Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully bookedFort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
CLEWISTON Suspect wanted for attempting to break into truck in Clewiston The Clewiston Police Department is searching for a suspect captured on surveillance video attempting to break into a truck.
Charlotte Co. home inventory expected to decrease during summer February’s inventory for single-family homes and condos in Charlotte County soared to heights not seen in years, but some sellers are expected to pull their homes off the market after Easter, an area Realtor said.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
CLEWISTON Suspect wanted for attempting to break into truck in Clewiston The Clewiston Police Department is searching for a suspect captured on surveillance video attempting to break into a truck.
Charlotte Co. home inventory expected to decrease during summer February’s inventory for single-family homes and condos in Charlotte County soared to heights not seen in years, but some sellers are expected to pull their homes off the market after Easter, an area Realtor said.
SEATTLE (CBS) Anti-abortion activists emboldened by the new administration of President Trump staged rallies around the country Saturday calling for the federal government to cut off payments to Planned Parenthood, but in some cities counter-protests dwarfed the demonstrations. Thousands of Planned Parenthood supporters, many wearing the pointy-eared pink hats popularized by last month’s women’s marches, turned out for a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, separated by barricades from an anti-abortion crowd of a couple hundred people. In Detroit, about 300 people turned up outside a Planned Parenthood office, most of them supporting the organization. In St. Louis, about 150 abortion opponents slightly outnumbered a group carrying pink signs that read, “I stand with Planned Parenthood.” “They do a lot of work to help women with reproductive health – not just abortions, obviously – but they help with birth control and cancer screenings and counseling and a whole variety of services, and it seems they’re under attack right now, and that concerns me greatly,” said Kathy Brown, 58, a supporter of the organization who attended the St. Paul rally. An anti-Planned Parenthood protester walks by pro-abortion-rights protesters gathered outside the Planned Parenthood – Margaret Sanger Health Center in Manhattan, New York, Feb. 11, 2017. REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY Andy LaBine, 44, of Ramsey, Minnesota, rallied with abortion opponents in St. Paul. LaBine, who was there with his family, said he believes Planned Parenthood is hiding “under a veil of health care.” “I personally believe that abortion is a profound injustice to the human race,” LaBine said. In one of his first acts as president, Mr. Trump last month banned U.S. funding to international groups that perform abortions or even provide information about abortions. Vice President Mike Pence strongly opposes abortion, citing his Catholic beliefs, and the newly confirmed health secretary, Tom Price, has supported cutting off taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation that would essentially cut avenues of funding that Planned Parenthood receives, CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett reports. The bill would reverse a rule put in place during the Obama administration that prohibited states from limiting federal funding to Planned Parenthood. Federal dollars don’t pay for abortions, but the organization is reimbursed by Medicaid for other services, including birth control and cancer screening. Anti-abortion conservatives have long tried to cut Planned Parenthood funds, arguing that the reimbursements help subsidize abortions. Planned Parenthood says it performed 324,000 abortions in 2014, the most recent year tallied, but the vast majority of women seek out contraception, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, or other services including cancer screenings. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says defunding plans would cut roughly $400 million in Medicaid money from the group in the year after enactment and would result in roughly 400,000 women losing access to care. Republicans would redirect the funding to community health centers, but Planned Parenthood supporters say women denied Medicaid services from Planned Parenthood may not be able to find replacement care. Outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Dallas suburb of Plano, about 20 anti-abortion protesters gathered – a few more than a typical Saturday, attendees said. They bore signs reading “Abortion Kills Children,” ‘’Pray to End Abortion” and “Men Regret Lost Fatherhood.” Maria Nesbitt, 47, participated along with her husband and daughters, ages 5 and 3, and said she was pleased about Mr. Trump’s election and the prospect of cutting Planned Parenthood’s funding. She and the girls held signs saying “Pray to End Abortion,” though she said they’re too young to understand what it means. Nearby, Anthony Hodgson, 57, held a sign with the same message. “I believe it’s not right. God told us, ‘Thou shalt not kill,’” he said. In Detroit, Jill Byczek, 59, said she felt empowered after attending the recent women’s march in Washington. Wearing a pink shirt that said “My Body My Choice,” she said Planned Parenthood stands for “so much more” than abortion services. “This is a way women get educated, get protected,” she said. “This shows people are upset about what’s happening. … We are scared. We are worried. We have a person in power who’s against us.”