Let's Eat: Oysters on the half shell

FORT MYERS, Fla. – On Wednesdays, the WINK kitchen gets fired up. Chef Nic from Pincher’s Crab Shack stopped by to show us how to make oyster on the half shell.

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CAPE CORAL

Releasing Zebra Longwing Butterflies into the wild after Ian depleted species

Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm.

Collier County

Crash on I-75 leaves right lane closed before Mile Marker 61 in Collier County

Emergency vehicles are in Collier County on I-75 North, before Mile Marker 61, due to a crash.

Cape Coral

Mother speaks after jury recommends death for daughter’s killer

Jan Cornell came close to peace after Joseph Zieler was convicted of murdering her eleven-year-old Robin Cornell and family friend Lisa Story and again days later when the jury recommended the death penalty.

LEHIGH ACRES

Car catches fire after crashing into 2 other vehicles and Lehigh Acres home, 1 hurt

Fire bursts from a car after slamming into a home in Lehigh Acres Monday afternoon.

Report: Southwest Florida renter salaries should be $93,000 not to be ‘rent burdened’

For renters, finding a place to live in Southwest Florida that fits in their budget can feel like looking for gold at the end of a rainbow. “Rent’s terrible,” one resident told WINK News. A report from Florida Atlantic University, University of Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast University shows rent in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral […]

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FORT MYERS BEACH

Yucatan Bar and Grill, Pink Shell Resort’s pool are back in Fort Myers Beach

Eight months after Ian blew through Southwest Florida, the Pink Shell Resort is welcoming guests back to its Octopool on Fort Myers Beach.

TURTLE BAY

Oyster shells dumped into Turtle Bay to improve water quality

There’s a clean-up underway on one of our waterways, but to some, it might look like trash is getting dumped there. Actually, these are recycled oyster shells, and they are helping improve water quality.

Lee County

Policy could let Lee County school teachers search student’s phones

This issue is at the forefront of the new student-code-of-conduct policy draft under consideration in Lee County schools.

COLLIER COUNTY

New Uber feature would let teens ride alone

Parents are nervous because they don’t want their children to use ride-shares alone. Uber will soon allow 13 to 17-year-olds to travel alone for the first time.