Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: What needs to change to protect other young people? November 8, 2021, Jake Pfeiffer took his own life. His mom shared Jake’s story with WINK News in the hopes of saving another life.
FORT MYERS Man accused of fatal shooting of truck driver appears in court A man facing second-degree murder charges following an altercation with a pickup truck driver made an appearance in court.
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
Fixing failed back surgeries More than a million and a half people in the U.S. undergo back surgery each year. However, classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any surgery.
FGCU FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff playing for hometown team after labrum injury FGCU pitcher Dylan Wolff is living the dream playing for the hometown team after he overcame a labrum injury.
LEHIGH ACRES Frustrated Lehigh parents want action after violent school fights go viral online Violence at a Lehigh Acres Middle school was captured and posted online.
Turtle Club beachfront restaurant relaunches in Naples After a series of private friends and family events this week, The Turtle Club will reopen May 5 and begin taking reservations again May 6.
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41.
SARASOTA Distressed endangered sawfish euthanized nearly a month after rescue Wildlife officials euthanized a distressed smalltooth sawfish that was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys where it was swimming in circles.
FORT MYERS Help identify driver of SUV related to Fort Myers shooting Police hope someone can help identify the driver of an SUV involved in the shooting on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Michigan Avenue.
FORT MYERS Owners of Richards Building speak out over paint job of historic property The Richards Building in downtown Fort Myers, aged 101 years, recently underwent a controversial transformation with a fresh coat of white paint, defying a stop-work order and sparking public outrage.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: What needs to change to protect other young people? November 8, 2021, Jake Pfeiffer took his own life. His mom shared Jake’s story with WINK News in the hopes of saving another life.
FORT MYERS Man accused of fatal shooting of truck driver appears in court A man facing second-degree murder charges following an altercation with a pickup truck driver made an appearance in court.
NAPLES SUV crashes into Naples restaurant’s window; no injuries A popular Naples restaurant is cleaning up after an SUV partially crashed into it, but luckily, nobody was hurt.
PUNTA GORDA 20th annual Hibiscus Festival begins in Punta Gorda The 20th annual Hibiscus Festival at Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda begins Friday morning and runs all weekend.
WINK NEWS Lehigh Acres senior caretaker accused of stealing over $70K of patients’ jewelry A senior caretaker has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $70,000 of her patients’ jewelry and pawning it.
Tim Aten Knows: Next phase of Restaurant Row Naples under way Construction of the final phase of Restaurant Row Naples was stalled for months because of financial issues but the three-building project was recently revived.
NAPLES Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has now opened at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples.
Orthorexia: When healthy eating becomes an unhealthy obsession It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness week and health experts say there is such a thing as trying to eat too healthy. Experts say they’re concerned about a growing number of cases where healthy eating, taken to the extreme, turns into an unhealthy obsession. It’s called orthorexia, and it can have dangerous consequences. Jordan Younger’s career […]
FDLE arrests Naples woman for stealing from domestic violence victims NAPLES, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested a woman for engaging in a scheme to defraud at least 30 victims of more than $50,000. Rossana Lucero, 52, was a victim’s advocate at The Shelter for Abused Women & Children. Authorities say she used her position to target clients of the shelter whom […]
Brush fire burns 15 acres in Collier County COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- A brush fire burned through 15 acres Wednesday, at one point burning near homes in Golden Gate Estates. The fire started at a quarry near 9th Street Southwest. Numerous trucks were on scene trying to control it. Crews told WINK News, the wind was a problem. No word yet on what sparked […]
EU prosecutor: Close ‘prosecution gaps’ for terror cases THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The European Union’s top criminal prosecutor is calling on member countries to update and harmonize anti-terrorism laws to deal more effectively with the twin threats of European-born participants in Islamic jihad and solitary extremists. Michele Coninsx, president of Eurojust, the EU’s agency for judicial cooperation, told The Associated Press that […]
Hungarian village for rent, comes with deputy mayor’s post BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – If “king for a day” sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days. The village of Megyer, population 18, has put itself up for rent to companies and tourists. For 210,000 forints ($750; 690 euros) a day, a prospective renter gets seven […]
IOC on Rio: ‘Progress,’ but games entering ‘intense’ period RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The head of the IOC inspection team wrapping up a three-day tour of venues for the Rio Olympics in 2016 said Wednesday her team was “impressed by progress.” Just under a year ago, an IOC official described Rio’s preparations as the worst in memory. However, Nawal El Moutawakel cautioned that […]
Mom accused of beating daughter who went to school in “shaming shirt” HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida mother is accused of beating her daughter before sending her to middle school wearing a shirt that said she’d received a “good woopin” for poor grades. Melany Alexander, 31, now faces child abuse charges after the “public shaming” of her daughter that landed her behind bars. School officials contacted […]
Astronaut takes ultimate selfie while floating in space NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore took a selfie over the weekend as he took part in the first of three spacewalks outside the International Space Station. The walk, which Wilmore completed alongside fellow astronaut Terry Virts, is part of an effort to prepare the station for future arrivals by a U.S. commercial crew space craft. […]
3 nabbed in NY, Florida in plot to join Islamic State group NEW YORK (AP) – Three men accused of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the United States were arrested Wednesday on terrorism charges, including one who spoke of attacking President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island, federal officials said. Akhror Saidakhmetov was arrested […]
Juvenile’s joyride ends in arrest LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A North Fort Myers teen driving a set of stolen wheels is probably second-guessing that decision. Following an attempt to elude deputies, the 17-year-old faces charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. It all began Tuesday around 9 a.m. when Collier County deputies contacted detectives with the Lee […]