Investigations

Is Collier County denying one of its own, a man who puts his life on the line, benefits Florida law says he deserves?

Fort Myers police chief Jason Fields has been on the job less than a week but he’s walking into issues that have been going on for months. 

Separate them and questioned them under oath? That’s what a Southwest Florida senior couple says their property insurance company is doing to kill their Hurricane Ian damage claim. We investigate.

Fort Myers’ new police Chief Jason Fields sat down in his new office with WINK News investigative reporter Peter Fleischer.  

The Cape Coral boy found delinquent of texting a violent threat is sentenced to probation. Daniel Marquez will also have to write an essay.

A judge has denied Cape Coral city councilwoman Patty Cummings’ attempt to stop a state investigation into her residency claims.

The search for missing person Barry Schmalbach continues with another piece in this very mysterious puzzle.

A single text has suddenly brought one baseball team’s season to a halt. Last year, it was found, a Fort Myers high school baseball coach sent an offensive text in a group message to the team.

Incoming police chief Jason Fields discusses projects and challenges he’ll face early in his time as the city’s top cop.

A WINK News investigation reveals how cached data in your kid’s smartphone—data they may have never seen—could get them in trouble in a juvenile justice system cyber experts say lacks the technological literacy to determine what’s valid evidence and what should be admissible in court.