Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
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NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An American student who helped stop a terror attack on a Paris-bound high-speed train said it’s been a “crazy few days” and he is happy to be home. Anthony Sadler spoke briefly during a news conference Wednesday with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who presented him with a basketball jersey. “I’d just like to thank everybody for coming out,” Sadler said. “After such a crazy few days, it feels good to be back on American soil, but especially in Sacramento. This is my home, and I’m just glad to be back here to see everybody.” It was the first time the 23-year-old Sacramento State University student and his family have spoken publicly since he returned to the U.S. Sadler arrived in Sacramento on Tuesday after first taking a private jet to Portland, Oregon. Columbia Sportswear CEO Timothy Boyle had made the jet available to fly the Americans’ mothers to France. Sadler and two Sacramento-area friends – U.S. Air Force Airman Spencer Stone, 23, and Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, 22 – helped subdue Ayoub El-Khazzani, a man with ties to radical Islam who was carrying a handgun and an assault weapon on the train Friday. His father, a church pastor also named Anthony Sadler, recounted how he ignored his son’s initial telephone call after the attack because it came from a strange number. Only after his son sent him two texts did he answer the call. “He began telling me what happened with the words that any parent would want to hear. He began by saying, ‘Dad, I’m all right. We’re all right. But something happened,'” he said. “I fell back in my seat in disbelief. I couldn’t believe what had taken place and what my son and Spencer and Alek had found themselves involved in in the middle of this great European trip.” Johnson added that, “The story we are celebrating here today could be entirely different if it wasn’t for the bravery of Anthony, Alek and Spencer. …A massacre could have taken place, but it was averted.” Stone was undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Germany for injuries suffered in the attack. Skarlatos remained with Stone in Germany. “It’s kind of overwhelming for me,” Sadler said Wednesday. “I didn’t expect all this to happen, but I just appreciate you all for coming, and it’s just good to be back home.” The mayor gave Sadler a Sacramento Kings jersey after saying he saw the college student wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey. “We’re so thankful to have one of those three young men here with us,” Johnson said. “On behalf of the city and this region, we just want to say to you, thank you, thank you and thank you!” Senior U.S. Army leaders said Skarlatos will get the Soldiers Medal – the Army’s highest award for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy. The city of Sacramento is planning a parade for all three men, who grew up in the area. Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers said federal, state and local authorities are consulting to make sure Sadler is in no danger, but his father said there currently are no credible threats against his son. Sadler was greeted with repeated applause by a crowd including family members, city officials and bystanders including local golf pro Taylor Hawkins. She said she came out “just to see and just to support Anthony Sadler. I think what he did was heroic – to have that courage, just to do what he and he did, he and his friends.”