2 escape from San Carlos Park home before explosion

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. – A mother and her son are looking for a new place to stay after flames ripped through their San Carlos Park home Sunday night. The exact cause of the fire will not be determined for several days, authorities said Monday. But fire investigators said it started on the home’s patio […]

Body of woman recovered from Lake Okeechobee

CLEWISTON, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a woman has been recovered from Lake Okeechobee, where two boaters went missing earlier this month. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Carol Lyn Parrish says a fisherman found the body Saturday afternoon on the south side of the lake near Clewiston. The body was […]

Health officials promote free dental sealants for kids

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida health officials are spreading the word about free and low-cost dental services at schools around the state. More than 65 percent of county health offices provide School-Based Sealant Programs that offer preventive dental services at no cost to schools, parents or children. In 2014, the programs provided sealants to nearly […]

Florida couple ordered to pay $3M in metals fraud case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida couple has been ordered to pay nearly $3 million in penalties and restitution for operating a fraudulent precious metals business. A federal judge issued the order recently against Cindy and Paul Vandivier of Coconut Creek, Florida. They operated a company called Mintline that solicited customers across the […]

George W. Bush jumps back into presidential politics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former President George W. Bush was making his first direct foray into the 2016 campaign Monday in South Carolina, hoping a state that put him on the path to the White House 16 years ago can do the same for his brother, Jeb. The younger Bush’s decision to put the former […]

Hearings attempt to solve mysteries of El Faro sinking

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A series of U.S. Coast Guard hearings starting Tuesday will seek answers about why the 790-foot freighter El Faro sank near the Bahamas last fall, killing all 33 crew members in the worst U.S. commercial maritime disaster in decades. The hearings in Jacksonville are expected to probe many questions, chief among […]

Cancer patients snagged in health law’s tangled paperwork

WASHINGTON (AP) – Walt Whitlow was under treatment for cancer when he got an unwelcome surprise. His financial assistance under President Barack Obama’s health care law got slashed. That meant his premium quadrupled and his deductible went from $900 to $4,600. Hundreds of thousands of people lose subsidies under the health law, or even their […]

Groups upset with legislators over land conservation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Environmental groups contend that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is again snubbing voters who want the state to purchase conservation land. They contend the budget proposals the Legislature is now developing violate Amendment 1, passed overwhelmingly in 2014, directing that a third of the revenue from documentary stamp taxes on real estate […]

The Golf Doctor: Quick fix

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Golf Doctor, Mike Calbot, and WINK News weekend sports anchor, Morgan Frances, give golfers a two-minute tip they can take to the course. This week, Morgan and Mike give golfers a quick fix they can try when nothing seems to go straight on the course. The Golf Doctor airs every Sunday […]