Trappers catch dog-eating gator at Lakes of Tuscana complex

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Collier County

Crash on I-75 leaves right lane closed before Mile Marker 61 in Collier County

Emergency vehicles are in Collier County on I-75 North, before Mile Marker 61, due to a crash.

Cape Coral

Mother speaks after jury recommends death for daughter’s killer

Jan Cornell came close to peace after Joseph Zieler was convicted of murdering her eleven-year-old Robin Cornell and family friend Lisa Story and again days later when the jury recommended the death penalty.

LEHIGH ACRES

Car catches fire after crashing into 2 other vehicles and Lehigh Acres home, 1 hurt

Fire bursts from a car after slamming into a home in Lehigh Acres Monday afternoon.

Report: Southwest Florida renter salaries should be $93,000 not to be ‘rent burdened’

For renters, finding a place to live in Southwest Florida that fits in their budget can feel like looking for gold at the end of a rainbow. “Rent’s terrible,” one resident told WINK News. A report from Florida Atlantic University, University of Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast University shows rent in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral […]

House fire in Naples leaves Vietnam vet homeless

71-year-old Donald Cline, a Vietnam war veteran lost his Naples home to a fire Sunday night.

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OCALA

Watch: A gator eats another gator at Florida state park

An alligator was caught bodyslamming a smaller gator while clutching it in its snout. The sight was caught on video by a woman who was paddleboarding nearby at Silver Springs State Park near Ocala. The video, provided to WINK News by Tammy Shaw, shows a larger gator biting onto a smaller gator’s tail before whipping […]

CAPE CORAL

Person and dog inside when Cape Coral home catches fire

A person and dog were in a building when it caught on fire in Cape Coral Tuesday evening. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, the fire began in the attic at 2218 SE 27th Terrace. The fire department reached out to the Red Cross because they’re unsure if the home is livable. The cause […]

Person hospitalized after gator bite at Lake Thonotosassa

One person was injured after being bitten by an alligator in Thonotosassa, Florida on Wednesday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was contacted about a person who was bitten by an alligator around 3:45 p.m. WFLA reported. The victim was taken to the hospital but the extent of the injuries was unknown. FWC […]

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Florida races to catch invasive snails with the help of sniffer dogs

The giant African land snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded Florida — and officials are using specially trained dogs to sniff out the invasive species. Florida’s agriculture department has called the giant African snail “one of the most damaging” mollusk subtypes in the world. Its unusually large size and ability […]