FORT MYERS, Fla. – It started from humble beginnings: just four rooms, 10 beds and two nurses.
Lee Memorial Hospital opened on Oct. 3, 1916 at Grand and Victoria avenues.
But 100 years later, Lee Memorial Health Systems is taking Southwest Florida on a trip through history with a new website and marking its centennial with a new name: Lee Health.
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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.

Biden marks Memorial Day nearly 2 years after ending America’s longest war, lauds troops’ sacrifice
President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

Lee County Officer of the Year finalists: Fort Myers police Lt. Nichole Greene
In the run-up to Saturday’s Law and Order Ball at the FSW Arena, WINK News will introduce you to each of the five candidates being considered for Lee County Officer of the Year, starting with Lt. Nichole Greene.

Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy explains arrest of Cape Coral 10-year-old under oath
It’s been nearly a year since video of a Cape Coral boy perp walked by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office sparked national and international attention, and the case isn’t over.
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911 call of Port Charlotte home invasion that left man, dog dead released
A home invasion took a deadly turn when One person was killed along with a dog in a home invasion

Road blocked due to fatal multi-vehicle crash on I-75 northbound
Interstate 75 is blocked northbound due to a multi-vehicle crash near Government Road.

Neighbor speaks out after fiery crash into Leeland Heights Boulevard home
A car crashed into a home on Leeland Heights Boulevard and exploded into flames. The explosion set the house and another car on fire.