WINK Neighborhood Watch: Animal abuse, grand theft auto and spousal murderPresident Biden approves Florida disaster declaration
southwest florida WINK Neighborhood Watch: Animal abuse, grand theft auto and spousal murder This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features animal abuse, grand theft auto and a man murdering his wife.
President Biden approves Florida disaster declaration President Biden approved a Florida disaster declaration after Hurricane Helene left a wake of destruction.
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
southwest florida WINK Neighborhood Watch: Animal abuse, grand theft auto and spousal murder This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features animal abuse, grand theft auto and a man murdering his wife.
President Biden approves Florida disaster declaration President Biden approved a Florida disaster declaration after Hurricane Helene left a wake of destruction.
NAPLES Crash in Collier County leaves car in canal and driver dead A traffic crash occurred in Naples on 12th Avenue Northeast near Wilson Boulevard.
SANIBEL Sanibel couple remaining hopeful following damage from Helene A Sanibel couple is remaining hopeful after flooding impacted their home during Helene Thursday night.
SANIBEL Sanibel residents recovering from Helene two years after Ian Due to Helene, The City of Sanibel has postponed a two-year Ian celebration and turned the event into a cleanup.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach seeking to avoid unnecessary traffic after Helene The town of Fort Myers Beach is asking some people not to visit the island.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR Historic home and lives upended in Charlotte Harbor flooding While Hurricane Helene was not expected to cause a life-threatening storm surge in the county, the residents were walloped by rising flood water.
Dekle Beach Gov. DeSantis reviews the damage done by Hurricane Helene Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Dekle Beach.
Tracking power outages after Helene There are still several thousand neighbors in southwest Florida without power as of Saturday.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: Scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday The Weather Authority is tracking scattered rain and storms throughout your Saturday afternoon.
Southwest Florida remembers Hurricane Ian 2 years later; what happened before and after the storm The storm that had devastated Southwest Florida, Hurricane Ian, has now reached its 2nd anniversary of landfall.
High School Football Scoreboard Week 6 Hurricane Helene couldn’t keep all the Friday night lights off in Southwest Florida. Week 6 was a loaded slate included a classic in the WINK News Game of the Week.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs begins clean up operations On Friday, the Department of Transportation pushed sand off the road on Hickory Island after Hurricane Helene ripped through
MANASOTA KEY Manasota woman recovers after home destroyed by Helene Whipping winds – the sound of Hurricane Helene ripping through Manasota Key, as swells smashed into the island. Even so, Marsha Viglianco stayed to watch from her back porch.
El Jobean residents fighting to recover from Helene In Charlotte County, people living in El Jobean are in recovery mode Friday night. Many were flooded out of their homes, and now they’re figuring out their next steps.
Sean Penn: Nothing to hide over drug lord interview MEXICO CITY (AP) – Actor Sean Penn said he has “nothin’ to hide,” after images published Monday indicated he was under surveillance when he met with the Mexican actress who led him to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman – and the pair was apparently followed and photographed as they set out for the supposedly secret meeting […]
Obama takes this year’s State of Union to YouTube, Snapchat WASHINGTON (AP) – Wired up, and ready to go. President Barack Obama is pushing his State of the Union address further into cyberspace this year with appearances on YouTube and Snapchat. The White House says Tuesday’s address will stream live on YouTube, giving viewers another way to watch. Then Obama will sit down Friday with […]
Police looking for armed suspect in Fort Myers 7-Eleven robbery FORT MYERS, Fla. – Fort Myers police are looking for an armed suspect in an early morning robbery Monday at a 7-Eleven. Authorities say the suspect entered the 7-Eleven located on 8020 Colonial Center Drive Avenue around 2:49 a.m., and demanded cash before running off with the money and cigarettes. Police described the suspect as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue […]
The Golf Doctor: Different chips around the green 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 show golfers how to perform two different chips with the same club. The Golf Doctor airs every Sunday morning on WINK News. Need […]
PETA wants officials to prohibit python decapitation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Animal rights activists are asking Florida officials to prohibit the decapitation of pythons. The South Florida Sun Sentinel (http://goo.gl/RASZwR ) reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Tuesday called on the state to prohibit hunters from decapitating snakes during the upcoming Python Challenge in the Everglades. The Florida […]
New FDA regulations could cost local breweries FORT MYERS, Fla.- A new U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) mandate has some local breweries wondering if they are going to have to put a cap on the tap. Regulations will soon require nutritional content for brews that are offered at chain restaurants. Nick Schmidt is one of the owners of Old Soul Brewing, he and […]
Iran: Saudi Arabia must choose between hatred or stability UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Iran’s foreign minister says Saudi Arabia has to make “a crucial choice” – either continue supporting extremists and promoting sectarian hatred or promote good neighborliness and regional stability. Javad Zarif said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon obtained Friday by The Associated Press that Iran has “no desire or […]
Florida man gets 3 life terms for killing girlfriend, 2 kids WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man accepted a plea deal Friday that gave him three life sentences for the deaths, nine months apart, of his girlfriend and her two young children, whose bodies were found stuffed in a suitcase in a canal near Boca Raton. Clem Beauchamp, 38, was scheduled to go […]
Cologne police chief dismissed over New Year’s Eve assaults BERLIN (AP) – The police chief of the German city of Cologne was dismissed Friday amid mounting criticism of his force’s handling of a string of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults and robberies that police and witnesses have blamed largely on foreigners. The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia said it was sending Wolfgang Albers into […]
UN envoy in Syria to assure upcoming peace talks in Geneva DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – As a Saudi-Iran crisis roils the Middle East, the U.N. special envoy to Syria arrived in Damascus on Friday to lay the groundwork and prepare the peace negotiations between President Bashar Assad’s government and its opponents due later this month in Geneva. But Syrian opposition figures insist it’s impossible to talk […]