NORTH NAPLES, Fla. – Forty-seven years ago, Joel Banow directed the CBS broadcast of the Apollo 11 mission when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon. He said the production took years of preparation and in those iconic moments, he remembers Walter Cronkite’s uncharacteristic speechlessness.
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Man arrested, accused of helping man who walked out of trial escape
A man walks out on his trial and is nowhere to be found after being convicted. Now, another man, Daniel Torres Quezada, is sitting behind bars, accused of helping Therbert Sweet getaway.

Collier County deputies seek man connected to distraction theft suspects
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has released a composite sketch of a man sought in connection with distraction theft suspects who are targeting senior citizens for their jewelry. CCSO says the thieves in recent distraction thefts typically use a ruse to approach senior citizens, usually in grocery store parking lots and remove the victims’ watch […]

The time has come: ‘Man with a plan’ to replace Fort Myers Beach clock lost during Hurricane Ian
An iconic piece of Fort Myers Beach lost in Hurricane Ian will be replaced. We’re talking about the big blue clock. In our special series “A Man With a Plan,” WINK news investigative reporter Céline McArthur sits down with the beach builder behind the project to get the story. The last thing this man has […]

St. James City man finally regains internet connection 2 months after Ian
Some people still without internet after Hurricane Ian have been cut off from communication for nearly two months. One man in St. James City depends on that online infrastructure to help people and only had his connection restored on Sunday. Without the internet, David Sperling says he cannot do his job. David works with […]
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