WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fireMemorial held for migrant bus crash victims
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Hot, hot, hot Heat advisory in place for Saturday until 8 p.m.
The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams were announced on Thursday morning by Collegiate Baseball newspaper and FGCU first-baseman Nick Rivera has been selected to the third team. This is the first All-American selection of Rivera’s career. He was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American following his debut campaign in 2013. “This is a tremendous recognition for Nick,” head coach Dave Tollett said. “He had a great year for us and just continues to get better every year. He worked extremely hard for this and deserves every recognition he is going to receive.” At the plate, Nick Rivera (Cape Coral, Fla./Bishop Verot HS) had a career-season that sat near the top of the Atlantic Sun in nearly every offensive category and ranks near the top of FGCU program history. He hit a career-best .347 with a Division I program record 70 RBI and just four shy of the FGCU single-season RBI record of 74 set by Jason Louwsma in 2006. Rivera became the 11th player in program history to hit 10 home runs in a single season and collected 20 doubles for the second-straight year, which give him 42 for his career that rank ninth in program history, and a triple while scoring 34 runs and slugging .608. The junior also walked 40 times to produce an on-base percentage of .458. Rivera would be named A-Sun Player of the Week on two separate occasions in addition to being chosen as an All-Conference First Team member. He would also build a career-best hitting streak of 16 games and accumulated a streak of 26 consecutive games reaching base at one point. He becomes the fourth postseason All-American choice in FGCU joining the list of three-time MLB All-Star Chris Sale and teammates Mike Murray (West Palm Beach, Fla./Forrest Hill HS) and Jake Noll (Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte) who each received the recognition a year ago. The Eagles closed the 2015 season with a 30-26-1 record and were one of three teams left playing in the Atlantic Sun Championship Tournament before falling to top-seeded North Florida. Six individuals would be selected to postseason All-Conference teams FIRST TEAM Pitchers RHP Taylor Clarke, Coll. of Charleston RHP Carson Fulmer, Vanderbilt LHP Matt Hall, Missouri St. RHP Mike Shawaryn, Marlyand RHP Alex Lange, LSU LHP Matthew Crownover, Clemson Reliever David Berg, UCLA Reliever Tyler Jay, Illinois Position Players C Chris Robinson, Morehead St. 1B Will Craig, Wake Forest 2B Melvin Rodriguez, Jackson St. 3B David Thompson, Miami SS Alex Bregman, LSU OF Andrew Benintendi, Arkansas OF Donnie Dewees, North Florida OF Kevin Kaczmarski, Evansville UT Corbin Olmstead, North Florida SECOND TEAM Pitchers RHP Thomas Eshelman, Cal. St. Fullerton RHP Kevin Hill, South Alabama LHP Alex Young, TCU RHP Preston Morrison, TCU RHP Kevin Duchene, Illinois RHP Andrew Moore, Oregon St. RHP Jon Harris, Missouri St. RHP James Kaprielian, UCLA RHP Dillon Tate, U.C. Santa Barbara RHP Zach Rodgers, Central Florida RHP Ryan McCormick, St. John’s LHP Luke Gillingham, Navy RHP James McMahon, Southern Mississippi LHP Michael Freeman, Oklahoma St. Reliever Riley Ferrell, TCU Reliever Brandon Koch, Dallas Baptist Position Players C Chris Okey, Clemson C Kade Scivicque, LSU 1B Conor Clancey, Wofford 1B David Kerian, Illinois 1B Kyle Martin, South Carolina 2B Jesse Baker, Texas-San Antonio 3B Matt Beaty, Belmont SS Dansby Swanson, Vanderbilt OF Kyle Lewis, Mercer OF Ian Happ, Cincinnati OF Michael Morman, Richmond UT Anthony Sequeira, Oral Roberts THIRD TEAM Pitchers RHP Justin Sinibaldi, Nicholls St. RHP David Hill, San Diego RHP Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville LHP Jared Lyons, Liberty LHP James Reeves, The Citadel RHP Grayson Long, Texas A&M RHP Carson Cross, Connecticut RHP Blake Hickman, Iowa LHP Jacob Hendren, Illinois St. Reliever Zack Burdi, Louisville Reliever Bryan Young, Missouri St. Reliever Logan Cozart, Ohio Reliever Tyler Peitzmeier, Cal. St. Fullerton Position Players C Nick Dini, Wagner C Matt Thaiss, Virginia C Matt Winn, VMI 1B Chris Chinea, LSU 1B Tucker Tubbs, Memphis 1B Austin Byler, Nevada 1B Nick Rivera, FGCU 2B Scott Kingery, Arizona 2B Ryan Howell, Nevada 2B Stefan Trosclair, Louisiana-Lafayette 2B Nate Mondou, Wake Forest 3B Zach George, Arkansas St. 3B Carl Wise, Coll. of Charleston 3B Ricky Santiago, FAU 3B Jake Burger, Missouri St. SS Kevin Kramer, UCLA SS Kevin Newman, Arizona SS Blake Trahan, Louisiana-Lafayette OF Jeff Boehm, Illinois-Chicago OF Brett Siddall, Canisius OF Sam Koenig, Wisc.-Milwaukee OF Brendon Sanger, FAU UT Cole Hallum, Campbell