VIDEO: Blood donors see few changes amid Zika testing

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Donated blood is being tested for the Zika virus, but the precautions won’t make it much harder for those who want to give.

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Port Charlotte 19-year-old killed in high-speed I-75 crash

A 19-year-old Port Charlotte man is dead after a high-speed crash on I-75 in Sarasota County.

FORT MYERS

Poll Results: Would you vote for a Trump/DeSantis ticket?

We have the results of last week’s poll asking WINK viewers if they would vote for Donald Trump if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was his running mate. On Friday, WINK News reporter Claire Galt spoke with DeSantis while he campaigned for president in South Carolina. She also spoke to a potential voter who said she […]

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Port Charlotte man hospitalized after wrong-way crash on I-75

A Port Charlotte man is in serious condition after a wrong-way driver collided with him on I-75 in Manatee County.

FORT MYERS

Mental Health Monday: Kids’ hurricane season anxiety

As we prepare for hurricane season, make sure to mentally prepare Southwest Florida children who went through Ian last year.

FORT MYERS

Convicted cop-killer Wisner Desmaret to be sentenced

Convicted murderer Wisner Desmaret is set to be sentenced, bringing closure to the family of Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller.

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LEE COUNTY

Resorting to changing airlines at RSW for holiday travel amid delays

People trying to travel for the holidays continue to see their flights get delayed and canceled at RSW due to severe weather. It doesn’t matter if you’re traveling to the west or east coast, cancellations and delays are happening all around RSW. Some people have gotten so frustrated they’ve decided to switch airlines. Spirit Airlines […]

CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Dashcam video shows Cassandra Smith failing field sobriety test in 2021

A dashcam video has surfaced of Cassandra Smith, the 30-year-old woman accused of driving drunk when she hit and killed Charlotte County Deputy Christopher Taylor, failing a field sobriety test before a previous arrest. An arrest report from Palm Beach County in April 2021 says Smith was running vehicles off the road, almost hitting […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)

Jurors see gruesome video of Parkland school shooting

Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through a three-story classroom building at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago. The video, compiled from 13 security cameras inside the building, was not shown to the gallery, where […]

NAPLES

NCH makes changes, gets creative amid contrast dye shortage for CT scans

A shortage of the chemical agent known as ‘contrast’ is causing hospitals to rethink some of their diagnostic procedures, including computerized tomography scans, better known as CT scans. And NCH said their health system is making temporary adjustments to manage the supply. It’s something you likely never knew you needed. When you get a medical […]