LEHIGH ACRES FGCU softball team helps Habitat for Humanity build three homes The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team helped Habitat for Humanity build three homes Saturday.
ESTERO Home Base Golf Tournament helps SWFL Veterans Veterans hit the green at the Copperleaf Golf Course on Saturday. This was part of the Home Base golf tournament.
FORT MYERS At least one person dead after propane truck collides with golf cart Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that has left one person dead and another injured Saturday morning.
Scattered storms ahead for your Saturday plans The Weather Authority is tracking weekend temperatures in the low to mid-90s this weekend with a chance for scattered storms this afternoon.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 3 Thunderstorms tried to put a stop to week three of high school football on Friday Night, but gridiron action prevailed.
Man accused of plotting murder-for-hire denied bond A man suspected of being involved with a murder-for-hire plot will stay behind bars. Ryan Toranzo had his renewed motion to set bond denied today in Collier County Court.
LABELLE Two dead after crash on State Road 80 According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash on State Road 80 that has left at least one person dead Friday evening.
DeSoto County looks to recruit more teachers While it can sometimes be easy to fill a classroom with students, it is not so easy for teachers. Schools across the nation and locally in Southwest Florida are still dealing with the challenges of teacher shortages. With class back in session, so is teacher recruiting for DeSoto County schools. The assistant superintendent, Jake Reynolds, […]
IMMOKALEE ROAD Push for change after deadly crash on Immokalee Rd. We’re told the woman was driving with two kids in the car when a semi ran a red light and hit her Thursday morning.
FORT MYERS BEACH Mobi-Mats deployed on Fort Myers Beach A walkway to paradise! Brand new and blue, the Mobi-Mat is making things easier for Fort Myers Beachgoers.
NAPLES Women of Steel business conference inspiring and empowering women Focused, hardworking, empowered. These women have made a name for themselves as Women of Steel.
NAPLES Beloved Collier County bus driver retires after 20 years After 20 years of getting kids to school safely, a beloved Collier County bus driver is retiring.
Wade Wilson has new death row mugshot Convicted double-killer Wade Wilson has a new death row mugshot.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Sizzle Dining is back in SWFL It’s Sizzle Season! Local restaurants are ready to welcome new faces by offering exclusive menu deals to attract new customers.
LEHIGH ACRES FGCU softball team helps Habitat for Humanity build three homes The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team helped Habitat for Humanity build three homes Saturday.
ESTERO Home Base Golf Tournament helps SWFL Veterans Veterans hit the green at the Copperleaf Golf Course on Saturday. This was part of the Home Base golf tournament.
FORT MYERS At least one person dead after propane truck collides with golf cart Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that has left one person dead and another injured Saturday morning.
Scattered storms ahead for your Saturday plans The Weather Authority is tracking weekend temperatures in the low to mid-90s this weekend with a chance for scattered storms this afternoon.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 3 Thunderstorms tried to put a stop to week three of high school football on Friday Night, but gridiron action prevailed.
Man accused of plotting murder-for-hire denied bond A man suspected of being involved with a murder-for-hire plot will stay behind bars. Ryan Toranzo had his renewed motion to set bond denied today in Collier County Court.
LABELLE Two dead after crash on State Road 80 According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash on State Road 80 that has left at least one person dead Friday evening.
DeSoto County looks to recruit more teachers While it can sometimes be easy to fill a classroom with students, it is not so easy for teachers. Schools across the nation and locally in Southwest Florida are still dealing with the challenges of teacher shortages. With class back in session, so is teacher recruiting for DeSoto County schools. The assistant superintendent, Jake Reynolds, […]
IMMOKALEE ROAD Push for change after deadly crash on Immokalee Rd. We’re told the woman was driving with two kids in the car when a semi ran a red light and hit her Thursday morning.
FORT MYERS BEACH Mobi-Mats deployed on Fort Myers Beach A walkway to paradise! Brand new and blue, the Mobi-Mat is making things easier for Fort Myers Beachgoers.
NAPLES Women of Steel business conference inspiring and empowering women Focused, hardworking, empowered. These women have made a name for themselves as Women of Steel.
NAPLES Beloved Collier County bus driver retires after 20 years After 20 years of getting kids to school safely, a beloved Collier County bus driver is retiring.
Wade Wilson has new death row mugshot Convicted double-killer Wade Wilson has a new death row mugshot.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Sizzle Dining is back in SWFL It’s Sizzle Season! Local restaurants are ready to welcome new faces by offering exclusive menu deals to attract new customers.
Kimberly Cheatle has resigned as Director of the United States Secret Service, just a day after Congressman Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced impeachment articles against her and one day after she was grilled during a heated House Oversight Committee. During the hearing on Monday, Cheatle described the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump as “the most significant operational failure in decades.” In an interview with WINK News, Steube explained his satisfaction with the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Steube’s comments come in the wake of Cheatle’s failure to provide critical information following the shooting that he says left, “an American patriot dead and two others injured.” “Democrats were even asking for her to resign,” Steube stated. “Democrats were asking her all the documents we’ve requested, every single thing that the oversight committee had requested of her communications on that day, what are the names of agents that were there that day, all the information that we requested she refused to provide to the community.” The resignation followed a nine-day period during which Cheatle allegedly withheld information from the congressional committee with oversight authority over her agency. “It’s sad that I had to go forward and file an impeachment resolution to get that action to happen,” Steube remarked. “Speaker [Mike] Johnson is now saying that he’s creating a task force — bi-partisan task force — to get into the details of this.” Steube, drawing on his military background, questioned the response time of the Secret Service, noting reports that the shooter was observed for 20 minutes before taking a shot. “Why was he not neutralized before?” Steube questioned. When asked about the next steps and accountability, Steube pointed to the role of various committees and the importance of a thorough investigation. “If it’s going to be the oversight committee or this task force or the Homeland Security Committee… The Homeland Security Committee had a hearing today. They also had oversight authority over the Secret Service, so if the task force is deemed with the specific task of investigating the assassination attempt on Trump that committee will be sat, and then the speaker said they’re going to have subpoena authority,” said Steube. Steube said he wants to speak to the snipers that day and every single person that was on the ground. “I wanna know who their supervisors are. I wanna have every bit of communication, not just between Secret Service between local law-enforcement, Secret Service, and other agencies that were on the ground,” said Steube. Steube also pointed out Secretary of State Alejandro Mayorkas’s refusal to provide additional security requested by the Trump team over the years, questioning the reasons behind this denial. Addressing Cheatle directly, Steube said, “Thank you for resigning. It was nine days too late.” In closing, Steube assured the American public of the Republican-led House’s commitment to uncovering the failures of that day and implementing necessary changes within the Secret Service. “My message to the people of America, at this point, is the Republican House is going to get to the bottom of the failures,” Steube affirmed. Steube said the House of Representatives will rectify the changes that need to occur within the Secret Service to ensure that this never happens again to any president whether they are Republican or Democrat.