July 20, 2015

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Neighbors say illegal fish poachers were selling a lot of the fish out of their Golden Gate backyard. For the past year, Florida Fish and Wildlife officers have had their eye on David Vazquez Acosta, Jorge Escalona, Adnier Lobaina Lopez and Jose Escalona Ferral. They say the four men were professional poachers that had taken dozens […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A missing persons case is now considered a suspected homicide. Donna Chatterton’s trailer in Tice burned to the ground this past February.  Once the smoke settled, she was nowhere to be found. On Monday, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers confirmed to WINK News while Chatterton is still a missing person, her case […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Divers are in the water searching for a car along Bayshore Road off State Road 31. Monday evening, a team of investigators searched a North Fort Myers pond after someone found a car at the bottom. Crews have now blocked off all roads leading to a marina near Fort Myers Shores as the investigation continues. […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A boy with talent and smarts takes a wrong turn. The end result is every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s been nearly two years since Kyle Byrtus’ body was discovered by a Lehigh Acres Road and there are still no answers. For the first time in years, Lynne Kreger returned to Fort Myers High School where her […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- One person is dead after a truck slammed into a pool hall late Monday afternoon. Four people were taken to the hospital after the vehicle crashed into Diamond Billards located on Southwest Pine Island Road. Police tell WINK News two of the victims were taken to Lee Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other two victims were […]

NAPLES, Fla. – Counterfeit money has circulated within the city within the past week. Over the weekend, a 7-Eleven almost fell victim to the fake money. “This one was really obvious that it was a copy. And the clerk, just after a few seconds, discovered that,” said Captain John Barkley with the Naples Police Department. […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- A government-run garden has turned into a plot of weeds. The city rented a piece of land to a group, in hopes of having a beautiful urban garden. Instead, the garden is an overgrown mess. Now, the city is turning to a new tenant. “When crops are growing, the community comes in and learning takes place. That is […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. – If you need entertainment for the entire family, try a free movie rental. You can sign up for Redbox emails and the texting club to receive free one-day rental codes. The free rental codes do have expiration dates and if you sign up for the texting club, make sure you can […]

If you are looking for work, or for love, if you are not careful, you could find yourself in the middle of an international scam, with serious legal consequences. A job for some extra money or promise of an intimate relationship both appear to be the bait to lure unsuspecting victims into what are called […]