Couple killed in DUI crash

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FORT MYERS, Fla. – A southwest Florida couple loses their lives in a car crash just as they were beginning to enjoy retirement. Now the man who police say killed them is on the run. WINK News anchor Kristin Sanchez sat down with Trish Routte from Crime Stoppers who is asking for your help in finding him.

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Mostly sunny, pleasant Monday with highs in the 70s

High temperatures will reach the 70s under mostly sunny skies. Expect the air to feel pleasant thanks to dew points in the 40s and 30s. Boaters can expect another day of choppy conditions within our bays. Gulf wave heights may also climb as tall as 3 to 4 feet for short periods. Red tide levels […]

FORT MYERS

Authorities search near Edison Bridge for lost boater

The U.S. Coast Guard searched for a lost boater in the Caloosahatchee River near the Edison Bridge all Sunday night.

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2 people critically injured in Lehigh Acres shooting

A shooting investigation is underway involving two victims at an intersection in Lehigh Acres early Sunday morning.

LEE COUNTY

Mobile home fire gives 2 fire departments early wake-up call

The Fort Myers Beach Fire District was up early Sunday morning, hard at work with crews from the Iona McGregor Fire District putting out a structure fire at a mobile home park. According to the Fort Myers Beach Fire District, crews were dispatched at 2:21 a.m. to Bonair Mobile Home Park at 760 San Carlos […]

COLLIER COUNTY

71-year-old man facing 2nd-degree murder charges in Collier County

According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a warrant is charging Raphael with 2nd-degree murder charges, he was later arrested in Glades County on Saturday.

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FORT MYERS

1 person killed in shooting at Fort Myers apartment complex

A person is dead after a shooting at the Portofino Cove Apartments in Fort Myers Sunday morning. The scene is on Ambrosia Drive off Colonial Boulevard between Winkler Avenue and Veronica Shoemaker. When WINK News got to the scene there were over 10 police investigating. WINK News spoke with lieutenant Gloria Camacho with the Fort […]

QUITO, Ecuador (AP)

Ecuador earthquake kills at least 12, causes wide damage

A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least a dozen people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific […]

COLLIER COUNTY

13-year-old boy killed, multiple kids injured in Collier County crash

Multiple kids were injured and one 13-year-old boy was involved in a deadly crash Friday night in Collier County.

CAPE CORAL

Man facing DUI charges after driving truck through child’s bedroom wall

Cape Coral police say an intoxicated driver left a gaping hole in a child’s bedroom wall when he crashed into the house while the 12-year-old boy was sleeping.

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