Weeks Fish Camp project developers change plans

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- What was supposed to be a brand new hot spot and destination for tourists, may now become yet another gated community in Bonita Springs. “We are extremely disappointed in the shift of the focus of the development, to this type of development,” said Bonita Springs City Manager Carl Schwing. Developers of the […]

Son of Hendry Co. murder victim speaks exclusively to WINK News

CLEWISTON, Fla.- The ex-boyfriend of a woman suspected of killing an elderly man in Hendry County says she admitted to the crime. Sheryl Acevedo, 42, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 79-year-old Federico Gomez. Gomez was found dead in his home on Avenida Del Centro after authorities reported to a house fire. Inside, […]

Recording: Woman lay in parking lot 18 minutes, later died

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A woman who collapsed and later died after being forcibly removed from a Florida hospital lay in the parking lot beside a police officer’s car for nearly 18 minutes before a doctor readmitted her, according to police dash-cam audio and video released Wednesday by lawyers for her family who charge the […]

Gun buyer in San Bernardino attack pleads not guilty

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – The man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino attack pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring with one of the shooters and of providing material support to terrorists. Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, appeared in federal court in Riverside with his hands […]

Sheriff: 3 dead, 1 injured in central Florida shooting

LAKELAND, Fla.- Polk County Sheriff’s officials say detectives are investigating at a crime scene where three people were found shot to death and a fourth was injured. In a news release Wednesday, officials said emergency dispatchers received a report of a shooting at 6:45 a.m. Patrol deputies found three dead people: two women and a […]

Men attempt to cash in stolen item at Fort Myers Autozone

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- Two men are accused of trying to return an item stolen during a Lehigh Acres car burglary for cash at an Autozone store. The victim’s locked car, parked outside his home on East 15th Street, was broken into sometime between 10 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 4 a.m. the following morning, deputies said. Lee County authorities say […]

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Police: Days after woman found dead, son kills her boyfriend

MARGATE, Fla. (AP) – A South Florida man has been arrested in the fatal beating of his mother’s boyfriend, days after the woman was found dead. In a news release, Margate police say 30-year-old Edward Cadet of Sunrise was charged Tuesday with murder without premeditation in the death of 59-year-old Randy Pierson. Cadet’s mother, 60-year-old […]

Florida man who killed 3 women scheduled for execution

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Oscar Ray Bolin was first found guilty of murdering three women nearly 30 years ago. In the decades since, every one of the verdicts delivered by juries in three separate trials was reversed at least twice by appeals courts, although ultimately he was convicted again in each case: 10 times by […]

Earthquake jolts parts of inland Southern California

BANNING, Calif. (AP) – A small earthquake gave an early morning wake-up call to the inland region of Southern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.5 jolt occurred at 6:42 a.m. Wednesday and was centered 2 miles north of Banning, about 85 miles east of Los Angeles. The Riverside County Fire Department received no […]