VIDEO: Arkansas school's rule goes viral

A school rule at Arkansas Catholic school is going viral.

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SAINT JAMES CITY

Help identify suspect accused of trying to steal a car in St. James City

Law enforcement needs help identifying a man driving a Ford van accused of trying to tow and steal a car parked in an empty field on Stringfellow Road in St. James City.

FORT MYERS

Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for June 7

This weekly Most Wanted Wednesday WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

ENGLEWOOD

‘Swashbuckler’ seen stealing Captain Morgan statue in Englewood

An Englewood man has been seen on camera stealing a Captain Morgan statue from an Englewood business on May 19.

ESTERO

Florida Everblades return to Estero for Kelly Cup finals

The Florida Everblades return to Estero’s Hertz Arena for the first time in the Kelly Cup finals after winning their last two games in Idaho.

FORT MYERS

Fort Myers police seeking armed carjacking suspect

Fort Myers police need help identifying an armed carjacking suspect caught on a gas station’s security camera footage.

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TALLAHASSEE (News Service of Florida)

Appeals court urged to reverse Florida education ruling

Arguing that the measure has violated speech rights and led to discrimination, attorneys for students, parents, and teachers are urging a federal appeals court to revive a challenge to a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

FORT MYERS

Community comes together to celebrate end of school year

A community comes together to celebrate the end of a school year.
The event is called “Unity in the Community” and was held in Dunbar on Tuesday.

TALLAHASSEE (AP)

US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

Saying gender identity is real, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP)

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, failing to curtail “vitriolic statements” directed at Cruz’s attorneys by the victims’ families and sometimes allowing “her emotions to overcome her judgement,” a state commission concluded Monday.