Minnesota Twins begin workouts at Hammond Stadium

FORT MYERS, Fla. Pitchers and catchers from the Minnesota Twins began spring training workouts Wednesday in hopes of bouncing back from a disappointing 2016.

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Seminole Casino Immokalee set to accept sports betting today

The Seminole Casino will begin to accept sports betting, along with other games at the Immokalee location on Monday at 10 a.m.

Small lithium battery fire in Cape Coral garage quickly extinguished

A small fire caused by a lithium battery attached to a weedwhacker was extinguished by the Cape Coral Fire Department.

Cold front brings frigid morning temperatures to Southwest Florida

WINK News Meteorologist Zach Maloch is tracking a cold front dropping temperatures throughout the Southwest Florida area.

Cape Coral police searching for missing, endangered woman

Police are looking for a missing and endangered woman from Cape Coral.

Deputies searching for missing 16-year-old from North Naples

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 16-year-old last seen in North Naples.

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Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages it held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap under a four-day cease-fire.

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Twins make up only about one percent of elephant births, although another pair — one male and one female — were born in the same reserve in early 2022.