Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homesCaught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homes The Cape Coral Animal Shelter hosted its third annual Puppy Bowl late Sunday morning. The event aimed to highlight puppies in need of homes.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homes The Cape Coral Animal Shelter hosted its third annual Puppy Bowl late Sunday morning. The event aimed to highlight puppies in need of homes.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
MGN Online WASHINGTON (AP) – The leader of a U.N. commission of inquiry that found North Korea committed crimes against humanity said Tuesday that members of the panel are ready to go anywhere to talk to the North’s government – but it refuses to engage. Michael Kirby addressed a conference in Washington marking the anniversary of the publication of the commission’s landmark report, which called for North Korea to be referred to the International Criminal Court. North Korea on Monday demanded that the conference be scrapped, claiming the U.S. ignored its offer to attend and defend itself. The State Department said the conference was a privately organized event, although a U.S. rights envoy is attending. It is being held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a nongovernment think tank. The U.S. restricts North Korean diplomats to traveling within a 25-mile (40-kilometer) radius of midtown Manhattan in New York, where they retain a diplomatic mission at the United Nations. They must request permission to go farther. “I would be quite happy if they were down here. This is a public session,” said Kirby, a retired Australian judge. Kirby led the three-member commission, which included Indonesian former attorney general, Marzuki Darusman, who still serves as U.N special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea. “We have reached out to them. I will go anywhere, the members of the commission of inquiry, the special rapporteur will go anywhere to engage them but they won’t engage with us except on very limited terms favorable to them,” Kirby said. Nuclear-armed North Korea has been on the defensive since the commission detailed vast rights abuses there, including a gulag holding more than 80,000 political prisoners. International pressure behind last February’s report led the U.N. Security Council to place the issue on its agenda of matters of international peace and security. The commission also wrote to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warning that he could be held accountable for crimes against humanity. That enraged North Korea, which has repeatedly said the U.S., which sponsored the resolution that led to the creation of the commission, uses the human rights issue as a pretext to overthrow it. “We are not guilty of any crime,” North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Jang Il Hun told reporters at the United Nations in New York on Monday. He said North Korea would respond “very strongly” to Tuesday’s conference. Victor Cha, a former senior U.S. official and event organizer, said the North Korean call for the conference to be canceled “only ensured we were going to have it.” It was one of the few public events held in Washington on a day when the U.S. government was shut down by snow and many other events were canceled. Robert King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, did not directly refer to North Korea’s anger over the conference. But he said with the intensified scrutiny over human rights, Pyongyang “feels increasingly compelled to respond to what’s happening.” He said the government’s failure to develop its economy and lack of international support also show it lacks legitimacy. South Korean envoy Jung-hoon Lee said the U.N. commission’s report had prompted a “sea change” in the world view on North Korea’s rights record. He said Tuesday’s conference was sending a message to Pyongyang, “if you don’t relent, we won’t either.” But Kirby said the Security Council had failed to support the commission’s recommendation to refer the case to the International Criminal Court because of concern such a proposal would be vetoed. He called for the council to seek a referral and if it was not passed, “those who stop accountability can answer before the bar of the international community.” Permanent council member China, which is North Korea’s only major ally, would be likely to use its veto power. It is criticized in the report for its repatriation of North Korean refugees.