Crash

Deadly crash near Lehigh Acres Saturday morning

A deadly crash on State Road-82 in Collier County Saturday morning. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened on SR-82 off Church Road just outside of Lehigh Acres. The crash closed all eastbound and westbound lanes on SR-82 near the scene. It’s unclear how many people were killed in the crash. The crash happened […]

Video released of five Memphis officers, facing Second-Degree Murder charges, brutally beating Tyre Nichols, eliciting protests across the country

Anger and heartbreak looking for the first time at the deadly encounter between the Memphis police and 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. In the video, officers are seen holding Nichols down and striking him repeatedly. Nichols’ relatives have urged supporters to protest peacefully. Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday night of the violent […]

School shooting threat involving BB gun in Collier County

A loaded weapon at school, a shooting threat, and trespassing led to four arrests, all happening this week in Southwest Florida schools. Students at Barron Collier High School didn’t know the weapons brought to the school were BB guns. Therapists WINK News spoke with said it would be a mistake to minimize the fear the […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day at The Holocaust Museum in North Naples

Friday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the day of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1945. The day not only reminds us of what happened during the Holocaust but also for people to reflect on the lives that have been changed forever. The Holocaust Museum and Cohen Education Center in North Naples was […]

On board with the U.S. Coast Guard: Repairing coastal channel markers

“Semper Paratus, Always Ready!” That’s the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard. While search and rescue is the Coast Guard’s number one mission, another big part of their job is maintaining our nation’s waterways. “We are responsible for maintaining all of the federal aids to navigation in the area,” said Chief Petty Officer Timothy Owen, […]

2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival to raise money for children’s health

  The 2023 Naples Winter Wine Festival begins on Saturday, Feb. 4. During last year’s festival, nearly $22 million was raised within 4 1/2 hours to help the children of Collier County. Here’s a look at how and why the group behind the festival makes it happen. “It is the largest charity wine auction in […]

Man killed after medical episode leads to tractor-trailer crash in Immokalee

A man was killed Thursday night after a medical episode led him to crash a tractor-trailer off SR-29 in Immokalee. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 59-year-old man from Estero was driving a tractor-trailer west on SR-29, east of 2nd Street, shortly after 7 p.m. He suffered an unspecified medical episode and lost control […]

Naples artists wants your photos for a tribute to the Naples Pier

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a thousand pictures put together would be enough words for a book. Emillions Art in Naples is creating a composite picture. That is when thousands of pictures are combined to make one big one. Thousands of photos are what Emillions Art is looking for. “We’d […]

Man arrested after pulling gun over late Wingstop order in Collier County

A man gets so frustrated with a restaurant that he leaves to get his gun. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says Matthew Davis, 35, threatened restaurant employees at the Wingstop on Radio Road. It was all because an online order took too long. Deputies say Davis lost his patience, threatened employees then went to his […]