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50 Dunbar High School students surprised with free laptops
On Tuesday, 50 Dunbar High School students went home with free laptops.

Parents helping their kids after non-credible school shooting threat
Wednesday’s fake shooting threat was the fourth in the Southwest Florida area in the last four months and the second at South Fort Myers High School. Multiple threats across multiple schools have many parents and students fearful of simply going to school. And those fears could be a conversation you’ll want to have with […]

Talking to kids about stress, gun safety after multiple SWFL school threats
Southwest Florida has seen eight school threats in only five weeks, and those are just the ones we know about. What’s going on with our children, and what can we do to help them? Experts say stress is a major factor in a lot of cases they’re seeing. WINK News spoke with Ariella VanHara, the […]

Lee County sheriff defends arrest of child in school threat, despite criticism from kid’s dad
WINK News was the first to tell the story of the father fighting to save his 10-year-old son after the boy was arrested and accused of threatening to shoot up Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral. Now, that boy’s father and his attorneys say they are coming after Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno for the […]
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With hurricane season days away, the president of Day Adjusting and Consulting shares insights on insurance claims.

Cape Coral clock to be replaced after original sold on Facebook Marketplace
Cape Coral is looking to replace the city’s iconic clock after the old one was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace by the wife of someone who offered to repair it.

2 dead in small plane crash at South Florida airport
Two people died Friday when a small plane crashed at a small South Florida airport, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.