Family reunited with baby pulled from Haiti quake rubble By WINK News Story Created: Apr 6, 2010 at 3:56 PM EDT Story Updated: Apr 6, 2010 at 4:00 PM EDT MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A Haitian baby rescued from the rubble after January’s devastating earthquake and brought to a Florida hospital can spend at least the next year in the U.S. with her parents. Bob Martinez, an attorney for Baby Jenny’s parents, said Tuesday the couple has received a one-year humanitarian visa from the U.S. government. The 5-month-old girl has received a two-year visa. Jenny and her mother were separated when the magnitude-7 earthquake struck. Several days later, the infant was pulled from the debris and taken to the U.S. for treatment of head and arm injuries and a collapsed chest. The couple learned their baby had been rescued and began searching for her. A DNA test proved their parenthood. The family was reunited in an emotional meeting Monday. Previous article A program that saves lives may end if the state decides not to fund it Next article Not guilty pleas made for 3 in Mass. bullying
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Cape Councilmembers to discuss replacing Eric Grill By WINK News Story Created: Mar 1, 2010 at 5:56 AM EST Story Updated: Mar 1, 2010 at 5:56 AM EST Cape Coral City Councilmembers will discuss how to replace ousted Councilman Eric Grill at their meeting Monday. Governor Charlie Crist suspended Grill while he is under investigation for felony charges. A memo from the City Attorney was given to the Mayor and Councilmembers on Wednesday night. They have 30 days to appoint someone, or decide to hold a special election. Previous article Convicted killer Kemar Johnston to receive sentence today Next article Earthquake In Chile: Catastrophe of unthinkable magnitude
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Charlotte County man accused of molesting daughter By WINK News Story Created: Feb 10, 2010 at 3:57 AM EST Story Updated: Feb 10, 2010 at 3:57 AM EST A Charlotte County man is accused of sexual battery on his daughter, who tracked him down online. WINK News is not identifying the father to protect the identity of the victim in this case. But he has bonded out after being arrested on charges of performing lewd acts on his daughter. According to Deputies the girl was 14 at the time of the incident. She located her estranged father through the internet 2 years ago. The two communicated on the social networking site Myspace. Shortly after, a visit was arranged and the teen got to stay with her father in his Port Charlotte home. According to police reports the father began to molest the teen on the final days of the trip. The girl then went back to her Virginia home and said nothing about the incident for two years. Investigators say her boyfriend convinced her to come forward. Previous article Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake reported near Chicago, IL Next article Housing Market: Signs of recovery in Cape Coral
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Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake reported near Chicago, IL By WINK News Story Created: Feb 10, 2010 at 5:58 AM EST Story Updated: Feb 10, 2010 at 5:58 AM EST The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Illinois early Wednesday morning. The earthquake struck about 4 miles from Virgil, Illinois and about 48 miles WNW of Chicago. No injuries or damage have been reported. Stay with WINK News for complete coverage. Next article Charlotte County man accused of molesting daughter
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Jack Hanna kicks off Naples Zoo giraffe project New million dollar project shows how zoo has grown By Renee Stoll Story Created: Feb 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM EST NAPLES, FL. – It’s not every day wildlife expert Jack Hanna comes to Naples. In fact, it’s been more than 20 years since he visited the Naples zoo, and the zoo’s seen some changes. “Not everybody can have a new habitat each year, but they’re doing that here. They’re growing in leaps and bounds as you see,” Hanna boasts of the zoo. He’s in town to help the zoo grow even more. Hanna is kick starting the first fundraiser for the zoo’s newest endeavor, a giraffe habitat. “It’s going to be the biggest, most expensive thing we’ve done. My goal is to raise a million dollars to do it,” zoo director David Tetzlaff says. But, just a few years ago a project of this magnitude would not have been possible. “The effort that really saved the zoo was historic,” Tetzlaff explains. In fact, it was only about six years ago when the zoo was almost sold. “We never owned the land under us. The taxpayers stepped forward and said ‘yeah we’ll buy that land, and we like the zoo, we want to keep it.’” At the same time, Tetzlaff says the zoo became a non-profit and ever since then, hasn’t looked back. The Naples Zoo has added a new exhibit nearly every year since that point, and boasts record breaking attendance. It even has some animals Hanna hasn’t seen before. “I’ve never seen, what was the name of that animal? A fossa. I mean I heard of it, but I never saw one until today,” a stunned Hanna exclaims. The zoo hopes to open the giraffe exhibit in 2011. Next article Putting the Toyota recall fix to the test
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