Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salonWINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
FORT MYERS Police investigate homicide in front of Fort Myers beauty salon The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a homicide after police found a man’s dead body in the parking lot of a Fort Myers beauty salon.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WINK Neighborhood Watch: road rage, domestic violence and camper fire This weeks segment of WINK Neighborhood watch features: An angry driver, a posterior puncture, and a family camper up in flames.
OCALA Memorial held for migrant bus crash victims A memorial was held in Ocala Friday night after a bus crash left eight people dead and 45 injured this past Tuesday.
IMMOKALEE ROAD 3 injured in deadly crash on Immokalee road The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating a deadly crash on Immokalee road.
NAPLES Collier deputies investigating car submerged in water The Collier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the scene of a submerged vehicle in Naples.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball reflects on season and team’s legacy FGCU softball reflects on the historic season following their elimination doubleheader Saturday as well as what made this team special.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA The Weather Authority: Scattered storms in the forecast for your Sunday Expect sun and clouds throughout the day, along with scattered rain. Some of the storms have the potential to become severe.
CAPE CORAL Do we need a federal gun database for mental illness? One family says yes One family is on a mission to create a new national gun database. It would require medical professionals to enter mental health information.
ALVA Three dead in triple drowning near the Franklin Lock in Olga The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a scene of a water rescue where three people were recovered.
PUNTA GORDA The Weather Authority helps you prepare for the hurricane season at the 2024 Charlotte County Hurricane Expo With hurricane season less than two weeks away, it’s important to start preparing.
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball senior balances EMT training and Regional play Ahead of NCAA Regional play, FGCU senior outfielder Riley Oakes started EMT training as she works toward being a trauma surgeon.
PUNTA GORDA Homes For Our Troops grants veteran new home Through all the cheers and a community-wide escort, it’s a ‘welcome to your forever home for army sergeant veteran Brandon Rethmel and his family.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Beat the Heat: Stay safe during extreme weather The Weather Authority has issued a heat advisory for portions of South, Southeast, and Southwest Florida from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
FORT MYERS Leaders discuss possibility of shutting down Caloosahatchee Bridge Should residents endure two years of partial lane closures, or fully shut the Caloosahatchee bridge down for 10 weeks?
GAINESVILLE FGCU softball parents cherish NCAA Tournament experience The parents of the FGCU softball team are relishing seeing their daughters play in the NCAA Tournament.
State health rankings for 2018. Rank based on weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core measure is from the national average. UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION. Map via United Health Foundation via CBSNews With the new year fast approaching, getting healthy is at the top of many people’s lists of resolutions. While a healthy diet and exercise are key to good health, where you live may also be a factor. A new report ranks the healthiest – and least healthy – states. It finds that Hawaii has reclaimed the title of healthiest state in 2018, after dropping to number 2 in 2017. Other exceptionally healthy states include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Utah. At the bottom of the list, Louisiana ranks number 50 this year, replacing Mississippi as the state with the greatest health challenges. The report titled America’s Health Rankings Annual Report, from the United Health Foundation, a nonprofit division of UnitedHealth Group, has been published every year since 1990. To calculate the rankings, researchers used 35 health measures in the categories of behaviors, community and environment, policy, clinical care, and health outcomes. The top 10 healthiest states on the list: 1. Hawaii 2. Massachusetts 3. Connecticut 4. Vermont 5. Utah 6. New Hampshire 7. Minnesota 8. Colorado 9. Washington 10. New York Factors that helped Hawaii nab the top spot include its lower-than-average rates of obesity, smoking, and frequent mental distress, as well as low levels of air pollution and high number of primary care physicians. State health rankings for 2018. Rank based on weighted sum of the number of standard deviations each core measure is from the national average. UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION States ranking on the other end of the spectrum as the least healthy are: 50. Louisiana 49. Mississippi 48. Alabama 47. Oklahoma 46. Arkansas 45. Kentucky 44. West Virginia 43. South Carolina 42. Tennessee 41. Indiana 40. Ohio Louisiana fared worst in large part due to its high levels of children in poverty, smoking, obesity, frequent mental and physical distress, as well as many babies born with low birthweight. Generally, the healthiest states in the ranking are in the Northeast, with a few in the Midwest and West. States ranked as least healthy are in the South with the exception of Indiana and Ohio. Obesity and chronic diseases For the first time in since the report was was introduced 28 years ago, it found more than 30 percent of the U.S. adult population is obese. Since 2017, the prevalence of obesity increased 5 percent, from 29.9 percent to 31.3 percent of adults. Premature deaths are also rising, increasing 3 percent over the past year. The researchers say higher numbers of drug-related deaths, suicide rates, and occupational fatalities are driving this grim trend. Cardiovascular death rates also continue to increase, rising 2 percent in the latest survey. The number of people reporting frequent mental distress and physical distress are also rising, the report found. What’s moving in the right direction? Overall, the United States has seen some positive trends in recent years. The percentage of children living in poverty decreased from 22.6 percent in 2013 to 18.4 percent in 2018. Air pollution levels have also been decreasing nationally, dropping 12 percent from 9.5 to 8.4 micrograms of fine particles per cubic meter since 2015. While there are still barriers to health care for many Americans, the number of mental health and primary care physicians per 100,000 people is increasing. In the past year, the number of mental health providers increased 8 percent while the number of primary care physicians increased 5 percent. Finally, the rates of adolescent immunizations are on the rise. In the past year, HPV immunization among male teens age 13-17 increased 18 percent, a significant jump from 37.5 percent to 44.3 percent. The rate for females in the same age group increased 7 percent, from 49.5 percent to 53.1 percent.