Man arrested for exposing himself in South Fort Myers WalmartTesla recalls nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks due to potential of accelerator sticking
WINK NEWS Is SWFL law enforcement preparing for protests over the Tyre Nichols body camera video? Memphis police are preparing to release the body camera video of the beating that led to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in early January. In the past, peaceful and violent protests have sprung up in the wake of police killings. WINK News has reached out to local experts and law enforcement to find out […]
Founding Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch killed in car crash in Texas Founding Dixie Chicks member Laura Lynch was killed in a car crash in West Texas on Friday evening, her cousin Michael Lynch confirmed to CBS News.
Juneteenth arrives as ‘day of observance’ in Florida Juneteenth has been celebrated since the 1860s, but recent history has pushed June 19 into the national spotlight, leading to its federal holiday status in 2021.
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) George Floyd protester sues Florida police over eye injury A protester who suffered eye damage when a rubber bullet fired by Fort Lauderdale police struck her in the face during a 2020 protest over George Floyd’s murder filed a federal lawsuit this week accusing the officer and the department of violating her civil rights. LaToya Ratlieff, 36, is seeking unspecified monetary damages in her […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Ex-officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Lane, along with J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, has already […]
FORT MYERS NAACP calls out State Attorney Amira Fox, saying ‘she does not like black people’ The Lee County NAACP said that state attorney Amira Fox is not a fair representative of all people.
(CBS) Biden to sign policing executive order 2 years after George Floyd’s death President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on federal policing Wednesday at the White House, multiple sources tell CBS News, two years after George Floyd died at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The executive order comes after bipartisan negotiations in Congress to reform policing failed last year. The effort, […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas governor’s decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd Doling out pardons is a holiday tradition for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who around every Christmas grants them to a handful of ordinary citizens, typically for minor offenses committed years or decades ago. But one name stands out on his desk: George Floyd. Abbott has not said whether he will posthumously pardon Floyd this year for a 2004 […]
TALLAHASSEE Heated debate over monuments bill in Tallahassee A heated debate about whether monuments can remain standing boils after comments made by Fort Myers Senator Jonathan Martin.
WASHINGTON (AP) Man accused of deliberately crashing U-Haul truck into security barrier at park near White House Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House.