July 26, 2015

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Fort Myers Beach saw a total of 6.5 inches of rain over the weekend. “I left Cleveland for some sunshine but here I am in this cloudy, windy area,” said Justine Neward. “I’ve been to the lovely Fort Myers before and it was lovely, but not now,” said Dawn Glading. […]

TOKYO (AP) – A small plane crashed into a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo on Sunday, killing the pilot, a passenger and a woman on the ground, while three people were pulled alive from the wreckage, officials said. The single-engine propeller plane plowed into and set ablaze a row of houses just minutes after taking off […]

DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back from customers more than 500,000 Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles in the biggest such action in U.S. history as part of a costly deal with safety regulators to settle legal problems in about two dozen recalls. The Italian-American automaker also faces a record civil […]

DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. government will fine Fiat Chrysler a record $105 million for violating safety laws in a series of recalls, a person briefed on the matter says. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will reveal the fine on Monday, says the person who didn’t want to be identified because the official announcement […]

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. – A search has been suspended for a reported missing swimmer on Vanderbilt Beach. North Naples Fire Department told WINK News they received a call about a swimmer who went underwater and never came up around 9:15 a.m. Sunday. “[The caller said] laying face down unresponsive. It was very descriptive detailed report. […]

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The man who was killed after reportedly shooting at a state trooper Saturday has been identified. Florida Department of Law of Enforcement said the suspected gunman was 59-year-old Earl Jackson, of Miami. Florida Highway Patrol said a trooper stopped to help a car on Interstate 75, near Micanopy Saturday morning when […]

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Heavy rain has caused flooding in streets, backyards and even one restaurant Sunday. Cape Coral received more than six inches Sunday. A WINK News crew captured flooded streets in the area of Northwest 1st Place and several of the canals were at high levels. San Carlos Park received more than five […]

A flood watch is in effect for Lee and Charlotte counties until 8 p.m. Monday. Heavy rain is falling over the area that will cause flooding. Up to 8 to 10 inches of rain have already fallen over the last couple of days. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause ponding of water in urban areas, […]

KEY WEST, Fla. – A white-bearded Florida man has won the “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his 15th attempt. Retired air traffic controller Charlie Boice of Palm Beach Gardens prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a hangout of Ernest Hemingway during his Key West residency in the 1930s. A panel of former contest winners […]