family communication

Family communication plan for hurricane prep

While preparing for a storm, a family communication plan isn’t remembered as often as regular supplies, but it’s crucial. The goal of a communication plan is to identify who your emergency contacts will be and who you will be communicating with. Then, to figure out where you will meet and how you will communicate in […]

Cape Coral 12-year-old arrested after making school shooting threat

Cape Coral police say they have arrested a 12-year-old girl that made a school shooting threat on Snapchat. Police say school resource officers at Diplomat Middle School were alerted to the threat at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Coral police say the threat was made by a 12-year-old student from the middle school, saying, “imma […]

Fort Myers police: Carjacking, kidnapping suspect arrested at gas station

A man accused of carjacking a vehicle with a 3-year-old boy in it on Friday confessed to authorities after capture on Tuesday. The man, Freddy Ramirez, told police he committed the crime out of desperation because he is unemployed, according to Fort Myers police Det. Laynor Rodriguez, who led the investigation. Fort Myers police Capt. […]

Shed

Shed wall collapses killing a man in Collier County

A man died in the Golden Gate Estates after a wood frame wall fell on him while doing construction work on a shed at his home. The victim’s wife, Anita Anthony, found him pinned underneath the wooden wall. At the time of the accident, Anita was inside the home taking care of their disabled son. […]

3-year-old child kidnapped in Fort Myers found in Tice

The Fort Myers Police Department said it has found a 3-year-old child that went missing after a vehicle was carjacked. A family is relieved after a harrowing Friday afternoon, but a sigh of relief now that the mother and 3-year-old child have been reunited. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, the car was taken […]

Charlotte County Code Enforcement makes family get rid of haunted house

A family is upset after Charlotte County forced them to get rid of the haunted house for kids at their home. The haunted house is something the family does for the community for free. And now, after four years of doing it, the county said it’s a violation. Charlotte County said there are multiple problems […]

missing boats

Two powerboats found after being stolen from Edison Sailing Center

Two powerboats were found with the motor missing after being stolen from Edison Sailing Center in Fort Myers. The company teaches safe boating to local kids and has an event coming up but this theft could impact that. Next month they have their Junior Olympic Festival they said they need these boats to be safe. […]

59-year-old woman shoots a man then herself in Punta Gorda

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Charlotte County. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Laura K. Sergeant shot a man multiple times, killing him before she committed suicide. Sergeant called 911 and said she just shot a man multiple times and was planning on taking her own life. Shortly after, while still on […]

DeSoto

DeSoto County community mourning the loss of mother and son

A mother and son were killed Friday in a crash in DeSoto County and since then the family and community are mourning the losses of Kaylee and Cail Hampton. The mother, Kaylee, 33, and Cail, 13, her son, were both killed in the crash and her husband and other son are in the hospital. A […]

DeSoto

Mourning family member speaks about deadly DeSoto County crash

Mother and son Kaylee and Cail Hampton were killed in a crash on Friday in DeSoto County. While two other family members lay in the hospital fighting to recover, WINK News spoke with Kaylee’s mother, Kathy Griffin, about the devastating crash. “When we got to Bradenton and got the phone call that Cail was no […]