Taylor Petras
Morning Anchor at WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL)
Emmy nominated journalist. Morning anchor at @WINKnews. Pittsburgh yinzer. @ohiou journalism alum. Story ideas? [email protected]
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Jun 6, 2024 |
winknews.com | Taylor Petras
Five women who were mothers, wives and sisters well-known in their small community when their lives tragically ended more than five years ago. A man shot and killed them inside the SunTrust bank in Sebring. Now, a jury will decide whether their confessed killer will get the death penalty or spend the rest of his life in prison. On January 23rd, 2019, Jermaine Montague and his wife Jessica were supposed to meet up for lunch to celebrate his birthday.
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May 7, 2024 |
winknews.com | Taylor Petras
Bob Ross took a blank canvas in a small studio in Muncie, Indiana, and transformed it into a beautiful masterpiece. Now it’s hanging in Ron Dalton’s Naples home. “When you watch the painting and every single branch, every blade of grass, everything, you can’t fake that,” said Dalton. Dalton told WINK News reporter Taylor Petras he bought two paintings from Bob Ross’ secretary in 1994. Fast-forward three decades.
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Mar 29, 2024 |
winknews.com | Taylor Petras
A Southwest Florida woman is lucky to be alive and is relearning how to do a lot on her own again after she was hit by a bus. A picture taken just hours before Tracy Fox’s life changed forever. “Laying there on the pavement, I remember saying to the people around me, Did this really just happen? Didn’t I have the light? I thought I had the light,” said Fox. In November, while on a work trip in Washington, D.C., a bus hit Fox as she was crossing the street.
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Mar 28, 2024 |
winknews.com | Taylor Petras
A trailblazer in the medical field, Dr. Ellen Sayet, 82, was the first female physician at Lee Health. 50 years later, the hospital system has more than 200 physicians who are women. Continuing with our Women’s History Month coverage, WINK News anchor Taylor Petras spoke with Dr. Sayet about her experience and how far women have come in the medical field since then. Lee Memorial Hospital looks a lot different today compared to when Sayet first walked the halls more than 50 years ago.
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Mar 20, 2024 |
winknews.com | Taylor Petras
Nearly one out of five families adopted a pet during the pandemic, but now, there may not be enough veterinarians to take care of them all. More pets, on top of vets retiring and only so many accredited vet schools in the country have complicated this shortage that’s been brewing for years. It is impacting clinics in Southwest Florida, but there are possible solutions to the problem. The Perspective from Local ClinicsThe phones are always ringing at the Gulf Coast Humane Society Veterinary Clinic.
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