Officers searching for alleged Racetrac arsonistPushing for changes at Lee County Domestic Animal Services
FORT MYERS Officers searching for alleged Racetrac arsonist The Fort Myers Police Department has confirmed an early morning fire at a gas station was arson.
FORT MYERS Pushing for changes at Lee County Domestic Animal Services The Lee County Domestic Animal Services is responding to a letter listing concerns and allegations at the shelter.
Miracle Moment: Kinsley Vitiello Three-year-old Kinsley Vitiello loves to play dolls and dance her heart out with her big sister Aubrey.
CAPE CORAL Low canals and dried-up wells: Why does Cape Coral keep building? In a city with more canals than Venice, Waterfront living isn’t hard to find.
FORT MYERS BEACH Woman sees potentially suspicious charge on her account after parking at Fort Myers Beach Jennifer parked in the parking lot across from Lynn Hall Memorial Park, paid with a QR code and went to visit friends for lunch.
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers DL balancing spring practice and shot put regionals North Fort Myers defensive lineman James Johnson is balancing spring football practice and going for a regional title in the shot put.
IMMOKALEE Training day for Folds of Honor donors and special guests On Wednesday, high-ranking veterans of the navy seals and other special operations conducted six different training scenarios.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Non-profit makes teddy bears for families of fallen officers Having a loved one in law enforcement means there is always a fear that they may not come home.
CAPE CORAL People fighting to lower the cost of playing pickleball in Cape Coral The price of playing on these courts is putting people in a pickle. The Lake Kennedy Racquet Center has yet to open, but there are a lot of concerns.
NORTH FORT MYERS Parents say their children are still waiting for winnings after Lee County takes over SWFL AG Expo Children in the 4-H program who raise animals say they’re still waiting to receive the money they won in early March.
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024.
San Carlos Park Man at center of WINK News investigation now charged with drugging, molesting child After a years long WINK investigation, Dwayne Staron was arrested and convicted of grand theft. Now he and his wife, Theresa Staron, are both behind bars.
FORT MYERS Police: Man caught at Clemente Park with AR pistol, ski mask and black latex gloves A 19-year-old man has been arrested after officers found an AR pistol, all-black clothing, a ski mask and black latex gloves in his backpack.
PUNTA GORDA FHP investigating hit-and-run with injuries after crash at mm 170 on I-75 Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash with injuries on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 170 in Punta Gorda.
ALVA Department of Health warns of blue-green algae in Alva canal If you live on Sebastian Court along the canal in Alva, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County wants you to remain cautious. A blue-green algae bloom has been spotted there.
FORT MYERS Officers searching for alleged Racetrac arsonist The Fort Myers Police Department has confirmed an early morning fire at a gas station was arson.
FORT MYERS Pushing for changes at Lee County Domestic Animal Services The Lee County Domestic Animal Services is responding to a letter listing concerns and allegations at the shelter.
Miracle Moment: Kinsley Vitiello Three-year-old Kinsley Vitiello loves to play dolls and dance her heart out with her big sister Aubrey.
CAPE CORAL Low canals and dried-up wells: Why does Cape Coral keep building? In a city with more canals than Venice, Waterfront living isn’t hard to find.
FORT MYERS BEACH Woman sees potentially suspicious charge on her account after parking at Fort Myers Beach Jennifer parked in the parking lot across from Lynn Hall Memorial Park, paid with a QR code and went to visit friends for lunch.
NORTH FORT MYERS North Fort Myers DL balancing spring practice and shot put regionals North Fort Myers defensive lineman James Johnson is balancing spring football practice and going for a regional title in the shot put.
IMMOKALEE Training day for Folds of Honor donors and special guests On Wednesday, high-ranking veterans of the navy seals and other special operations conducted six different training scenarios.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Non-profit makes teddy bears for families of fallen officers Having a loved one in law enforcement means there is always a fear that they may not come home.
