
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – Students and staff at Lely High School have all tested negative for Tuberculosis.
County health officials tell WINK News, 100 students and staff were tested for TB last week, after possibly being exposed to a student infected with TB. That student has recovered.
The Health Department plans on testing students and staff again on February 24th, because Tuberculosis can lay dormant.
Stories you need to know

Charlotte High School students confront school over graduation ticket limit
Graduation is that special time when a person’s accomplishments are honored in front of friends and families. With the end of the school year slowly approaching, graduation is right around the corner.

Harry Chapin-stocked pantry feeding students, staff at Harns Marsh Middle
Children make up a third of all the people served by the Harry Chapin Food Bank, and one way the food bank reaches them is through school pantries. 150 people visit the pantry at Harns Marsh Middle School each week, and the number keeps growing.

Charlotte High School student arrested for making threat on Snapchat
The Punta Gorda Police Department says it arrested a Charlotte High School student on Thursday for making a threat against the school on Snapchat. Officers say they received a tip about the threat from North Port police that a student posted on Snapchat, saying they planned to “shoot up” the school. Police quickly identified the […]

Barron Collier High School student arrested for bringing BB gun to school
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says a Barron Collier High School student was arrested for bringing a BB gun to school on Thursday. Deputies say the 15-year-old had a loaded BB gun in his backpack that appeared real and say the teen showed the gun to multiple students. The sheriff’s office says the student told […]
Don't Miss

NAACP seeks travel ban to Florida
An attack targeting black people in Florida is making one group say, stay away. This coming weekend, the NAACP Florida State conference voted unanimously to seek permission from its national headquarters to issue a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The NAACP in Florida believes that blacks in Florida are under attack. The president […]

Man accused of kidnapping, killing Diana Alvarez awaits decision on cell phone evidence
The man accused of kidnapping and killing 9-year-old Diana Alvarez is working on getting key cell phone evidence thrown out of his upcoming trial.

Most Wanted Wednesday: Some of SWFL’s most wanted suspects for March 22
This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

Researchers study mosquito species newly arriving in SWFL
A mosquito species native to South and Central America is invading Southwest Florida, which has people concerned about the potential spread of disease.