NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – A truckload of dogs and cats from North Carolina has arrived to the Animal Refuge Center after the pets’ home state was impacted by floods from Matthew.
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Most Wanted Wednesday: Some of SWFL’s most wanted suspects for May 24
This weekly Most Wanted Wednesday WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

SWFL veteran laid to rest after 80 years
After 80 years, a World War II veteran is finally laid to rest.

Most Wanted Wednesday: Some of SWFL’s most wanted suspects for May 17
This weekly Most Wanted Wednesday WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

Teaching SWFL kids ‘self-rescue swimming’ before summer break
As summer break approaches, Southwest Florida parents should remember water safety for their children, which could even include teaching them “self-rescue swimming” in a certified program.
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Tom Allen Memorial Butterfly House
Hurricane Ian impacted many of Florida’s beautiful and unique species. One of them, the Zebra Longwing Butterfly, virtually disappeared from the area after the storm.

Mother speaks after jury recommends death for daughter’s killer
Jan Cornell came close to peace after Joseph Zieler was convicted of murdering her eleven-year-old Robin Cornell and family friend Lisa Story and again days later when the jury recommended the death penalty.

Car catches fire, crashing into 2 other vehicles and Lehigh Acres home, 1 hurt
Fire bursts from a car after slamming into a home in Lehigh Acres Monday afternoon.

Report: Southwest Florida renter salaries should be $93,000 not to be ‘rent burdened’
For renters, finding a place to live in Southwest Florida that fits in their budget can feel like looking for gold at the end of a rainbow. “Rent’s terrible,” one resident told WINK News. A report from Florida Atlantic University, University of Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast University shows rent in the Fort Myers-Cape Coral […]