FORT MYERS, Fla. – All kids should have an adventurous, playful, and carefree childhood.
Unfortunately, children living with disabilities don’t always get to take part in some of the things that come with childhood.
One local girl is changing all of that with an event anyone can participate in.
Kayla Hillard and her mother, Charyse Smith, stopped by the WINK News studio to tell us more.
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Unknown suspect steals car after 3 consecutive Lee County hit-and-runs
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an unknown suspect who stole a car to escape the last of three different Monday morning hit-and-run crashes he caused in Lee County—one on McGregor Boulevard and another two near Daniels Parkway and I-75.

Man accused of 2021 4-vehicle DUI crash on Pine Ridge Rd in Collier County
A man was arrested Tuesday after an investigation that deputies say identified him as responsible for a 2021 DUI crash on Pine Ridge Road that hospitalized him and two other people in Collier County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a four-vehicle crash was reported on Pine Ridge Road just west of Napa Boulevard at […]

Police say 3 dead, 4 hurt in latest California shooting
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. The shooting occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. This is at least the sixth mass shooting in California this month. Sgt. Frank Preciado of […]

Hit-and-run on Old US-41 Rd in Lee County kills Georgia man
A hit-and-run killed a 47-year-old man from Georgia on Friday evening in Lee County. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a vehicle was traveling south on Old US-41 Road, just south of Compound Road in Bonita Springs. The victim was walking in the southbound lane of Old US-41 when the front of the vehicle collided with […]
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Researchers finish weeklong study of post-Ian Gulf water quality
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