Teen helping hundreds of students by raising money for school supplies

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Right now, tens of thousands of Southwest Florida kids have no idea their parents are worried. Mom and dad know they might not be able to afford school supplies come August. WINK News met a student who says something needs to be done, and he’s the someone to do it. Connor […]

Man accused of selling fake insurance policy to 2 Brothers restaurant owner

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.-  A local restaurant is charred and just when the owner thought it couldn’t get any worse, he realized his insurance policy was fake when he needed it the most. Police arrested William Reese for selling a fake policy to the owner of 2 Brothers Homestyle Cooking. Reese was a customer of the […]

PolitiFact: Trump’s immigration claim is mostly false

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Donald Trump has made a string of inflammatory remarks about Mexican immigrants since launching his presidential campaign. During his announcement speech on June 16, Trump called them drug runners and rapists. In the weeks since, Trump hasn’t apologized or backed down. He told voters at a campaign event in Bedford, New Hampshire […]

Improvement projects in the works for south Cape Coral

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The City of Cape Coral began work Wednesday paving a parking lot behind Nevermind Bar and Eatery off of Cape Coral Parkway. It marked the first of several improvement projects planned for the area, but some shop and property owners are worried some of the projects could negatively affect businesses. The […]

Man arrested for beating dog, attacking witness in North Fort Myers

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla.- A dog was kicked and beaten along a busy Lee County Road. Glen Yerkey is now facing animal cruelty charges. A man who witnessed the beating along Pine Island Road, rushed to help the dog. “I hope he gets locked up and doesn’t get to be out ever again,” said Robert […]

FBI probing Florida police shooting of man with air rifle

MIAMI (AP) – The FBI has opened an investigation into the fatal 2013 shooting by a sheriff’s deputy of a man carrying an air rifle who may not have heard commands to drop it because he was listening to music through earbuds. The FBI’s top agent in South Florida told Broward Sheriff Scott Israel about […]

14-year term for leader of scam that cost taxpayers millions

NEW YORK (AP) – A leader in an India-based scam that scared American taxpayers into sending millions of dollars because they thought the U.S. government was after them was sentenced Wednesday to more than 14 years in prison by a judge who said he wanted to send a message to others considering similar crimes. Sahil […]

Deal of the Day: Getting money for your groceries

FORT MYERS, Fla. – If you do the grocery shopping every week, this Deal of the Day is for you. An app called “Ibotta” can get you money back, just by purchasing items at the grocery store. Here’s how it works: Each week the app creates a sort of shopping list for your supermarket of […]

Giving more at the register

Forget the change jar at the counter. When you are asked to donate at the checkout, you are also given the option to add it directly to your tab. A new survey investigated how people felt about the growing trend of giving at the checkout. It found 55 percent like being asked to give; that […]