Get in the Halloween spirit at Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream

FORT MYERS, Fla. –  It may only be September but we’re getting into the Halloween spirit a little early. Busch Gardens Tampa is offering its special “Howl-O-Scream” event for 19 nights this fall. This year, the park joined forces with the producer of the “Blair Witch Project” for this bone-chilling event. Heather Harrison, along with […]

Let’s Eat: Bruno’s of Brooklyn

FORT MYERS, Fla. – It’s Friday and we’re firing up the WINK kitchen. Cal Bruno, of Bruno’s of Brooklyn in downtown Fort Myers shows us some of their specialties. The restaurant is celebrating their first year anniversary.

Fitness Friday: Fall Prevention Awareness

FORT MYERS, Fla.- September is Falls Prevention Awareness month and the National Council on Aging says we all need to “Take a Stand to Prevent Falls.” While falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injury for those 65 years of age and older, they are not an inevitable part of aging. Simply […]

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AP sources: Marines seek to close combat jobs to women

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Marine Corps is expected to ask that women not be allowed to compete for several front-line combat jobs, inflaming tensions between Navy and Marine leaders, U.S. officials say. The tentative decision has ignited a debate over whether Navy Secretary Ray Mabus can veto any Marine Corps proposal to prohibit women from […]

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Zion Park names California, Nevada hikers killed in flooding

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) – Hours after rescuers traversed a 100-foot drop into a rugged Utah area to find the seventh victim of a flash flood, Zion National Park officials released the names of all those killed. The hikers – six from California and one from Nevada – died when fast-moving floodwaters rushed through […]

Alleged church shooter’s friend pleads not guilty to lying

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Dylann Roof’s friend knew about his plans to shoot black church members during Bible study in Charleston and lied to investigators when they interviewed him a day after the massacre, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. Joey Meek, 21, hung out with Roof off and on in the weeks before the […]

Dad convicted of hurling child off cliff faces life term

LOS ANGELES (AP) – She would be a young woman now, but instead Lauren Sarene Key is forever the 4-year-old girl who never returned from a visit to the shore with her father. Nearly 15 years after the girl plunged to her death from a 120-foot seaside cliff, her father faces a sentence Friday of […]

Students unsure of next step in Confederate flag ban

A Virginia student who’s leading the fight against his high school’s ban on clothes emblazoned with the Confederate flag says they are unsure what their next steps will be because they’re worried about the potential for violence. Houston Miller was among roughly 20 students suspended from Christiansburg High School on Thursday after holding a rally […]

Cubans hope pope will accelerate warming with US

HAVANA (AP) – Seventeen years ago, a newly named Argentine archbishop laid out his thoughts on the meaning of a papal visit to Cuba. “Through the presence, the voice and the prophetic mission of the pope, the church offers a path forward to peace, justice and true liberty,” Jorge Mario Bergoglio wrote. “Not everything will […]

Rio Olympics Tourist’s delight: Samba to Copa to Maracana

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Visitors to the Rio Olympics will be able to see most of city’s famed landmarks without roaming far from the venues. The city took pains to use its most famous spots as the competition sites or backdrops at South America’s first Games. First stop – The Sambadrome, home of the […]