LEE COUNTY A major investigation is underway in Suncoast Estates where deputies have a house surrounded. Neighbors say they heard gunshots around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning and evidence markers can be seen all over the street. The neighbor said she heard the gunfire behind her house, and they also saw a white car drive away when the shooting… Read More »
DESOTO COUNTY The heated debate over mining continues in DeSoto County. DeSoto County and The Mosaic Company reached a deal last year to educate the community about phosphate mining. Watch the full story above by WINK News Reporter Stephanie Byrne, who looks at the path of education the county is traveling.
Home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company, which was founded in 1962, has been struggling with increased competition from online retailers such as Wayfair. Pier 1 said it will pursue a sale, with a March 23 deadline to submit bids. In the meantime, Pier… Read More »
Space X launch is targeting at 10:05 a.m. launch time for Monday according to the Space X website. This will be the fifth launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched the CRS-17 mission in May 2019, the CRS-18 mission in July 2019,… Read More »
NORTH FORT MYERS Courtney Gainey, 23, is accused of leaving the scene of the crash that killed 14-year-old Allana Staiano and injured her friend in the Suncoast Estates community of North Fort Myers in January. Gainey is expected to go before a judge for her plea hearing Monday, where she will be asked if she is guilty of… Read More »
FORT MYERS A baby goat named Daisy, who lives at the Dim Jandy Ranch in south Fort Myers is delivering Valentine’s Day surprises. The ranch had a special offer on Friday for people who wanted to hire Daisy to send their messages of love. The baby goat normally spends her day doing goat yoga of course at Dim… Read More »
CHARLOTTE COUNTY A Charlotte County teacher was arrested last week after she was caught with a baggie of cocaine in her purse, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Cheryl Lynn Vollmar, 53, of Port Charlotte, faces charges for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Charlotte County School District later confirmed that… Read More »
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ALAVA Two historian groups joined together to restore peace to grave sites of Civil War soldiers that were recently desecrated at a cemetery in Lee County. Members of USS Hannah Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the Confederacy and funeral workers all pitched in to reassemble the grave sites of two Confederate soldiers Saturday. The two graves… Read More »
SOUTH FORT MYERS Rats, snakes and vandalism. A once beautiful home in south Fort Myers is now a hot spot for vermin and crime after a fire destroyed it. And neighbors don’t know what to do about it. It’s been an eyesore at the waterfront community for years. A south Fort Myers home was destroyed by a fire… Read More »
FORT MEYRS Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Sammy Watkins will serve as the Honorary Grand Marshall in this year’s Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade. The Grand Marshall is Sarai Salinas. Salinas rang the bell at Golisano Children’s Hospital in December, signifying she is cancer-free following her valiant battle with Stage 4 cancer. Olivia Trader, the Girl Scout… Read More »
HONG KONG (CNN BUSINESS) China announced on Thursday that it will halve additional tariffs on $75 billion worth of US imports, as the world’s two largest economies continue to step back from a years-long trade war that has hurt both countries and dented global growth. The move comes as China is grappling with the escalating coronavirus outbreak. The… Read More »
UPDATE: The Iowa Democratic Party held a press conference to discuss the issues the party faced when submitting results via an app. The caucus 2020 results website has been updated to show as of 5:05 p.m. Pete Buttigieg won 362.637 SDE’s (State delegate equivalents) followed by Bernie Sanders with 337.887 and Warren with 246.18 out of the 62%… Read More »
CHARLOTTE COUNTY A shrinking beach is about to get bigger. Work is set this month to replace the sand along Manasota Key’s shoreline. For years, storms and erosion have taken their toll. Now, equipment is being shipped from Georgia and is expected to arrive in the next day or two for use in a beach renourishment project. Those… Read More »
(CBS/AFP) President Trump drew scorn and laughter on social media Sunday after placing the Kansas City Chiefs in the wrong state following their Super Bowl victory. Mr. Trump said the Chiefs had made Kansas proud. The state line runs through Kansas City but the team is actually based in Missouri. “Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great… Read More »
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog on Sunday declared: “Spring will be early, it’s a certainty.” At sunrise on Groundhog Day, members of Punxsutawney Phil’s top hat-wearing inner circle revealed the cuddly oracle’s prediction — his 134th “prognostication,” according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office. Awoken by the crowd’s chants of “Phil!” the groundhog was hoisted in the… Read More »
FORT MYERS While we are learning more details on Thursday about Porter Albert, the man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Fort Myers two weeks ago, there is still no progress in finding him. It has been 15 days and there is still no sign of Albert; but, the Fort Myers Police Dept. is working the missing person’s… Read More »
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when growth slowed significantly due to a weaker global economy and trade war uncertainties. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the fourth-quarter increase in the gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, matched… Read More »
MIAMI Law enforcement is still looking for the missing baby that prompted an AMBER Alert to be sent out earlier this week. Pasco County Sheriff’s Office just released new details about the investigation in the search for the missing boy. According to PCSO, after an all-out search in the area where the baby’s father, Ernesto Caballeiro, shot himself,… Read More »
FORT MYERS A man from Fort Myers has been sentenced to 20 years for multiple drug charges and was fined more than $100,000. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Jessie James Peterson Jr. was sentenced Wednesday morning in a case that resulted from the Fort Myers Deputy Chief of Police Randy Pepitone personally making the arrest. The arrest… Read More »