Lely Football Builds on Historic Year

Last season, the Lely High School football team won a district title for the first time in 17 years. This season, they hope to build on that, using the same mindset they used last season. “Confidence is huge,” said Senior cornerback Jean Dossous. “It’s a big part of this team. That’s what built this team. […]

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Deal of the Day: Teacher Discounts

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – With students getting ready to go back to school, Call for Action compiled just some of the places that offer teachers discounts. While various retailers offer discounts to teachers on certain days of the week or everyday, Call for Action found teachers can also find deals on travel and entertainment. On […]

Target to phase out gender-based labeling in some departments

Attention Target shoppers: Say goodbye to “girls’ building sets” and “boys’ bedding.” The big box retailer announced Friday that it will start phasing out gender-based signage in some departments. The shift comes in response to customer feedback that distinguishing between products for girls and boys is unnecessary and maybe even harmful. Parents and gender equality […]

Immokalee students receive new shoes to head back to school

NAPLES, Fla.- Hundreds of Immokalee students will head to school next week with a new pair of shoes. Nearly 40 kids were fitted at Snyderman’s Shoes Monday morning as part of the Guadalupe Center’s 23rd annual Shoe and Supply Drive. This year, Laces of Love provided a new pair of socks to each child as well. The […]

PolitiFact: Fact checking GOP presidential candidates on immigration

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Immigration is dominating the Republican presidential race and pitting the candidates against each other. WINK News investigated some of the biggest claims about immigration from last week’s GOP debate on Fox News Channel. Donald Trump:  ‘The Mexican government… sends the bad ones over.’ During the August 6th debate, Billionaire Donald Trump said […]

Lee Co. School Board could investigate Superintendent

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Pressure is building for an investigation into Lee County School Superintendent Dr. Nancy Graham. The school board is planning to vote Tuesday night on whether to hire an outside attorney to check into her conduct after learning about allegations of cheating. The incident occurred at Dunbar Community School in early April, when a girl was allowed […]

Cocaine seizures skyrocket off Latin America’s Pacific coast

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more cocaine off Latin America’s Pacific coast over the past 10 months than in the previous three years combined as it rebounds from budget cuts and combats smugglers increasingly moving drugs on the high seas, officials said Monday. The military branch has seized 119,000 pounds […]

Clinton to propose $350 billion college affordability plan

WASHINGTON (AP) – Calling for a “new college compact,” Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday will unveil a $350 billion plan aimed at making college more affordable and reducing the crushing burden of student debt. At a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, the state with the highest average student debt in the country, Clinton will […]

US attorney general praises police officers as peacemakers

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support on Monday for the country’s police officers, praising them as peacemakers and encouraging them to be part of the national conversation about improving relationships with minority communities. The address to the National Fraternal Order of Police in Pittsburgh reaffirmed the Justice Department’s support for law […]

Prosecutors: Mom who tossed baby said boy was possessed

NEW YORK (AP) – Prosecutors say a mother accused of killing her newborn by throwing him out a fourth-floor window told authorities an evil spirit had taken over the boy. Rashida Chowdhury is being held without bail after her arrest late last week in the death of her month-old son, Rizwan. According to a criminal […]