SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
PUNTA GORDA Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home Watch out, world. Baby Arya Marie Rhea is here. A week after Hurricane Milton filled a family’s Punta Gorda home with water, they are feeling blessed and welcoming a new baby into their lives.
CAPE CORAL The Boathouse catches on fire in Cape Coral Crews are actively battling a fire near the yacht club in Cape Coral.
Hero Link wristband could save lives of first responders In critical situations every second counts. When a hurricane is smashing our shores, our first responders are often pulled off the streets for their safety.
FORT MYERS Family of murdered Fort Myers man seeking answers A family is seeking answers after a Fort Myers man was found shot multiple times outside his apartment on Oct. 6. The shooting occurred at the Sunterra Apartments along Evans Ave.
MANASOTA KEY Milton’s impact on Manasota Key’s future Hurricane Milton slammed Charlotte County, much like Hurricane Ian did with Fort Myers Beach.
School District of Lee County announces Milton make-up days The School District of Lee County has announced their make-up dates due to days missed from Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Sunken boats and the smell of fuel fill Laishley Park Marina after Milton The refreshing smell of the sea at Laishley Park Marina has been replaced by the thick stench of fuel.
BONITA SPRINGS Local band Roxx Revolt says farewell to SWFL After six years of rocking Southwest Florida, local band Roxx Revolt is setting its’ sights on the nation’s musical mecca: Nashville, Tenn.
Matlacha Milton’s impact on businesses in Matlacha Before Hurricane Milton even made landfall, a violent tornado ripped through the community of Matlacha.
NEAR CLEWISTON Gang violence concerns in Hendry County after fatal shooting of 16-year-old A 16-year-old girl is dead, the apparent victim of alleged gang activity in Hendry County she was not involved in.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheriff to hold annual Halloween event in wake of Milton The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is continuing with its annual “Cops & Goblins” Halloween event in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU women’s golf team eyes three straight tournament titles The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s golf program is having its best season so far.
IMMOKALEE WINK News Players of the Week: Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles After teaming up for 3 TDs in the win over Lely, Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles are the WINK News Players of the Week.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
PUNTA GORDA Family welcomes baby 1 week after Hurricane Milton floods home Watch out, world. Baby Arya Marie Rhea is here. A week after Hurricane Milton filled a family’s Punta Gorda home with water, they are feeling blessed and welcoming a new baby into their lives.
CAPE CORAL The Boathouse catches on fire in Cape Coral Crews are actively battling a fire near the yacht club in Cape Coral.
Hero Link wristband could save lives of first responders In critical situations every second counts. When a hurricane is smashing our shores, our first responders are often pulled off the streets for their safety.
FORT MYERS Family of murdered Fort Myers man seeking answers A family is seeking answers after a Fort Myers man was found shot multiple times outside his apartment on Oct. 6. The shooting occurred at the Sunterra Apartments along Evans Ave.
MANASOTA KEY Milton’s impact on Manasota Key’s future Hurricane Milton slammed Charlotte County, much like Hurricane Ian did with Fort Myers Beach.
School District of Lee County announces Milton make-up days The School District of Lee County has announced their make-up dates due to days missed from Hurricane Milton.
PUNTA GORDA Sunken boats and the smell of fuel fill Laishley Park Marina after Milton The refreshing smell of the sea at Laishley Park Marina has been replaced by the thick stench of fuel.
BONITA SPRINGS Local band Roxx Revolt says farewell to SWFL After six years of rocking Southwest Florida, local band Roxx Revolt is setting its’ sights on the nation’s musical mecca: Nashville, Tenn.
Matlacha Milton’s impact on businesses in Matlacha Before Hurricane Milton even made landfall, a violent tornado ripped through the community of Matlacha.
NEAR CLEWISTON Gang violence concerns in Hendry County after fatal shooting of 16-year-old A 16-year-old girl is dead, the apparent victim of alleged gang activity in Hendry County she was not involved in.
PORT CHARLOTTE Charlotte County Sheriff to hold annual Halloween event in wake of Milton The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is continuing with its annual “Cops & Goblins” Halloween event in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
IMMOKALEE Collier County woman arrested for shooting another woman in the face A woman has been arrested in Collier County after shooting another woman in the face, killing her.
FGCU women’s golf team eyes three straight tournament titles The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s golf program is having its best season so far.
IMMOKALEE WINK News Players of the Week: Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles After teaming up for 3 TDs in the win over Lely, Immokalee QB Chris Germinal and WR Gilbert Charles are the WINK News Players of the Week.
Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A lawsuit is challenging the Indiana governor’s decision to stop state agencies from helping resettle Syrian refugees, saying the action wrongly targets the refugees based on their nationality. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the federal lawsuit Monday night on behalf of Indianapolis-based nonprofit Exodus Refugee Immigration. It accuses Gov. Mike Pence of violating the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by accepting refugees from other countries but not from Syria. The lawsuit comes about a week after the first-term Republican governor objected to plans for refugees to arrive in Indiana following the Nov. 13 deadly attacks in Paris. Five days after the attacks, a family that fled war-torn Syria was diverted from Indianapolis to Connecticut when Pence ordered state agencies to halt resettlement activities. “There is no border around the state of Indiana that prevents people from entering our state who may move freely within the United States,” ACLU of Indiana legal director Ken Falk said in a statement. “Decisions concerning immigration and refugee resettlement are exclusively the province of the federal government, and attempts to pre-empt that authority violate both equal protection and civil rights laws and intrude on authority that is exclusively federal.” Officials from Pence’s office didn’t immediately reply Tuesday to a request for comment from The Associated Press. Pence said last week he was “deeply moved” by the refugees’ plight but was concerned about militants possibly infiltrating the United States through the refugee program. “We’re very confident that we have the legal authority to suspend the resettlement program relative to Syrian refugees in the state of Indiana and I think it is the proper course,” he said. More than half of the states in the U.S., most, like Indiana, with Republican governors, have objected to the arrival of the Syrian immigrants without assurances of proper security measures in place. But individual states do not have the legal authority to block refugee placement. The Refugee Act of 1980 dictates that refugee resettlement is managed by the federal government, which consults with state refugee coordinators and the nine refugee resettlement agencies that have contracts with the government, but that consultation is largely to ensure the refugees are settled in cities with adequate jobs, housing and social services. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration sent letters last week to Exodus Refugee Immigration and Catholic Charities Indianapolis saying plans to accept two Syrian families should be halted. Carleen Miller, Exodus Refugee’s executive director, said she doesn’t believe the state has the power to stop the resettlements but thought she had no choice last week but to find another place for the Syrian refugee family because of their imminent arrival. Exodus has settled 892 refugees, including some from Syria, in the past fiscal year in Indiana, according to the ACLU. The group is projected to settle about the same number during 2016, including 19 Syrians approved for refugee status by the federal government and are expected to arrive in the next few weeks or months, the ACLU said. Exodus receives federal money through the state’s Office of Refugee Programs to assist in resettlement of federally approved and screened refugees. The money is used to assist with employment training, English language education and other services, according to the ACLU.