City leaders looking to improve Fort Myers infrastructure with AISaint James City neighbors create art from hurricane destruction
FORT MYERS City leaders looking to improve Fort Myers infrastructure with AI When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they typically think of online apps like Chat GPT but the City of Fort Myers wants to use it to make a real-world difference.
SAINT JAMES CITY Saint James City neighbors create art from hurricane destruction Many who pass through Saint James City see this as just leftovers from a hundred-year storm but not Floyd Cornett.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Children starting the year cancer free Several youngsters are celebrating starting 2025 cancer-free.
FORT MYERS Flood insurance discount up to 20% in Fort Myers Anyone who lives in the City of Fort Myers will be getting a bigger flood insurance discount.
Message from LCEC raises red flag for customers A push from one of Southwest Florida’s power providers to not use your heater as the temperatures drop has raised a red flag for some customers.
FORT MYERS Cutting down on truck traffic on McGregor Boulevard Giant trucks are rumbling on roads meant to connect neighborhoods, and now city leaders want to eliminate trucks from the roads completely.
Exercise: an instant health boost Did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise can start helping your body right away?
State attorney removes herself from Lee County Sheriff’s Office case A source sent WINK News anchor Claire Galt an executive order saying the state is investigating Ken Romano, a consultant who was on the sheriff’s office payroll.
Collier County woman arrested twice for operating illicit massage parlor The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman accused of operating an illicit massage parlor, her second time arrested on this charge.
Mother accused of killing 4-month-old baby pleads not guilty A woman accused of killing her 4-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
NAPLES Family of bears caught on camera in the Winding Cypress community You never know what you’ll see when you open the door in Florida, and for one WINK News viewer, it was a family of bears.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Former Uber driver who raped passenger sentenced to life in prison Justice has been served after a former Uber driver was sentenced to life in prison for raping his passenger.
CAPE CORAL Single boat crashes into Cape Coral home dock injuring 3 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Cape Coral that injured three people.
NAPLES NCH becomes first in Florida to offer Van Gogh Biopsy Tool NCH has become the first healthcare provider in the state to offer the groundbreaking Van Gogh Biopsy tool from Aquyre Biosciences.
First full moon of 2025 peaks Monday evening If you take a look at the sky this evening, you will see the first full moon of 2025, otherwise known as the Wolf Moon.
FORT MYERS City leaders looking to improve Fort Myers infrastructure with AI When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), they typically think of online apps like Chat GPT but the City of Fort Myers wants to use it to make a real-world difference.
SAINT JAMES CITY Saint James City neighbors create art from hurricane destruction Many who pass through Saint James City see this as just leftovers from a hundred-year storm but not Floyd Cornett.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Children starting the year cancer free Several youngsters are celebrating starting 2025 cancer-free.
FORT MYERS Flood insurance discount up to 20% in Fort Myers Anyone who lives in the City of Fort Myers will be getting a bigger flood insurance discount.
Message from LCEC raises red flag for customers A push from one of Southwest Florida’s power providers to not use your heater as the temperatures drop has raised a red flag for some customers.
FORT MYERS Cutting down on truck traffic on McGregor Boulevard Giant trucks are rumbling on roads meant to connect neighborhoods, and now city leaders want to eliminate trucks from the roads completely.
Exercise: an instant health boost Did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise can start helping your body right away?
State attorney removes herself from Lee County Sheriff’s Office case A source sent WINK News anchor Claire Galt an executive order saying the state is investigating Ken Romano, a consultant who was on the sheriff’s office payroll.
Collier County woman arrested twice for operating illicit massage parlor The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman accused of operating an illicit massage parlor, her second time arrested on this charge.
Mother accused of killing 4-month-old baby pleads not guilty A woman accused of killing her 4-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
NAPLES Family of bears caught on camera in the Winding Cypress community You never know what you’ll see when you open the door in Florida, and for one WINK News viewer, it was a family of bears.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Former Uber driver who raped passenger sentenced to life in prison Justice has been served after a former Uber driver was sentenced to life in prison for raping his passenger.
CAPE CORAL Single boat crashes into Cape Coral home dock injuring 3 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Cape Coral that injured three people.
NAPLES NCH becomes first in Florida to offer Van Gogh Biopsy Tool NCH has become the first healthcare provider in the state to offer the groundbreaking Van Gogh Biopsy tool from Aquyre Biosciences.
First full moon of 2025 peaks Monday evening If you take a look at the sky this evening, you will see the first full moon of 2025, otherwise known as the Wolf Moon.
Prior mug shots of the suspects. CREDIT: LCSO New details have emerged surrounding the arrest of a woman whose 16-year-old son is accused of being involved in the murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller, and now her husband and sister are also in jail. According to an arrest affidavit by the Cape Coral Police Department released Friday afternoon, Shanice Stewart, 36, Christopher Horne, Sr., 36, and Varaka Stewart, 38, played a hand in threatening the mother of another suspect in the murder of the 15-year-old girl. Stewart appeared in court for obstructing justice on Friday morning. She is the mother of Christopher Devon Horne, Jr., who, alongside Thomas Stein, 16, has been charged with the murder of Rincon-Miller following an attempted robbery turned fatal shooting on March 17. RELATED: Second teen accused in murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller to face charges as an adult According to police, a couple of days after the shooting, two family members of Horne threatened Stein’s mother to keep her son quiet and not talk to police or “people on the inside” would take care of her son. In the release of these arrests, police said, “The victim received a number of phone calls. During those calls, the female caller, believed to be Shanice Stewart, implored the victim to keep quiet and not to cooperate with law enforcement and assure that Thomas Stein did the same.” Police said the caller “threatened and intimidated the victim, indicating she had people on the inside and the outside that could get to them. During one call, the caller thanked the victim for protecting her ‘baby.’” The newly released police report shows that Stewart told Stein’s mother to put her son in a car and follow the Horne family to an empty lot on Cape Coral Street.Stewart told Stein’s mother that if she does anything to take her son away from her, she’ll go after Thomas Stein.And at this lot, the report says, Horne Sr. called Stein’s mother over to his car. He had a revolver in his hand when he threatened the lives of her and her son if they talked to the police.The biggest reveal from the reports came when Horne Jr. was overheard telling his mother there were others involved in the killing of Rincon-Miller.According to the report, Horne’s mother told her son that she was going to find and speak with those families as well.According to safety and security specialist Kristen Ziman, the arrests for witness intimidation go some way toward encouraging others to come forward. “It demonstrates a commitment to protecting those witnesses and that can reassure other witnesses, and that can remove a level of intimidation, even temporarily, among other witnesses, and the arrests can also serve as a testament to the effectiveness of the legal system and dealing with obstruction and intimidation,” Ziman said. Horne Jr. would be arrested on April 17. Stewart is charged with tampering with a witness, which is a first-degree felony. The judge set her bond at $75,000. RELATED: Teen accused in Cape Coral girl’s murder now held in Lee County Jail as adult Stewart has a criminal history that includes petty theft, grand theft and aggravated battery with a firearm, which was dismissed. The CCPD stated during its investigation that Horne Jr. was in the vehicle used in the shooting; however, police have not accused him of being the gunman. Horne Jr. is being held without bond at the Lee County Jail, charged as an adult. Stewart was ordered no contact with victims and codefendants, and if she bonds out, she must wear an ankle monitor and be supervised. However, the judge is allowing her to communicate with the father of her child through a third party.