Healthy Kids: rare disease on the rise again in the United States

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It’s a rare disease that comes with drastic consequences. A polio-like condition in children is on the rise again in the United States. Dr. Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul discusses everything parents need to know about the illness.

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Fire ruins home on Grant Boulevard in Lehigh Acres

Lehigh Acres firefighters responded to an early Thursday morning fire that tore through a home on Grant Boulevard.

Near-record Thursday warmth under mostly sunny skies

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s across most of Southwest Florida. Mostly sunny skies and tolerable humidity levels will make for excellent beach weather.

Insurance issues after Hurricane Ian

Insurance problems persist while the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Ian quickly approaches. So many people are having trouble as a fraud investigation is underway against multiple insurance carriers. The investigation is for not fulfilling their obligations to pay out claims to policy-holders. WINK News has repeatedly heard people say they’re getting shortchanged on the money […]

Proposal to change state alimony laws

A proposal to change state alimony laws is back in this year’s legislative session. The bill would do away with permanent alimony. Supporters say it would set up a process for ex-spouses to change alimony requirements when they retire and make it easier for people to retire. But Jan Killilea, who founded the First Wives […]

Million Dollar Quartet musical playing at FSW for one week

A musical called, Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by a true story, performs from March 21 to March 26 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at Florida SouthWestern State College. The musical takes place in Dec. 1956, when bizarre circumstances lead to Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together for […]

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New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms

State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems. That’s just what election experts had expected and led critics to suggest that the new units were more about politics than […]

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FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest coronavirus variants — and some people, including […]

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It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in US

Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? “We don’t know how high that mountain’s gonna grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. No one expects a peak […]

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Gilbert Gottfried reportedly died from a rare disease — here’s what we know

Iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried died on Tuesday after what his family said was “a long illness.” His representative said Gottfried’s death was caused by a heart rhythm issue called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which resulted from myotonic dystrophy type II. What is this rare disease? There are two types of myotonic dystrophy, a disease that affects […]

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Diane Georgelos didn’t know who the man was who saved her life. But she told WINK News she needed to find him. WINK News reached out to Amazon, and a tracking number on the package led to who Georgelos was looking for. Georgelos was then able to finally thank him for saving her life. Maybe […]

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Cracking down on illegal racing on the streets of Southwest Florida. On Wednesday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced a policy change after the Lehigh Acres shooting that sent a couple to the hospital. Effective Wednesday, deputies would be able to more easily utilize helicopters, drones, stop sticks, and barricades when in a pursuit. Also, […]

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AAA said Ford pickup trucks are one of the most stolen vehicles in the country. If you have one at home, make sure to keep it locked. But you can use an app to track your vehicle’s location, and chances are a thief would not know it. Ford F series pickup trucks are all over […]

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