$8K reward offered for information on 2 brothers wanted in fatal stabbingTrump fined $1K for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time
NAPLES $8K reward offered for information on 2 brothers wanted in fatal stabbing More money is up for grabs if you’re able to help police find two brothers who allegedly stabbed two men in Collier County.
NEW YORK Trump fined $1K for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and has sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police respond to shooting outside Cape Coral home A man has been taken into custody after a reported shooting in a Cape Coral neighborhood where a car was found with at least one bullet hole.
Charlotte County home sellers had 2nd highest profit margin in Q1 While nationwide profit margins for home sales decreased 55%, in Charlotte County the profit margin for sellers rose to 103.1% for the first three months of the year.
FORT MYERS Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult A second teen will face adult charges in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller.
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 captured after running through parking lot in downtown Fort Myers Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tranquilized and captured a Florida black bear spotted in downtown Fort Myers on Monday morning.
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.
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.
NAPLES $8K reward offered for information on 2 brothers wanted in fatal stabbing More money is up for grabs if you’re able to help police find two brothers who allegedly stabbed two men in Collier County.
NEW YORK Trump fined $1K for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and has sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested after police respond to shooting outside Cape Coral home A man has been taken into custody after a reported shooting in a Cape Coral neighborhood where a car was found with at least one bullet hole.
Charlotte County home sellers had 2nd highest profit margin in Q1 While nationwide profit margins for home sales decreased 55%, in Charlotte County the profit margin for sellers rose to 103.1% for the first three months of the year.
FORT MYERS Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult A second teen will face adult charges in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller.
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 captured after running through parking lot in downtown Fort Myers Officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tranquilized and captured a Florida black bear spotted in downtown Fort Myers on Monday morning.
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.
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.
MGN Signing day 2016 is in the books, and the race for top 2017 quarterback prospects began long before it ended. In fact, any programs that didn’t get their quarterback of the future Wednesday better act soon because many of the top high school signal-callers in the class of 2017 have already made their college decisions – at least for now. Nineteen quarterbacks are included among the top 250 overall junior prospects, according to the composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports. Eleven of them already have verbally committed, more than 18 months before they’ll actually begin their college careers. “It’s pretty standard now to where almost all of the elite quarterbacks are committed well before their senior seasons,” said Barton Simmons, the national scouting director for 247Sports. Quarterback recruiting is similar to one giant game of musical chairs. Signal-callers are tempted to commit as soon as they receive an offer from the school they’ve established as their first choice because they realize the possibility that spot otherwise could get taken by someone else. Jake Fromm, a junior at Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, committed to Alabama last October. He said he made his decision that early because he “knew in my heart that’s where I wanted to be” and didn’t want to risk passing up the opportunity to play there. “Most of the time only one quarterback (gets signed by) one school,” Fromm said, “It’s a lot different from receivers, DBs or linebackers, where you can have three or four in a class.” That feeling can go both ways. Many elite quarterbacks often don’t want to sign someplace where another highly-ranked quarterback in his class has already committed. They understand that when a school does sign multiple quarterbacks in the same class, one of them frequently ends up transferring. “No two top-20 quarterbacks want to go to the same school if they can avoid it,” said Emanuel Powell, who coaches Mississippi State junior commitment Keytaon Thompson at Landry Walker High School in New Orleans. “It’s not that they’re avoiding competition. They just feel like if both of them go there, odds are someone’s going to get left out, whoever it may be.” That type of situation creates a domino effect with many quarterbacks committing in a short time span. If a college’s No. 1 quarterback target in a particular class chooses another program, that school tries to make sure it gets a commitment from its second choice as soon as possible. And if a quarterback sees his top school has already filled its quarterback needs, he also starts seeking out his next option. That’s why many quarterback prospects follow the recruiting updates of their peers. Tyler Hales, who coaches Braxton Burmeister at La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, California, said his quarterback did plenty of research while deciding on Arizona. “They do their homework,” Hales said. “They want to find a home where they know they can compete and do well at and that will fit their skill set. Braxton, he knows everyone who’s been offered, how many quarterbacks each school has offered, who’s committed where.” With quarterbacks deciding early, they’re able to recruit other prospects to join them. Coaches often see quarterbacks as potential leaders of a class who can recruit players at other positions. Fromm mentioned that as one of the reasons he believes quarterbacks are committing so soon. “For whatever reason, (quarterbacks) are more renowned and have more clout, I guess, going into social media,” said Mike Bellotti, an ESPN football analyst and former Oregon coach. “They can help you recruit – especially receivers, running backs and offensive linemen.” Mike Farrell, the national recruiting analyst for Rivals, cited Tate Martell of Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas as someone whose personality could make him an effective salesman to other prospects. Martell, the nation’s No. 2 junior quarterback according to the 247Sports Composite, has verbally committed to Texas A&M. “He’s a charismatic kid who is right now recruiting the heck out of anybody and everybody,” Farrell said. “You’re not going to help with the (seniors) that much because he’s a younger kid, but he’ll help with the (juniors) and (sophomores) for sure.” Of course, he can only help Texas A&M’s recruiting class if he stays committed to the Aggies. Martell already has changed his mind once. So has Hunter Johnson, the nation’s top-rated junior quarterback. Johnson committed to Clemson in December, less than four months after saying he planned to attend Tennessee. Martell committed to Washington before entering eighth grade, back when Steve Sarkisian was still coaching the Huskies. Martell reopened his recruitment in January 2015 and committed to Texas A&M last summer. Even though many junior quarterbacks say they already know where they plan to play college football, they still have plenty of time to rethink their decisions. “The earlier the commitment, obviously the better chance for a decommitment,” Farrell said. “You’ll see some of these (committed) quarterbacks end up at different places.”