Ozzie flying in large flight enclosure

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Southwest Florida’s famous bald eagle Ozzie continues to improve.

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) posted a video of Ozzie flying in a large flight enclosure to their Facebook page Saturday morning.

CROW says he’s doing well after a blood transfusion and nursing a broken shoulder.

Ozzie’s healthy and strong enough to be released in the near future.

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Brightening downtown Fort Myers with art

Seven teams of artists are painting murals that’ll pop up all over downtown Fort Myers and is for Southwest Florida’s Muralfest. The event will act as a fundraiser to help artists impacted by Hurricane Ian. Like much of Southwest Florida, the art community has been hurting since Hurricane Ian. “The last year, we went through […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Push to ban Covid vaccine mandate in Collier County

A task force is looking to stop any Covid vaccine mandates ever in Collier County. The idea is to spell out your rights regarding healthcare, and the vote is Tuesday. One Collier County commissioner told WINK News it would be discussed on Tuesday on reason for the push for a local ban, given the state […]

KEY LARGO

Moving Modular: The hurricane-fighting homes coming to Florida’s coasts

Much of Key Largo has been built to code to fight that thorn from breaking the glass of the vase, just like how these homes now need to be built to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour.

SANIBEL

Removing dying trees from Sanibel after getting poisoned by Hurricane Ian’s storm

We lost a lot of trees when saltwater rushed ashore during Hurricane Ian. Crews are out on Sanibel Island, marking and removing the dying vegetation. Joel Caouette, a biologist for the City of Sanibel, says that arsenic cyanide saltwater “killed these very large trees, killed a lot of trees.” All of these have something in […]

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Family rebuilds, reopens Bonita Bill’s in honor of the man behind the name

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2 Cuban migrants fly into Florida on motorized hang glider

Two Cuban migrants used a motorized hang glider to fly the approximately 90 miles (145 kilometers) from the communist island to Key West on Saturday, Florida officials said. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the duo landed safely at Key West International Airport at about 10:30 a.m. and were turned over to the U.S. Border […]

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Large seaweed blob floating toward Florida coast

A large seaweed blob known as “sargassum” is floating toward Florida. Southwest Florida has seen it happen nearly every year for the past decade, but this year it’s enormous. Scientists said the blob seen from satellite images is enough to fill 3,000 Olympic-sized pools. As of Monday evening, the sargassum is in the Caribbean Sea […]

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Florida flight returns to Cuba after birds cause engine fire

A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds, causing an engine to catch fire and filling the cabin with smoke, a news report said.

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Nursing home for veterans coming to Collier County

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