Collier County pastor bikes 1,300 miles for St. Matthew’s House

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- A local pastor rode his bike from Naples to Zionsville, Indiana to raise money for St. Matthew’s House. Pastor Tom Harris completed the 1,300 mile adventure with a friend over 13 days. Their mission was to bring awareness to the non-profit’s drug and alcohol recovery program. “That became a real exciting part […]

Cape Coral considers suing chapel over fire code violation

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- The City of Cape Coral plans to sue a chapel over a fire code violation. The city says Haven of Divine Love near the corner of Veterans Parkway and Del Prado Boulevard refuses to cooperate and they’ve been left with no choice. Friday, the chapel had a banner up reading “God’s house […]

Port Charlotte home destroyed after fire

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A Port Charlotte family hopes to able to move back into their home that was damaged Thursday night in a fire. WINK News was at the home Friday morning as the Carlson family came back to see what’s left of their house. Thursday night, Dale Carlson and his son say they […]

Woman convicted in ‘Cash Feenz’ murders fights for new sentence

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A woman convicted in the “Cash Feenz” murders is fighting for a new sentence. Ashley Toye cried on the stand Friday morning, talking about the night Alexis and Jeffery Sosa were killed and her role in their deaths. Toye was only 17 years old at the time of the murder and claims […]

19-year-old hit, killed while crossing SR 82 Friday morning

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.- FHP says a 19-year-old man ran across SR 82 in Lehigh Acres around 5 a.m. Friday morning and was hit by a car. He died at the scene. Troopers blocked the road for hours while they investigated. SR 82 was closed from Haviland Avenue to Daniels Parkway. FHP says the driver was […]

Celebrate National Boating and Fishing Week

Fort Myers, Fla. – June 6th through the 14th is National Boating and Fishing Week. To celebrate, Florida Fish and Wild Life is allowing free freshwater fishing all weekend and Marine Max in Fort Myers is hosting an open house party known as their summer “docktails” series, among other events. Marine Max is situated on […]

Spend the Fourth of July with the Fort Myers Miracle

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The perfect recipe for patriotism includes apple pie, fireworks and baseball. The Miracle will be unleashing a spectacular red, white and blue fireworks display in the Southwest Florida sky on Saturday, July 4 after a 6:05 p.m. game with the St. Lucie Mets. Fans are invited to join a hassle-free ‘Fourth’ at […]

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Coast Guard, Cuban migrants continue deadly hide-and-seek

ABOVE THE FLORIDA STRAITS (AP) – With a shift in the relationship between Havana and Washington, many Cubans are now attempting a risky sea crossing out of fear that the U.S. will change its “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy allowing any Cuban reaching U.S. land to stay and pursue citizenship. Without it, they’d be treated like other […]

Port Canaveral gets into the cargo business

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Long known as a popular place for cruises, Port Canaveral is sailing into the cargo business. The port in the heart of Florida’s Space Coast is opening its first container terminal on Friday. It will welcome its first container shipment during a ceremony with local officials. GT USA has invested […]