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.
This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features inmate murder, drug busts, and stolen U-Hauls in Walmart parking lots. William Tulenko’s mugshot Credit: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office William Tulenko was charged with strangling a fellow inmate, James Howze, to death. This incident occurred in Feb. while Tulenko had another case pending for the death of a different inmate in another county. Howze was serving time for homicide home invasion and also had a charge for an inmate death in another county. State Attorney Amira Fox convened a grand jury, which decided to move forward with a case against the Charlotte Correctional inmate. READ MORE: Charlotte Correctional prisoner charged for death of another inmate Richard Michael Riley’s mugshot Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office Richard Michael Riley was arrested following an investigation for drugs by the Cape Coral Police Department. Officers obtained information that the 57-year-old was selling large amounts of counterfeit blue-pressed fentanyl pills in Lee County. Detectives discovered pill bottles, over $30,000, 14 firearms, needles and spoons, as well as over 20 grams of Methadone. Riley faces charges of trafficking in Oxycodone, trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription for the Methadone. He has bonded out of jail and entered a plea of not guilty in the case against him. READ MORE: Cape Coral drug bust leads investigators to fake fentanyl, cash and guns Carlos Rodriguez, 30 mugshot. Credit: The Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Carlos Rodriguez, 30, was arrested in Lehigh Acres for the theft of a U-Haul pickup truck in Fort Myers. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of the stolen vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of the Fort Myers U-Haul location off of Kernel Circle. According to local U-Haul officials, Rodgriguez “fished” out keys from a thick lockbox and drove off with the pickup truck. Once police were informed of the theft, they used U-Haul GPS tracking to find Rodriguez. U-Haul officials and LSCO confirmed there was a police chase. They made contact with the U-Haul once, and it fled. They then tracked it down with aviation. Once the U-Haul reached Walmart and was parked, Rodriguez ran into the store. He then exited through the back door and ran into nearby woods where he then surrendered and was arrested. Rodriguez has been charged with fleeing and eluding police, reckless driving, resisting an officer, moving traffic violation, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. READ MORE: Man arrested near Lehigh Acres Walmart after U-Haul stolen out of Fort Myers