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Chirping sounds lead Miami airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
Twenty-four bright green baby parrots from Central America were seized from a smuggler at Miami International Airport and are being raised by conservationists.

Emergency C-section after 25 weeks leads to smallest baby born at HealthPark Medical Center
Darionna, a newborn baby weighing just 9 1/2 ounces, less than a Coke can, is the smallest baby ever born at HealthPark Medical Center.

Dogs attack 97-year-old grandma in Lehigh Acres, leading to rabies shots
A family is outraged after dogs attack their 97-year-old grandmother. Out of an abundance of caution, the attack led to the grandma getting rabies shots.

Miracle Monday: Checking in on Golisano’s youngest premature twins
This week’s Miracle Monday is a double feature: Ahead of Mother’s Day 2023, WINK News checks in on the Davis twins, the youngest premature babies to ever survive at Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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FHP Trooper transported to hospital after fentanyl exposure in Charlotte County
While conducting a traffic stop, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was transported to a hospital after being exposed to fentanyl in Charlotte County.

Everblades begin Kelly Cup Finals Saturday for back-to-back championship bid
Four wins separate the Florida Everblades from becoming back-to-back Kelly Cup Champions.

Teen-built airplane takes flight in Naples
One of humanity’s greatest inventions was building an airplane that could soar through the skies. And now you have teens crafting those same wings, by themselves, that has soared in the skies over Naples. In July, it will fly to Wisconsin for a global fly-in convention, which draws more than 650,000 people from 90 countries. […]

DeSantis speaks with WINK News in South Carolina. Here’s what he said.
Governor DeSantis is on the campaign trail all week discussing his vision for the future of America. On Friday his ‘Great American Comeback Tour’ had two stops in South Carolina.