Man accused of murder in Fort Myers will be in court for arraignmentBlack bear tranquilized after running through parking lot in downtown Fort Myers
FORT MYERS Man accused of murder in Fort Myers will be in court for arraignment The man accused of shooting and killing a man near Roberto Clemente Park in Fort Myers is scheduled to be in court today.
FORT MYERS Black bear tranquilized after running through parking lot in downtown Fort Myers A Florida black bear had been spotted in downtown Fort Myers early Monday morning. FWC will relocate the bear.
LEHIGH ACRES 2 ATVs ticketed at Barefoot Lake after owner bars public Two ATVs were issued tickets at Barefoot Lake and towed away over the weekend after the property owner decided to bar the public.
CAPE CORAL Car with bullet holes towed away from Cape Coral home after police search car, home A Mercedes with at least one bullet hole has been towed from a Cape Coral home.
WINK NEWS Hot and dry Monday afternoon before isolated storms pop up this evening On Monday morning, the weather is starting mild and humid with temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Firefighters respond to dumpster fire at FGCU San Carlos Park Fire District responded to a dumpster fire Sunday afternoon.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
FORT MYERS Man accused of murder in Fort Myers will be in court for arraignment The man accused of shooting and killing a man near Roberto Clemente Park in Fort Myers is scheduled to be in court today.
FORT MYERS Black bear tranquilized after running through parking lot in downtown Fort Myers A Florida black bear had been spotted in downtown Fort Myers early Monday morning. FWC will relocate the bear.
LEHIGH ACRES 2 ATVs ticketed at Barefoot Lake after owner bars public Two ATVs were issued tickets at Barefoot Lake and towed away over the weekend after the property owner decided to bar the public.
CAPE CORAL Car with bullet holes towed away from Cape Coral home after police search car, home A Mercedes with at least one bullet hole has been towed from a Cape Coral home.
WINK NEWS Hot and dry Monday afternoon before isolated storms pop up this evening On Monday morning, the weather is starting mild and humid with temperatures in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Firefighters respond to dumpster fire at FGCU San Carlos Park Fire District responded to a dumpster fire Sunday afternoon.
FORT MYERS FGCU students affected by Covid celebrate first commencement ceremony Graduation is a right of passage from school to the real world, but for these students, reality hit them in 2020.
PUNTA GORDA Motorcycle crash leaves 1 dead One person has died after a motorcycle crash in Charlotte County.
LEE COUNTY Lee Deputies work to track down transient sex offenders who fail to register WINK News Anchor Corey Lazar goes on patrol with Lee County Deputies in search of transient sex offenders who don’t register.
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know your risk Hurricane season starts on June 1st, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has designated the week of May 5 through May 11 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Each day, Meteorologist Lauren Kreidler will be highlighting ways to stay prepared ahead of this year’s hurricane season.
Southwest Florida The Weather Authority: Stay alert – chance of showers and storms on Sunday Hot, humid, and more rain for parts of Southwest Florida on Sunday.
CAPE CORAL What we learned about Cape Coral’s water crisis after a ride along On Friday, WINK News got to ride along to see just what people are doing that could be wasting water.
The Weather Authority: A wet Saturday evening as storms move through Southwest Florida A rainy Saturday evening across much of southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Lee Health Touch-A-Truck event educates families on Trauma Awareness On Saturday morning, sirens were ringing to celebrate Lee Health Trauma Center’s 30 years of service and to provide the public with trauma education and prevention methods.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (CBS) CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a “low risk to the general public” for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency’s scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this “pandemic potential” virus this year, they said in a new report.
MGN Online CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A burglary from last summer was just recently solved. On August 8, 2014, Cape Coral Police responded to a burglary in the 4400 block of SW 8th Place. Police met with victims who stated that between 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., someone broke a window on the home and entered their residence. Items were disturbed in the home, but they weren’t able to see that anything had been taken. One of the victims stated she was arriving home at around 7:50 p.m. from shopping. As she neared her home, she saw her ex-boyfriend, Travis Schultz riding in the area on his moped. The victim honked her horn and waved at Schultz, who then followed her to her house. The victim stated she was only stopping at her house briefly, but she invited Schultz inside. She spoke with Schultz briefly while she changed shoes, and then they both exited the house. During this time, Schultz was only in the living room. The victim remembered that when Schultz pulled up on his moped, he took off his helmet, and was wearing a blue bandana underneath. The victim added that he took the bandana off while they were talking. The victim said that Schultz had been in the area to deliver narcotics, which he was known to do on his moped. The victim also said they have not been together for approximately nine months, and he had not been in her apartment since their split. Schultz told the victim he was heading home and seemed to follow her out of the neighborhood on his moped, however, she lost sight of him as she drove north on Skyline Boulevard. This stood out as odd to her as she never saw him pass by northbound on Skyline Boulevard. The victim also said that Schultz knew she had kept cash in the jewelry boxes that were disturbed. The victim provided a sworn written statement and wished to press charges. Authorities found a large amount of glass on the laundry room floor which seemed to indicate that entry was made via the laundry room window via the rear lanai. A large grill was positioned on the rear lanai, just below the laundry room window, and several latent prints were found on the top of the grill. Police found a blue bandana, wrapped around one of the victim’s ashtrays, lying on top of a milk crate. It appeared that the suspect used the ashtray to smash the window and wrapped the bandana around the ashtray. The victim said the bandana matched the one Schultz had removed from his head when he arrived earlier in the evening. In the victim’s bedroom, Officer Gray found several droplets of blood on the floor at the foot of the bed. A bloody finger print was found on the lid of a black jewelry box that the victim thought had been moved. Cape Coral Police Department Forensic Technician C. Potts responded to the scene and took digital photographs, collected blood samples, and lifted latent prints. Potts also collected the black jewelry box, the piece of paper, and the bandana for further forensic processing. Based on the investigation in its entirety, a DNA sample was needed from Travis Schultz to compare to the blood sample collected from the burglary. On November 20, 2014 officials applied for, and were granted, a search warrant to collect the DNA from Travis Schultz. On November 21, 2014, police met with Schultz at the Lee County Core Facility where he was currently housed on unrelated charges. The DNA was obtained and later sent to FDLE pending results. On January 6, 2015, a report was received from FDLE which detailed the that the DNA profile obtained from the bedroom floor (blood) matched the DNA profile from Schultz. The probability of it being anyone else was 1 in 740 quadrillion. Tuesday, Schultz was located at a restaurant on Santa Barbara Boulevard by detectives and placed under arrest for the charges of burglary and criminal mischief.