FORT MYERS This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to…
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Firefighters were plucking people off the roof of a 25-story Los Angeles residential building during a fire that erupted at about the sixth floor
LEE COUNTY Taking the research to where it matters most—our water. One university group is collaborating with local guides to teach people more about our coastal systems. Diving into Florida’s ecosystem, or in this case, paddling. “I get to manage the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail. It’s a 190-mile paddling trail within Lee County,” said…
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NORTH FORT MYERS Sunday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested suspect Robert Dean Lawrence, 40, after they say he attacked one of its K9 dogs while deputies were in the process of apprehending him on felony battery charges in North Fort Myers. Lee County deputies were working to track Lawrence through dense forest in North Fort…
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CAPE CORAL A Southwest Florida family of eight, whose father and husband died at the end of last year, found a heartbreaking letter he wrote prior to his death. We reported in December about the death of Oak Gregg-Donaldson in Cape Coral. Oak’s wife, Teri, had just given birth to their newest family member when…
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TICE A brush fire burned about an acre of land in Tice Wednesday morning before fire crews were able to put the flames out. The Tice Fire Department responded to the fire along Staley Road when winds mixed with low humidity levels were able to spark a small brush fire into a blaze. Tice Fire…
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FORT MYERS (WINK NEWS) It is not exactly a holiday, but it is an important day. On Tuesday, it is National Data Privacy Day! The unofficial holiday is as important as ever as your data is collected all day. It can be from your smartphone, social media, credit cards and computer surfing. A lot of…
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WINK NEWS “The Last Full Measure” hit movie theaters Friday. It’s based on the true story of war hero William H. Pitsenbarger. His name is well known in the U.S Air Force, and his heroic actions in Vietnam saved dozens of men. We sat down with one of Pitsenbarger’s childhood friends, who now calls Bonita…
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NAPLES Lucky’s Market announced they will be closing nearly all of its Florida stores, leaving just one in West Melbourne, according to the Sun Sentinel’s interview with the stores’ regional director, Jason Rief. Employees of both Lucky’s Market locations in Naples have confirmed the stores are closing next month on Feb. 12. Additionally, a distributor…
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FORT MYERS Right now is the best time to see manatees in their natural habitat. Near Manatee Park in Fort Myers, the gentle giants are gathering around the power plant to keep warm during our unusually cold temperatures. A bunch of sea cows swimming peacefully is an extraordinary sight for Carrie Whitehouse’s grandaughter, Frankie, who…
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