Friday Night Highlights, Part 1
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View ArticleLCSO: Man arrested has connection to Club Blu weapon
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 30-year-old man arrested for violating his probation has ties to one of the weapons recovered from the Club Blu shooting, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleThousands show up to clean up SWFL beaches
FORT MYERS, Fla. – More than two thousand volunteers with “Keep Lee County Beautiful” spent Saturday morning cleaning up area beaches.
View ArticleTrump to receive multi-agency security for Lee County rally
NAPLES, Fla. – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will have a team of secret service agents and SWAT members who will work as his personal security, teaming up with local law enforcement to...
View ArticleThousands gather for Trump rally in Estero
ESTERO, Fla. — The first of about 8,000 people expected for Donald Trump’s rally poured in shortly before noon Monday, when doors at Germain Arena opened to a throng that had waited outside for hours.
View ArticleCape Coral man gets life sentence for killing wife
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral man convicted last month of killing his wife on their front lawn received a life sentence Monday.
View ArticleMan dead amid large crime scene in Lehigh Acres
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A man is dead, family members said, amid a large police presence near Golfview Boulevard and Douglas Lane, WINK News has learned.
View ArticleSuncoast Community Center offers GED classes
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Suncoast Community Center is now offering classes to help people get their General Education Development certificates, or GEDs.
View ArticleNational security focus of Trump’s Estero rally speech
ESTERO, Fla. — Donald Trump centered a nearly hour-long speech around his plan for keeping America safe while promoting job growth and taking aim at Obamacare and Hillary Clinton as he spoke Monday at...
View ArticleMusic video promotes end to Fort Myers violence
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A music video takes aim at the Club Blu mass shooting and other violence in Fort Myers..
View ArticleRECAP: Trump resonates, Dems push back
ESTERO, Fla. – Donald Trump went after Hillary Clinton’s stance on ISIS at a rally at the Germain Arena Monday while Democrats challenged the GOP presidential nominee’s improper check to state attorney...
View ArticleTropical Storm Lisa forms in eastern Atlantic
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tropical Depression 13 has strengthened into Tropical Storm Lisa, the 12th named system in the Atlantic Ocean this year, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticleFGCU student killed in fatal Lee County wreck
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — One person is dead after a crash that blocked northbound Michael G.
View ArticleLehigh Acres woman sets up sting in Craigslist fraud
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Two people are behind bars after a Lehigh Acres resident found out they were trying to rent out her home on Craigslist.
View ArticleFort Myers art center seeks funds for downtown revitalization
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center is trying to raise $400,000 to match a $470,000 grant from the state to build a sculpture center and reception area on the roof. .
View ArticleLehigh homicide still shrouded in mystery
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. –Questions remain more than 24 hours after Ja’Marcus Taylor, 23, was found dead inside a Lehigh Acres home Monday afternoon.
View ArticleWater activist reflects on his removal from Trump rally
ESTERO, Fla. – A local activist said he is disappointed and wants answers after he was escorted out of Donald Trump’s rally at the Germain Arena on Monday..
View ArticleGroup wants flight attendants trained to spot sex trafficking
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Flight attendants are there to keep you safe in the sky.
View ArticleLee County school district introduces new security plan
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Lee County school district introduced on Tuesday several security measures that include hallway, stairwell and restroom checks and the use of cameras and guard houses as part of...
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