FORT MYERS, Fla. Gina Birch joins WINK News anchor Andrea Hendersdon in the studio to discuss some community events happening this week in Southwest Florida.
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Does Southwest Florida Latino community favor DeSantis or Trump for president?
Governor Ron DeSantis is officially a Presidential Candidate for 2024.

Community discusses rebuilding a Fort Myers Beach church damaged by Ian
After getting damaged by Hurricane Ian, Beach Baptist Church on Fort Myers Beach is holding an open house on Thursday. The church can rebuild for free, but there is a catch.

Is it right to apply a weeks-old Florida law to Joseph Zieler’s murder trial?
The Jury decided to recommend Joseph Zieler, a convicted double murderer, should be put to death late Wednesday night.

More scattered storms Thursday; 1 week until hurricane season
Conditions Thursday afternoon will be similar to Wednesday, with showers and storms beginning just after lunchtime and continuing, on and off, across the area until the evening.
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2 dead in small plane crash at South Florida airport
Two people died Friday when a small plane crashed at a small South Florida airport, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.

Wrong-way driver accused of killing 2 in Collier County crash
Two died in a wrong-way crash in Collier County.

Drier weather returns for the holiday weekend
It’s going to be a beautiful holiday weekend across Southwest Florida as drier air moves in behind a late week cold front.

‘COVID Class’ graduates from Lely High School
High school students graduating in 2023 are nicknamed the “Covid Class” because they had to go through masking and quarantine.