CAPE CORAL People fighting to lower the cost of playing pickleball in Cape Coral The price of playing on these courts is putting people in a pickle. The Lake Kennedy Racquet Center has yet to open, but there are a lot of concerns.
NORTH FORT MYERS Parents say their children are still waiting for winnings after Lee County takes over SWFL AG Expo Children in the 4-H program who raise animals say they’re still waiting to receive the money they won in early March.
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 8, 2024.
San Carlos Park Man at center of WINK News investigation now charged with drugging, molesting child After a years long WINK investigation, Dwayne Staron was arrested and convicted of grand theft. Now he and his wife, Theresa Staron, are both behind bars.
FORT MYERS Police: Man caught at Clemente Park with AR pistol, ski mask and black latex gloves A 19-year-old man has been arrested after officers found an AR pistol, all-black clothing, a ski mask and black latex gloves in his backpack.
PUNTA GORDA FHP investigating hit-and-run with injuries after crash at mm 170 on I-75 Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash with injuries on Interstate 75 southbound at mile marker 170 in Punta Gorda.
ALVA Department of Health warns of blue-green algae in Alva canal If you live on Sebastian Court along the canal in Alva, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County wants you to remain cautious. A blue-green algae bloom has been spotted there.
William Sheehan, a former San Carlos Elementary School teacher and Camp Miles counselor. Sheehan is accused of sexually abusing young boys at Camp Miles in the 1980s. he was never arrested for those accusation. Credit: Sun Chronicle. We acquired hundreds of pages of documentation chronicling the years of inappropriate touching a former Lee County teacher who was also a Charlotte County camp counselor is accused of committing against several young boys. Eventually, the teacher resigned, and the state stripped him of his certificate. This man is William Sheehan, a former Boy Scout leader and former fourth-grade teacher at San Carlos Park Elementary School back in the 1980s. Aaron Averhart was 15 years old when he reported Sheehan after he says Sheehan sexually abused him for years at Camp Miles in Charlotte County. Averhart told us he was still scared of Sheehan at the time he made the report. And within nearly 300 pages of documentation from School District of Lee County are allegations Sheehan molested kids at Camp Miles. Parents went to the principal at San Carlos Elementary to ask him to keep Sheehan away from their kids. In the documents, there are the handwritten stories, records dating back 30 years, centering on William Sheehan. A principal, multiple investigators and a student recount stories of abuse at Camp Miles, a summer camp run by Boy Scouts of America. “It was only two weeks into the second summer that he started to rape me,” Averhart said. “I was 13 that second summer, and it just got progressively worse from there.” Averhart said he’s the one who came forward to another Camp Miles counselor in 1989. What reportedly happened at the camp was learned by those at San Carlos Elementary because Sheehan taught fourth grade there. The documents show parents of two male students warned the school principal about Sheehan. Their stories sounded like Averhart’s. “He had started to choke me, more so in the third and fourth summers,” Averhart said. “He liked to dunk me in the water when we were on the waterfront to the point where I didn’t think I was going to be back up in time to get a breath.” Investigations were opened and closes again and again. But Sheehan remained in the classroom at San Carlos on the condition he would not touch any students. “It was year four, and it was a breaking point,” Averhart said. “I had contemplated cutting my wrists. That was the only option I had, I thought.” But Boy Scouts severed ties with Sheehan. Then, School District of Lee County launched an official investigation. Instead of defending himself, Sheehan quit. In his letter of resignation, he called the accusations against him a “lie.” Sheehan also said he did not want to put his family through a public hearing and be forced to leave because of “false allegations.” In the handwritten note written by a student, he said Sheehan walked around Camp Miles early in the morning and late at night. One time, the boy said he asked Sheehan why he did that. The boy said Sheehan answered, ‘Because I love you guys.” Sheehan died in Fort Myers in 2017 from advanced Alzheimer’s disease. He is also accused of molesting children in Massachusets. He was never arrested for accusations against him out of state or in Southwest Florida. Another victim has formed a survivor’s network. Anyone who wants to connect can call (508) 479-8352.