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5 things to know about Memorial Day including its controversies
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.

WINK Exclusive: Jan Cornell speaks about Joseph Zieler trial
Jan Cornell speaks about the deaths of her daughter, Robin Cornell, and her friend Lisa Story. The fate of Joseph Zieler is considered.

What to know about Florida’s tax free holiday 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis extends Disaster Preparedness Tax Holiday for a second two-week period in 2023 from Saturday, Aug. 26 to Friday, Sept. 8.

Does Southwest Florida Latino community favor DeSantis or Trump for president?
Governor Ron DeSantis is officially a Presidential Candidate for 2024.
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Lee County Officer of the Year finalists: LCPA Officer Monica Freeman
Five Lee County law enforcement officers are up for Officer of the Year. WINK News went to Southwest Florida International Airport to see how one of the nominees goes above and beyond the call of duty.

Man arrested as suspect in Fort Myers High School break-in
A man is in custody after police say he was identified as the culprit in a break-in at Fort Myers High School.

Convicted cop-killer Wisner Desmaret asks for new trial
Wisner Desmaret, convicted of shooting and killing a Fort Myers police officer, is asking for a new trial on the grounds that he should not have been allowed to represent himself in the first one.

Deputies investigate stabbing near scene of Lehigh Acres crash
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is out in force near the scene of a crash on Alabama Road in Lehigh Acres.