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Viral video of shark in Cape Coral waters shocks locals
A video of a shark swimming in Cape Coral’s Bimini Basin Tuesday night is leaving locals wondering what kind of shark they saw lurking in the waters.

‘Chonkosaurus,’ plump Chicago snapping turtle captured on video, goes viral
Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus.”

Miracle Monday: Checking in on Golisano’s youngest premature twins
This week’s Miracle Monday is a double feature: Ahead of Mother’s Day 2023, WINK News checks in on the Davis twins, the youngest premature babies to ever survive at Golisano Children’s Hospital.

Cape Coral man goes viral for flying Eagles flag in the street during Hurricane Ian
A Southwest Florida man went viral for a video he took during Hurricane Ian. It shows the Cape Coral man running with his green eagle flag into the middle of the street to fly it in the sideways rain.
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Sources say Cape Coral Yacht Club repairs may cost less
There’s a dispute over the ballroom damages at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. Sources say the damage was $20,000 worth, not two million.

Community comes together to celebrate end of school year
A community comes together to celebrate the end of a school year.
The event is called “Unity in the Community” and was held in Dunbar on Tuesday.

Deadly crash closes WB Immokalee Rd. lanes off Rock Rd.
On Tuesday afternoon, a deadly crash occurred on Immokalee Road off Rock Road near North Naples in Collier County.

Date announced for Lighthouse Beach to reopen
Sanibel Island announced that Lighthouse Beach, the last beach still closed from Hurricane Ian, will be open to the public.