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Tuesday features warm weather, a few inland showers

A few showers will form inland after lunchtime. These will be relatively weak but should bring much-needed rain to several communities.

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

Brightening downtown Fort Myers with art

Seven teams of artists are painting murals that’ll pop up all over downtown Fort Myers and is for Southwest Florida’s Muralfest. The event will act as a fundraiser to help artists impacted by Hurricane Ian. Like much of Southwest Florida, the art community has been hurting since Hurricane Ian. “The last year, we went through […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Push to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Collier County

A task force is looking to stop any Covid vaccine mandates ever in Collier County. The idea is to spell out your rights regarding healthcare, and the vote is Tuesday. One Collier County commissioner told WINK News it would be discussed on Tuesday on reason for the push for a local ban, given the state […]

KEY LARGO

Moving Modular: The hurricane-fighting homes coming to Florida’s coasts

Much of Key Largo has been built to code to fight that thorn from breaking the glass of the vase, just like how these homes now need to be built to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour.

SANIBEL

Removing dying trees from Sanibel after getting poisoned by Hurricane Ian’s storm

We lost a lot of trees when saltwater rushed ashore during Hurricane Ian. Crews are out on Sanibel Island, marking and removing the dying vegetation. Joel Caouette, a biologist for the City of Sanibel, says that arsenic cyanide saltwater “killed these very large trees, killed a lot of trees.” All of these have something in […]

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WINK NEWS

Video released of five Memphis officers, facing Second-Degree Murder charges, brutally beating Tyre Nichols, eliciting protests across the country

Anger and heartbreak looking for the first time at the deadly encounter between the Memphis police and 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. In the video, officers are seen holding Nichols down and striking him repeatedly. Nichols’ relatives have urged supporters to protest peacefully. Memphis authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday night of the violent […]

FORT MYERS

TikTok viral video leads to business opportunity for boat navigation app

One man’s marine navigation app is riding a new wave of success. This all comes after his daughter posted a 12-second TikTok video of her father Jeff Foulk at a boat show in Chicago. No one was taking the time to look at his flyer in person, but online, those 12 seconds have been seen […]

SAN CARLOS ISLAND

One by one, shrimp boats are being lifted back into the water on San Carlos Island

Getting massive boats back into the water isn’t a quick process, but crews are getting it done. They’re lifting a 290,000-pound boat after Hurricane Ian tossed it around and brought it on land. Scott Schofield knows a thing or two about watching the big shrimp boats being lifted and removed because he’s been out here […]

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3 rehabilitated manatees released in Florida Keys

Three adult male manatees rescued from waters in the Florida Keys earlier this year have been returned to a Keys canal after being treated and rehabilitated at SeaWorld Orlando. Personnel from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Dolphin Research Center, Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters and SeaWorld helped transition the trio on Tuesday from transport […]

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Family rebuilds, reopens Bonita Bill’s in honor of the man behind the name

Pain and destruction are only the beginning of the comeback story for a waterfront eating institution near Fort Myers Beach.

Nursing home for veterans coming to Collier County

There’s a plan to get more help to wounded warriors in the Southwest Florida community. $30,000,000 has been approved by Collier County. Under the plan, the State Department of Veteran Affairs will put the cash into an escrow account. The goal is to use that money to make a nursing home for veterans since Collier […]

89-year-old Naples softball player spreading joy with his love for the game

Jim Neuser is something to watch and something else altogether to listen to. At 89 years old, He is the catcher for the Naples Phillies softball team.

Woman arrested for DUI after being rescued from Cape Coral canal

Cape Coral police say the woman rescued from a car that had crashed into a Cape Coral canal on Saturday is facing charges of driving drunk.

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