State Fire Marshal investigating Cape Coral house fire

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The State Fire Marshal is investigating what caused an early Wednesday morning house fire. It happened on the 5200 block of SW 20th Place. The Cape Coral Fire Department tells WINK News the fire started around 4:40 a.m. in the back bedroom. Flames were seen shooting through the roof when fire […]

Experience farm to table at Market Days

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Rosy Tomorrows Heritage Farm has started a celebration they’re calling “Market Days.” Everyone is invited to see just how fresh local heritage farming can be. Every Wednesday from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. you have the chance to stop by the farm and buy some fresh Florida grown produce and try […]

S. Korea’s spy agency says N. Korea executed defense chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during a meeting presided over by Kim, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, citing what it called credible information. South Korean analysts […]

UN: After 2nd quake, many in Nepal cut off by blocked roads

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Many survivors of Nepal’s most recent earthquake remain cut off by blocked roads in isolated villages, a U.N. official said Wednesday, after this Himalayan nation suffered through its second major quake in less than three weeks. The magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook the impoverished country Tuesday, killing at least 79 people and injuring […]

Search for missing Malaysia plane yields uncharted shipwreck

SYDNEY (AP) – Search crews hunting for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the desolate ocean waters off western Australia have discovered an old shipwreck, officials said Wednesday. The unexpected finding came when sonar equipment on board a search vessel scouring the Indian Ocean for the missing jetliner detected a cluster of objects nearly 4 kilometers […]

10 Chinese arrested for killing giant panda, selling parts

BEIJING (AP) – Police in southwestern China arrested 10 people for killing a female wild giant panda, buying and selling its parts, state media said Wednesday. The giant panda is an endangered species that tops China’s list of protected animals. Poaching them is rare, but panda parts are believed to fetch high prices on the […]

WINK News Investigates: Lawsuit filed after use of improper radar gun

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Within hours after a WINK News exclusive investigation, a major class action lawsuit was filed. Monday night on WINK News at 6, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was exposed for using unapproved radar guns, resulting in possibly thousands of speeding tickets that should never have been written. Numerous lawyers tell WINK News […]