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PORT CHARLOTTE

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte

A motorcyclist was killed in a late Wednesday night crash on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte.

LEHIGH ACRES

Fire ruins home on Grant Boulevard in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres firefighters responded to an early Thursday morning fire that tore through a home on Grant Boulevard.

CAPE CORAL

Caloosahatchee Connect project groundbreaking in Horton Park

The Caloosahatchee Connect project, which will take up to 12 million gallons of reclaimed water from Fort Myers and push it to Cape Coral through a massive pipe, celebrates the groundbreaking on a new stretch of pipeline in Horton Park on Thursday.

Cast your vote: WINK Puppy Madness 2023

You’ve submitted your photos on air during our Dog of the Day segment. Now, all of our top 16 submissions have been matched up and it’s your turn to pick who takes the title home.

Near-record Thursday warmth under mostly sunny skies

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s across most of Southwest Florida. Mostly sunny skies and tolerable humidity levels will make for excellent beach weather.

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LEE COUNTY

NAACP seeks travel ban to Florida

An attack targeting black people in Florida is making one group say, stay away. This coming weekend, the NAACP Florida State conference voted unanimously to seek permission from its national headquarters to issue a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The NAACP in Florida believes that blacks in Florida are under attack. The president […]

COLLIER COUNTY

New Florida bill would crack down on hiring undocumented workers

Some are concerned that a Florida Senate bill cracking down on hiring undocumented immigrants would land too harshly on business owners. Hiring hasn’t been easy for Todd Brooks, owner of Brooks Burgers. And he worries he will have trouble keeping the current employees at his three Collier County locations if SB 1718 passes. “We’re struggling […]

CLEARWATER (AP)

Florida mayor resigns over fund distribution concerns

A Florida mayor resigned during a tense budget meeting and said he made the quick decision due to concerns over his colleagues’ direction with city funds.

(AP)

Florida surgeon general misleads on vaccines’ value

CLAIM: A study published in The Lancet proves that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase people’s chances of contracting the disease after seven months, providing further evidence that people should not get vaccinated.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: Misleading.

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Insurance issues after Hurricane Ian

Insurance problems persist while the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Ian quickly approaches. So many people are having trouble as a fraud investigation is underway against multiple insurance carriers. The investigation is for not fulfilling their obligations to pay out claims to policy-holders. WINK News has repeatedly heard people say they’re getting shortchanged on the money […]

Proposal to change state alimony laws

A proposal to change state alimony laws is back in this year’s legislative session. The bill would do away with permanent alimony. Supporters say it would set up a process for ex-spouses to change alimony requirements when they retire and make it easier for people to retire. But Jan Killilea, who founded the First Wives […]

Million Dollar Quartet musical playing at FSW for one week

Inspired by a true story, a musical called Million Dollar Quartet performs from March 21 to March 26 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at Florida SouthWestern State College. The musical takes place in Dec. 1956, when bizarre circumstances lead to Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together for […]

LCSO makes three additional arrests in Lehigh Acres shooting

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office made three more arrests related to the Lehigh Acres shooting on Sunday morning.

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