Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
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Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
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Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
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NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
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NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
Terrance Williams and Steve Calkins. Credit: WINK News A new project by Tyler Perry, the Paramount+ docuseries “Never Seen Again,” aims to shine a national spotlight on both the disappearance of 27-year-old Collier County man Terrance Williams in 2004 and the deputy at the center of the case. In the series, one of Terrance Williams’ friends says Williams had one rule: If you don’t see him for a day or two, don’t worry, but if you don’t hear from him after three days, start looking for him. Thus, Williams’ mother and his friend started looking for him three days after he disappeared on Jan. 12, 2004. His mother says the Collier County Sheriff’s Office shrugged them off when they went in to report Williams missing. When the family started calling towing companies, they found out Williams’ car was towed from Hodges Funeral Home at Naples Memorial Gardens the day he disappeared, and workers at the cemetery signed sworn affidavits saying they saw a Collier County Sheriff’s deputy put Williams in the back seat of a patrol car before driving away. They said that the deputy’s name tag read “Steven Calkins” One thing Tyler Perry says stunned him is that Terrance Williams is one of two men who were reportedly last seen getting into a car with former deputy Calkins. “The last thing he said to me was, ‘I’ll see you later, Mama,’ and I never saw him again,” Williams’ mother said. “You have a white deputy who put two people in his car—they disappear,” Perry said. “It’s heartbreaking as a Black man, it’s heartbreaking as a father.” The docuseries also sheds light on the other man who was reportedly last seen getting into a vehicle with Calkins, 23-year-old Felipe Santos. In an incident report Calkins read to internal affairs on Feb. 11, 2004, about the day of Williams’ disappearance, he said he saw a white Cadillac appearing to have some problems. He pulled over the driver, Williams, who told Calkins he was now late for work because the car he bought wasn’t working. Calkins said Williams then asked for a ride to the Circle K at Williams Pass Road, which Calkins provided. One major question mentioned by Tyler Perry, Williams’ mother and investigators: Why would Calkins do all of this for someone who reportedly had no license or proper registration? When asked by an attorney if he had gotten mad at Williams and harmed him or killed him, Calkins answered, “Of course not.” “We need to get to the truth,” Perry said. In a deposition, Calkins said he thought Williams was a nice guy. Williams’ mom says her son would never ask a random deputy for a ride. Calkins has never been charged in relation to this case. WINK News has reached out to Calkins as well as CCSO for comment, and officials say detectives are still working tirelessly to locate Williams and Santos men. Anyone with any information is asked to contact CCSO at (239) 252-9300.