch him break his leg in his first game. But the Lakers’ history also reveals another theme with resonance in this draft: Whenever the franchise has been a champion, a dominant big man usually has been in the middle. From George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain to Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Pau Gasol, the Lakers have suited up some of the game’s greatest centers and power forwards. Okafor and Towns are considered two of the best big men in the past several drafts. Towns is likely to be the Timberwolves’ pick, so the Lakers have a prime opportunity to select the 6-foot-11 Okafor, the Chicago-raised, Duke-trained teenager who could fit splendidly alongside Randle. The Lakers are aware of the NBA’s evolution into a guard-dominated league, and they watched Golden State’s rise to dominance without an outstanding big man. Russell is a gifted ball-handling guard who could be the next transcendent talent in the lineage of Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook, but Okafor is tantalizing. “In years past, and maybe even today, it makes sense to build around a big,” Kupchak said. “But you don’t want to take a big because it’s a big, and then pass on the No. 3 pick, which turned out to be Michael Jordan. We’re going to look at the guards and see if there’s a guard there that you don’t want to miss.” Okafor has an NBA-ready offensive game, but his critics don’t like his defensive commitment. Kupchak blames that perception on Duke – and not just because the GM is a vocal North Carolina alumnus. “At Duke, they only had eight or nine guys on the team, so there was a conscious effort to make sure he did not get in foul trouble or contest a lot of shots or be overly aggressive,” Kupchak said. “If there’s a part of his game that lags, it would be his defensive presence on the court. I think offensively, what he does on the court would translate quickly to the NBA.”