SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
PUNTA GORDA Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home Watch out, world. Baby Arya Marie Rhea is here. A week after Hurricane Milton filled a family’s Punta Gorda home with water, they are feeling blessed and welcoming a new baby into their lives.
CAPE CORAL The Boathouse catches on fire in Cape Coral Crews are actively battling a fire near the yacht club in Cape Coral.
Hero Link wristband could save lives of first responders In critical situations every second counts. When a hurricane is smashing our shores, our first responders are often pulled off the streets for their safety.
FORT MYERS Family of murdered Fort Myers man seeking answers A family is seeking answers after a Fort Myers man was found shot multiple times outside his apartment on Oct. 6. The shooting occurred at the Sunterra Apartments along Evans Ave.
MANASOTA KEY Milton’s impact on Manasota Key’s future Hurricane Milton slammed Charlotte County, much like Hurricane Ian did with Fort Myers Beach.
School District of Lee County announces Milton make-up days The School District of Lee County has announced their make-up dates due to days missed from Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Sunken boats and the smell of fuel fill Laishley Park Marina after Milton The refreshing smell of the sea at Laishley Park Marina has been replaced by the thick stench of fuel.
BONITA SPRINGS Local band Roxx Revolt says farewell to SWFL After six years of rocking Southwest Florida, local band Roxx Revolt is setting its’ sights on the nation’s musical mecca: Nashville, Tenn.
Matlacha Milton’s impact on businesses in Matlacha Before Hurricane Milton even made landfall, a violent tornado ripped through the community of Matlacha.
NEAR CLEWISTON Gang violence concerns in Hendry County after fatal shooting of 16-year-old A 16-year-old girl is dead, the apparent victim of alleged gang activity in Hendry County she was not involved in.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheriff to hold annual Halloween event in wake of Milton The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is continuing with its annual “Cops & Goblins” Halloween event in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU women’s golf team eyes three straight tournament titles The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s golf program is having its best season so far.
IMMOKALEE WINK News Players of the Week: Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles After teaming up for 3 TDs in the win over Lely, Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles are the WINK News Players of the Week.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
PUNTA GORDA Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home Watch out, world. Baby Arya Marie Rhea is here. A week after Hurricane Milton filled a family’s Punta Gorda home with water, they are feeling blessed and welcoming a new baby into their lives.
CAPE CORAL The Boathouse catches on fire in Cape Coral Crews are actively battling a fire near the yacht club in Cape Coral.
Hero Link wristband could save lives of first responders In critical situations every second counts. When a hurricane is smashing our shores, our first responders are often pulled off the streets for their safety.
FORT MYERS Family of murdered Fort Myers man seeking answers A family is seeking answers after a Fort Myers man was found shot multiple times outside his apartment on Oct. 6. The shooting occurred at the Sunterra Apartments along Evans Ave.
MANASOTA KEY Milton’s impact on Manasota Key’s future Hurricane Milton slammed Charlotte County, much like Hurricane Ian did with Fort Myers Beach.
School District of Lee County announces Milton make-up days The School District of Lee County has announced their make-up dates due to days missed from Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Sunken boats and the smell of fuel fill Laishley Park Marina after Milton The refreshing smell of the sea at Laishley Park Marina has been replaced by the thick stench of fuel.
BONITA SPRINGS Local band Roxx Revolt says farewell to SWFL After six years of rocking Southwest Florida, local band Roxx Revolt is setting its’ sights on the nation’s musical mecca: Nashville, Tenn.
Matlacha Milton’s impact on businesses in Matlacha Before Hurricane Milton even made landfall, a violent tornado ripped through the community of Matlacha.
NEAR CLEWISTON Gang violence concerns in Hendry County after fatal shooting of 16-year-old A 16-year-old girl is dead, the apparent victim of alleged gang activity in Hendry County she was not involved in.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheriff to hold annual Halloween event in wake of Milton The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is continuing with its annual “Cops & Goblins” Halloween event in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU women’s golf team eyes three straight tournament titles The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s golf program is having its best season so far.
IMMOKALEE WINK News Players of the Week: Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles After teaming up for 3 TDs in the win over Lely, Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles are the WINK News Players of the Week.
Los Angeles day care doubled as “large-scale cocaine den.” Photo via CBS News. LOS ANGELES (CBS) Children played and slept surrounded by pounds of cocaine at a Los Angeles day care center that a man used as a drug trafficking hub, authorities said. “The cocaine was allegedly found in a room next to a child’s bed,” LA City Attorney Mike Feuer said Tuesday, describing a scene with “kids taking naps, or playing, and cocaine is right there.” Felipe Talamante is accused of trafficking dozens of pounds of cocaine out of the house that also functioned as an unlicensed day care center for children of all ages. Police found what Feuer described in a statement as a “large-scale cocaine den,” CBS Los Angeles reports. Police had previously arrested Talamante at the same home two years ago — also for allegedly possessing 20 kilograms of cocaine, according to the city attorney’s office. But that case was not prosecuted, Feuer said. Drug enforcement agents did not return messages asking why. This year, Talamante met in May with an undercover agent to arrange the sale of 44 pounds of cocaine, the agent noticed several kids playing in the home’s front yard, according to a federal criminal complaint filed this month. Officers conducting surveillance “observed children of all ages being picked up and dropped off at Felipe’s residence,” the court documents said. Talamante, 48, allegedly told the undercover U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent that a day care was being run at the property just a few blocks from an elementary school in the Highland Park neighborhood north of downtown. Authorities serving a search warrant seized more than 55 pounds of cocaine that Talamante had bragged to an informant was “straight from Mexico,” the documents said. The drugs were worth more than $400,000, officials said. Talamante was arrested May 17 on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Officials didn’t know if he has an attorney. He’s scheduled to be arraigned July 16. His 19-year-old son, Miguel Talamente, was also taken into custody and could face drug charges. An arraignment for the son was not announced. Authorities did not find any certifications for operation of a day care, which authorities said was operated by Talamante’s wife, who was not arrested. Feuer described drug activity at the home as rampant and said officials were investigating Talamante’s alleged high-level ties to a Mexican drug cartel. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services was investigating whether kids were harmed at the home, according to Emilio Mendoza, an assistant regional manager at the agency. Feuer said during a news conference Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare the property a public nuisance and take it away from Talamante, who could then be banned from the location for a year. The lawsuit also seeks to keep Talamante from operating any day care center in the city and force him to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines. The property would then be sold at auction with the proceeds going toward rehabilitating the location. A separate planned lawsuit will seek a restraining order to prevent the property from being used as a day care in the future, Feuer said.