Sheriff Showdown: Charity hockey game held for family of Elio DiazDemonstrators gather for Fort Myers Women’s March
ESTERO Sheriff Showdown: Charity hockey game held for family of Elio Diaz The Lee County Sheriff’s Office faced the Suffolk County Sheriff’s hockey team in a Sheriff Showdown at Hertz Arena in Estero on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Demonstrators gather for Fort Myers Women’s March Dozens gathered at the intersection of Colonial Boulevard and US 41 in Fort Myers for the annual Women’s March on Saturday morning.
Two-vehicle crash causes rollover near Pine Ridge Road A two-vehicle crash occurred near Pine Ridge Road and Premiere Way late Saturday morning, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
LCSO investigates early morning shooting near Wawa on Alico Road The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning.
ENGLEWOOD Charlotte County deputies fatally shoot man in Englewood, investigation ongoing Deputies from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man who was reportedly acting erratically.
the weather authority Warm weekend ahead with increased rain chances on the way The Weather Authority says a warm Saturday is on tap, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s into the afternoon.
Bodycam video shows warning signs from teen accused of killing mother In newly released body camera footage, a mother questions her son’s violence months before her murder.
Veteran injured in crash that killed wife WINK News has learned that a veteran’s wife was killed in a crash on Wednesday on State Road 82.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda to repair old city hall building The City of Punta Gorda is scrapping plans to build a new city hall.
SWFL teen injured in New Orleans terror attack released from hospital According to the mom of one of the teens injured in the New Orleans Terror attack on New Year’s Day, she has been released from the hospital.
NAPLES Jay Leno comedy show coming to Southwest Florida One of the most famous comedians in the world is coming to Southwest Florida.
SOUTH NAPLES Collier neighbors anticipating second Costco location Members of a community are waiting for one of the most popular wholesale stores, but there is something standing in the way.
AVE MARIA Caught on camera: Massive gator seen in front of Ave Maria home A massive alligator was seen using a walking path in front of an Ave Maria home, and it was all caught on camera.
NCAA approves plan to pay women’s basketball tournament teams In a historic unanimous vote, the NCAA approves of a plan to pay women’s basketball teams that compete in March Madness.
ESTERO Sheriff Showdown: Charity hockey game held for family of Elio Diaz The Lee County Sheriff’s Office faced the Suffolk County Sheriff’s hockey team in a Sheriff Showdown at Hertz Arena in Estero on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Demonstrators gather for Fort Myers Women’s March Dozens gathered at the intersection of Colonial Boulevard and US 41 in Fort Myers for the annual Women’s March on Saturday morning.
Two-vehicle crash causes rollover near Pine Ridge Road A two-vehicle crash occurred near Pine Ridge Road and Premiere Way late Saturday morning, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
LCSO investigates early morning shooting near Wawa on Alico Road The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning.
ENGLEWOOD Charlotte County deputies fatally shoot man in Englewood, investigation ongoing Deputies from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man who was reportedly acting erratically.
the weather authority Warm weekend ahead with increased rain chances on the way The Weather Authority says a warm Saturday is on tap, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s into the afternoon.
Bodycam video shows warning signs from teen accused of killing mother In newly released body camera footage, a mother questions her son’s violence months before her murder.
Veteran injured in crash that killed wife WINK News has learned that a veteran’s wife was killed in a crash on Wednesday on State Road 82.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda to repair old city hall building The City of Punta Gorda is scrapping plans to build a new city hall.
SWFL teen injured in New Orleans terror attack released from hospital According to the mom of one of the teens injured in the New Orleans Terror attack on New Year’s Day, she has been released from the hospital.
NAPLES Jay Leno comedy show coming to Southwest Florida One of the most famous comedians in the world is coming to Southwest Florida.
SOUTH NAPLES Collier neighbors anticipating second Costco location Members of a community are waiting for one of the most popular wholesale stores, but there is something standing in the way.
AVE MARIA Caught on camera: Massive gator seen in front of Ave Maria home A massive alligator was seen using a walking path in front of an Ave Maria home, and it was all caught on camera.
NCAA approves plan to pay women’s basketball tournament teams In a historic unanimous vote, the NCAA approves of a plan to pay women’s basketball teams that compete in March Madness.
Wildfire closes part of US-27 for several hours Sunday GLADES COUNTY, Fla. – US-27 is reopened after a wildfire near US-27 and the Herbert Hoover Dike shutdown a section of the roadway for several hours. Florida Highway Patrol said US-27 was closed between SR 29 and SR 78. Drivers headed south on US-27 should take SR 29 south to eastbound 78 or SR 80. […]
Video shows deputy shoot a man on a bike, paralyzing him WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A Florida deputy’s shooting of an unarmed black man nearly two years ago was under renewed scrutiny Friday following the emergence of a video. Dashboard camera video of the shooting of Dontrell Stephens was released Thursday as part of a joint investigation by The Palm Beach Post and WPTV […]
Colo. theater shooter trial to start Monday CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – James Holmes was growing volatile well before he put on a gas mask and body armor, strapped on a rifle, shotgun, pistol and ammunition, and slipped into a midnight premiere of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” He was a sought-after neuroscientist-in-training, but he was falling apart. He told a […]
Naples woman arrested for attacking man with an ice pick COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A 64-year-old Naples woman was arrested Thursday for reportedly attacking a man with an ice pick. It happened around 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Rookery Drive. Deputies said Carol Dinwiddie got upset with a contractor cleaning the drainage swales on the street because he was reportedly blocking her driveway. […]
Two arrested for nail store robbery earlier this month COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies have arrested two men in connection with a robbery at a nail store earlier this month. On Thursday, Collier County sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year-old Irving Ramirez and 37-year-old Jose Cuevas Serrano at their home in the 14,000 block of Pleasant Bay Lane in Naples. On April 1, Naples police responded to […]
Sisters found after missing for two weeks in Michigan CRISP POINT, Mich. (AP) – Two sisters from Oklahoma and Nebraska missing for nearly two weeks in Michigan survived on Girl Scout cookies while stuck in their snow-crippled SUV until state police discovered them Friday near Lake Superior in a remote part of the Upper Peninsula. A pilot noticed a reflection off the Ford Explorer […]
Man arrested in death of Indiana University senior BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – A coroner said Saturday that an Indiana University student found dead in a rural area hours before she was reported missing had been fatally beaten in the head with an unknown weapon. Authorities, meanwhile, were holding a southern Indiana man on a preliminary murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Hannah […]
Deputies investigate two robberies in Lehigh Acres LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – Deputies are investigating two robberies that happened less than two miles from each other. WINK News has confirmed the Walmart on Lee Boulevard and the Family Dollar on Homestead Road North were robbed Saturday afternoon. A WINK News crew on scene said there were at least two deputies and a detective’s […]
Protesters rally in Baltimore after man dies in police custody BALTIMORE (AP) – Thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday to demand answers in the case of Freddie Gray, the largest rally since the 25-year-old black man died in police custody. After a few hours of peaceful demonstrations, scores of rowdy protesters crowded outside of Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles were set to […]
One dead in Collier County crash COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – An Immokalee woman died in an early morning crash Saturday. Florida Highway Patrol said the woman, 60-year-old Marie Joseph, was driving along Immokalee Road just north of Camp Keais Road when she swerved to try and miss a pedestrian and hit a tree. The crash happened around 4:45 a.m. Joseph was […]