July 22, 2015

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- Movie actor Burt Young was in Bonita Springs shooting his first scene for the comedy “Smothered by Mothers.” Only WINK News was on the beach and inside a mansion filled with movie cameras in Bonita Springs. Our cameras caught Young, best known for his role as “Pauly” in the “Rocky” movies, acting […]

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Lawyers say a new Florida law that is suppose to protect the public from drones is nearly impossible to enforce. More drones are popping up in Collier County. One was spotted on Cooper Drive in Naples just this week. The man who spotted it called 911. “It’s back again and I want it […]

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – A Souyz space capsule blasted off from the Russian manned launch facility in Kazakhstan on Thursday, carrying a Russian, an American and a Japanese to the International Space Station. The rocket lifted off at 3:02 a.m Thursday (5:02 p.m. ET Wednesday) and was to dock with the orbiting laboratory about six hours later. […]

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a birdhouse prompted a bomb scare outside a southwest Florida hospital. Police say a “suspicious package” was reported Wednesday morning outside Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Traffic in the area was blocked off, and the building was placed on a “diversion” lockdown, meaning no patients were allowed in and out. Bomb […]

NAPLES, Fla.- Fire officials are raising concerns about events that use a colored powder made of cornstarch after a recent deadly explosion. The powder is often used in the popular color runs held throughout Southwest Florida. “Three things that you need for any fire is heat, fuel, and oxygen and you have plenty of fuel right here,” said Chief Stephen McInerny. During an […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Newly-released economic indicators and real estate statistics show Southwest Florida continues to rebound this summer on the six-year anniversary of the “Great Recession.” Naples and Fort Myers/Cape Coral made the top 20 list of career website Glassdoor.com’s “Most Recovered Cities.” Drops in unemployment and hourly-wage increases were factors in the rankings. […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.-“We do the leg work, we work with the State Attorney’s office, move witness several times, and they just quit at the end. It’s just disappointing.” Chief Doug Baker isn’t sure there will ever be justice for 5-year-old Andrew Faust Jr., killed last year in a drive-by shooting. The two accused killers, Thomas […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Deputies are investigating a possible sexual battery after a woman was found naked and disoriented outside Walt Disney World’s restaurant and entertainment complex last week. Detectives said Wednesday that the woman was found by a security guard last Thursday in shrubbery outside Disney Springs, which used to be known […]

MIAMI (AP) – U.S. authorities have seized a submarine-like vessel loaded with more than eight tons of cocaine off the coast of El Salvador. U.S. Navy, Customs and Border Protection and Coast Guard personnel took part in the operation last Saturday. The semi-submersible vessel was tracked in international waters off the El Salvador coast by […]