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FORT MYERS BEACH San Carlos Island residents concerned about 240-room hotel A 240-room resort is being proposed on Main Street on San Carlos Island, and residents aren’t happy.
ENGLEWOOD Burger King Bandit breaks into car in Englewood Three double-bacon cheeseburgers and a chicken sandwich led deputies straight to the Burger King Bandit.
FORT MYERS SWFL reacts to presidential debate Whether you’re rooting for Former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden, or you just can’t choose a side, everyone has an opinion about this debate.
NORTH FORT MYERS State Representative Spencer Roach reflects on his time in office Many of you will soon have to find new Florida House Representative.
Tucker’s Promise: a non-profit teaching children how to swim Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare, and this family is finding a way to give back.
ATLANTA Trump and Biden battle it out during first 2024 presidential debate Former President Trump and President Biden clashed in Atlanta for the earliest presidential debate in modern history.
Representative Spencer Roach weighs in on debate and 2024 presidential election Republican State Representative Spencer Roach sat down with WINK News to discuss all things politics.
FORT MYERS FDOT holds second meeting on diverging diamond On Thursday, the public had another opportunity to hear about the diverging diamond project coming to Daniels Parkway and Interstate 75.
SANIBEL Sanibel Fire Rescue District training to fight natural gas fires Learning how to take care of the intense fires on our roads! Today the Sanibel Fire Rescue District did training to fights natural gas fires.
CAPE CORAL Barry Schmalbach’s sister speaks out for the first time For the first time, Barry Schmalbach’s sister, Sherry has spoken with only WINK News about her brother’s mysterious disappearance and the emotional toll it has taken on his loved ones. Sherry shared memories of Barry’s life and described him as determined, charming and loving. “I love you so much. I’m so heartbroken that this happened to you. I’m so sorry. And I miss you. I would just hug him so hard,” said Sherry.
Florida Attorney General’s Office sent nearly $71,000 to a suspected imposter Anyone can fall victim to cyber attacks, including the government. The Florida Attorney General’s Office paid nearly $71,000 to someone pretending to be from a law firm they worked with. Now the Office is trying to get its money back.
Former battalion chief files lawsuit after losing job over failed drug test A former Collier County EMS employee allegedly maliciously discriminated against when he was terminated.
GLADES COUNTY Man sentenced to 54 years in prison for killing 4 people in Glades County DUI crash A Fort Lauderdale man has been sentenced to 54 years in prison for a DUI crash that killed four people in 2023 in Glades County.
NAPLES Firefighters train at old structure on Isles of Capri Firefighters ran into a smoke-filled building as part of their training this week. One technique they used is called seek and find.
WINK NEWS New hope for most common neurological disorder among children More than three million people are living with epilepsy in the U.S. It’s one of the most common neurological disorders among children.
PHOTO CREDIT: WINK NEWS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – SpaceX successfully launched a critical space station docking port for astronauts early Monday, along with a DNA decoder for high-flying genetic research. As an extra treat, the company brought its leftover first-stage booster back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a vertical landing – only the second such land landing for an orbital mission and the ultimate in recycling. Twin sonic booms rocked the moonlit night, old shuttle landing-style. Everything got off to a good start as the unmanned Falcon rocket streaked through the middle-of-the-night darkness, carrying 5,000 pounds of food, experiments and equipment for the International Space Station. The orbiting outpost was soaring over the North Atlantic at liftoff, its six residents asleep. It was SpaceX’s second shot at delivering a new-style docking port for NASA. The last one went up in smoke over the Atlantic last year, a rocket accident casualty. NASA needs this new docking setup at the International Space Station before Americans can fly there in crew capsules set to debut next year. SpaceX is building astronaut-worthy versions of its Dragon cargo ships, while Boeing – which makes these docking ports – is working on a crew capsule called Starliner. The pair would dock to this ring and another due to fly in a year. The Dragon and its latest shipment are due Wednesday at the 250-mile-high outpost. NASA’s space station program manager Kirk Shireman expected to be “sweating bullets without a doubt” at liftoff, as always. He said all the cargo is precious, but really wants this docking port “up there safe and sound.” SpaceX, meanwhile, had its sights not only on orbit, but also on the ground. SpaceX brought its leftover first-stage booster back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, just a couple miles from where it lifted off. The company has now pulled off five vertical booster landings since December, three on an ocean platform and two on land. SpaceX employees at company headquarters in Hawthorne, California, cheered loudly and applauded when the 15-story booster touched down smoothly. SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk wants to refly his rockets to shave launch costs. The boosters normally are ditched at sea. The company hopes to launch its first recovered rocket this fall. The station’s two Americans will perform a spacewalk in August to hook up the new docking ring, about 5 feet across and 3 1/2 feet tall. Another port – cobbled together from spare parts – will replace the one lost in the June 2015 launch accident. NASA went with private companies to supply the space station in the wake of the shuttle retirement five years ago this week. The next step will be launching NASA astronauts from U.S. soil; for now, Americans are hitching rides on Russian rockets.