July 6, 2015

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Lee County deputies are on the scene of a shooting at 44th Street Southwest. A neighbor tells WINK News he heard eight shots and then found a man sitting on the road who said he had been shot. He was taken to the hospital. LCSO detectives are processing the crime scene […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Monday’s Deal of the Day will help you enjoy a nice dinner without paying full price. Costco offers gift cards for various restaurants, including McCormick and Schmick’s and Buca Di Beppo for discounted prices. In most cases, the store will sell gift cards for the restaurant totaling $100, but the price […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced it is leaving Broward County. The company announced Monday that it will withdraw completely from the county on July 31. Uber had previously agreed to withdraw from the airport and port in Broward County, hoping to persuade commissioners not to institute new regulations. […]

Criminals are finding all sorts of ways to steal your money, posing on the phone as debt collectors or phony IRS agent, or pretending to protect you from credit-card fraud. Criminals often have enough information, like your credit card number, to trick you into trusting them. The imposters might say they’re investigating a fraudulent transaction […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Confederate battle emblem should remain on the Mississippi flag because it honors ancestors who fought for the South in the Civil War, a brother of former Gov. Haley Barbour told about 40 supporters of the state banner at a rally Monday outside the state Capitol. “They were fighting for the […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Valerie Hamilton sat quietly Monday remembering the two young family members taken from her last week. “It’s been like a dream… and you haven’t yet touched reality yet to know that you just lost two of the most wonderful nephews that you could’ve ever had,” Hamilton told WINK News. Hamilton’s nephew, Andrew […]

BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man has been charged with posting on an FBI website that he planned to kill President Barack Obama. Andrew O’Keefe, of Mansfield, has been charged with a felony count of posting an online threat against the president. According to court documents, when law enforcement officers tried to interview O’Keefe regarding […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A group in Bonita Springs is making dreams come true for people who served our country. WINK News spoke to a Marine who had her spirit lifted when the group gave her gym a generous makeover. “We love all the work and the love that’s been put into it,” said veteran Mindy […]

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- A former fish camp will soon be Bonita Spring’s next hot spot. Construction is now underway for a project bringing a marina, beach bar and more to an area on the Estero Bay. “To have that area that was so lovely for a long time and it had the preservation of early […]