Emma Heaton
Anchor and Reporter at WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL)
@WINKNews Anchor | @fgcu grad |CO ✈️ FL | Former production assistant, associate producer and producer, reporter/MMJ | Story Idea? 📧 [email protected]
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Mar 19, 2025 |
winknews.com | Emma Heaton
Two Naples Fire Rescue Department firefighters, Sam Scholtz and Thomas Jusim, found themselves saving a life while off duty at Fort Myers Beach. “We went to the beach with our girlfriends. We were just relaxing during the day off,” said Jusim. RELATED: Cape Coral firefighters save dogs from fire using donated oxygen masksDespite being off the clock, these firefighters sprang into action when they noticed a stranger in distress. “I looked to the left, and it looked like a guy went down.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
winknews.com | Emma Heaton
A new development proposal on Fort Myers Beach at the site of the former Red Coconut RV Park has sparked controversy. Some residents in the area have decided to take legal action against the town over the project. Neighbors claim the town did not fully adhere to the law when Seagate’s development application was approved. Seagate purchased the 10-acre land for $52 million.
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Feb 14, 2025 |
winknews.com | Emma Heaton
Hollis and Linda Nash might be living proof that love doesn’t fade with age. This Valentine’s Day, the couple from Brookdale Senior Living in Cape Coral is celebrating their 62nd Valentine’s Day together—a milestone that began in 1964 when the two met on this very day. Hollis and Linda have fond memories of that fateful Valentine’s Day dance, which changed their lives forever. Hollis recalls being reluctant to attend the event. “I was forced to go to the dance. I did not want to go,” said Hollis.
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Feb 4, 2025 |
winknews.com | Emma Heaton
A jury in Polk County is currently deliberating the fate of a Port Charlotte teenager who is accused of killing his mother. Seventeen-year-old Collin Griffith faces charges of murder and kidnapping in connection with the death of his mother, Catherine Griffith, last September. Prosecutors said Collin’s mother drove to his grandmother’s home in Auburndale from Port Charlotte to bring him back home when he refused to leave.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
winknews.com | Emma Heaton
While the news of hostages being freed has brought relief, one local rabbi who has been speaking with WINK News since the war broke out expressed mixed feelings. “Yes, the hostages will come back, and everyone’s very happy,” said Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz. “There’s not one person I know that’s not happy and bringing back a hostage. It’s amazing.
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