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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
CAPE CORAL Voters react to presidential debate The voters WINK News spoke to said they had their minds made up before the first question could drop, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t still excited to watch.
NORTH FORT MYERS Caught on Video: man ignites North Fort Myers house on fire We spoke with the mother of the family that lives in the home. She said both her husband and her 6-year-old son were in bed when she saw an orange glow coming from the front window; then, she saw flames.
Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says they’ll help neighbors forced to vacate but community still has questions We’ve reported on the plans by Cape Coral to acquire 19 acres east of Bimini Basin, and how it will force the families currently living in those properties out.
Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
Charlotte County Schools reflects on Guardian program 1 year later Charlotte County is getting a better idea of how armed people in its schools are doing. Last school year was the first entire year Charlotte County Schools had the guardian program in place.
PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
NAPLES Collier middle school student arrested for carrying knife A Manatee Middle School student has been arrested after a knife was found in his backpack at school.
FORT MYERS Suspect arrested in Papa Johns armed robbery A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery of a Fort Myers pizza shop.
TALLAHASSEE New ruling could ban lab grown meat production in Florida A federal judge will hear arguments next month about whether he should block a new Florida law that bars the production and sale of “cultivated meat” in the state.
Seconds save lives: New trial for diagnosing stroke Now, doctors are testing another drug to help people who suffer a different kind of stroke that floods the brain with blood.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
CAPE CORAL Voters react to presidential debate The voters WINK News spoke to said they had their minds made up before the first question could drop, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t still excited to watch.
NORTH FORT MYERS Caught on Video: man ignites North Fort Myers house on fire We spoke with the mother of the family that lives in the home. She said both her husband and her 6-year-old son were in bed when she saw an orange glow coming from the front window; then, she saw flames.
Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says they’ll help neighbors forced to vacate but community still has questions We’ve reported on the plans by Cape Coral to acquire 19 acres east of Bimini Basin, and how it will force the families currently living in those properties out.
Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
Charlotte County Schools reflects on Guardian program 1 year later Charlotte County is getting a better idea of how armed people in its schools are doing. Last school year was the first entire year Charlotte County Schools had the guardian program in place.
PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
NAPLES Collier middle school student arrested for carrying knife A Manatee Middle School student has been arrested after a knife was found in his backpack at school.
FORT MYERS Suspect arrested in Papa Johns armed robbery A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery of a Fort Myers pizza shop.
TALLAHASSEE New ruling could ban lab grown meat production in Florida A federal judge will hear arguments next month about whether he should block a new Florida law that bars the production and sale of “cultivated meat” in the state.
Seconds save lives: New trial for diagnosing stroke Now, doctors are testing another drug to help people who suffer a different kind of stroke that floods the brain with blood.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Head lice and its resistance to common treatments is in the news this week. Dr. Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul stopped WINK News This Morning to discuss this and more. Head Lice: Infests 6-12 million U.S. children per year. Parasites are mutating and resisting to some common treatments. 25/30 states report resistant lice Lives on scalps and feeds on blood several times per day. ————– Lice: Spread through direct contact – common among students. Treatment with insecticides = Permethrin Kills lice and eggs / Lice mutate and get resistant Can live for 30 days on a scalp Lice are a nuisance = they do not cause disease —————– Home Remedies that work: Suffocate and remove lice and eggs: Olive Oil Mayonnaise Petroleum Jelly Essential Oils: Lavender (+Olive Oil) Tea Tree Oil – watch side effects Other essential oils: Anise, Ylang ylang, Nerolidol ————– Prevention of Lice: Hang garments on separate hooks from other’s. Do not share combs, brushes, hats and scarves. Add a few drops of Tea Tree Oil to shampoos. Lice likes clean hair – put product in hair. —————- Medical Treatments: OTC meds and retreat 9 days later. Combing of the hair with lice comb or tweezers. Repeat combing every 3-4 days for 3 weeks. Lice cannot live off a human host more than 2 days. —————— Household Treatments: Wash all items in contact with lice in HOT water. Clean combs, brushes and hair accessories in HOT water. Seal items in a plastic bag for 2 weeks. Vacuum ————- Harmful: Using OTC products more than directed. No flammable products like kerosene or gasoline.