Annual Fort Myers Film Festival officially underwayBaby survives fentanyl overdose, Collier couple arrested
Annual Fort Myers Film Festival officially underway The Fort Myers Film Festival opened their 14th annual edition in Downtown Fort Myers on Wednesday night, featuring 92 films within the next four days.
Baby survives fentanyl overdose, Collier couple arrested Somewhere between the infant’s mother getting into the shower and getting out, it got its hands on a piece of tin foil.
FORT MYERS How dangerous is the five-point intersection in Fort Myers? Fort Myers City councilman Liston Bochette claimed that the closure of the Caloosahatchee Bridge will make the “5 points” intersection in Fort Myers more dangerous.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Film Festival begins tonight The 14th annual Fort Myers Film Festival has announced it will return to Downtown Fort Myers on Wednesday night.
Live fire training takes place across Lee County Thick, grey smoke filled the air in Fort Myers’ southward village.
FORT MYERS FSW’s new summer program helps freshmen transition to college Amanda Bent, a first-year, work-study student at Florida Southwestern State College, isn’t like most college freshmen.
The drastic change in the middle class in the past ten years A recent analysis study from GOBankingRates determined the range of income needed to earn a spot in the middle class in all 50 states.Â
Insurers are using drones to inspect homes Insurers are figuring out if your home is worth their risk without even stepping foot on your property. Consumer advocates worry this is going to make the state’s insurance crisis even worse for homeowners. Industry experts believe using drones are a better way to asses homes.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary.
PUNTA GORDA Son accused of stabbing mother to death: “My family also lied and said I was bipolar.” When a lawyer tells you to keep quiet, it’s probably in your best interest. But, Connor Crumrine did not follow that advice in court Wednesday in Charlotte County.
BUCKINGHAM Paint seeps into water in Buckingham, raises concerns The bright blue paint got in the water when Lee Department Of Transportation crews were painting the underside of a bridge that crosses over the river.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024. This is a weekly WINK News segment.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers city leaders considering burying power lines downtown Councilman Liston Bochette said burying the power lines won’t just help with the look of the area but much more.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral divided over future of Jaycee Park The city council wants to upgrade the park, but Cape Coral neighbors have been resisting it every step of the way.
9 men arrested in Lee County after allegedly trying to lure children Nine men have been arrested for trying to lure children, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Annual Fort Myers Film Festival officially underway The Fort Myers Film Festival opened their 14th annual edition in Downtown Fort Myers on Wednesday night, featuring 92 films within the next four days.
Baby survives fentanyl overdose, Collier couple arrested Somewhere between the infant’s mother getting into the shower and getting out, it got its hands on a piece of tin foil.
FORT MYERS How dangerous is the five-point intersection in Fort Myers? Fort Myers City councilman Liston Bochette claimed that the closure of the Caloosahatchee Bridge will make the “5 points” intersection in Fort Myers more dangerous.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers Film Festival begins tonight The 14th annual Fort Myers Film Festival has announced it will return to Downtown Fort Myers on Wednesday night.
Live fire training takes place across Lee County Thick, grey smoke filled the air in Fort Myers’ southward village.
FORT MYERS FSW’s new summer program helps freshmen transition to college Amanda Bent, a first-year, work-study student at Florida Southwestern State College, isn’t like most college freshmen.
The drastic change in the middle class in the past ten years A recent analysis study from GOBankingRates determined the range of income needed to earn a spot in the middle class in all 50 states.Â
Insurers are using drones to inspect homes Insurers are figuring out if your home is worth their risk without even stepping foot on your property. Consumer advocates worry this is going to make the state’s insurance crisis even worse for homeowners. Industry experts believe using drones are a better way to asses homes.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to work hard to win support from those who backed her in the primary.
PUNTA GORDA Son accused of stabbing mother to death: “My family also lied and said I was bipolar.” When a lawyer tells you to keep quiet, it’s probably in your best interest. But, Connor Crumrine did not follow that advice in court Wednesday in Charlotte County.
BUCKINGHAM Paint seeps into water in Buckingham, raises concerns The bright blue paint got in the water when Lee Department Of Transportation crews were painting the underside of a bridge that crosses over the river.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for May 22, 2024. This is a weekly WINK News segment.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers city leaders considering burying power lines downtown Councilman Liston Bochette said burying the power lines won’t just help with the look of the area but much more.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral divided over future of Jaycee Park The city council wants to upgrade the park, but Cape Coral neighbors have been resisting it every step of the way.
9 men arrested in Lee County after allegedly trying to lure children Nine men have been arrested for trying to lure children, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) For the first time, the U.S. Education Department has published data allowing students to compare salary and debt levels for specific college programs rather than for entire institutions only. The information was made public Wednesday on the agency’s updated College Scorecard website, which was created under the Obama administration to help students evaluate which colleges provide the best value. The update is seen as a milestone in the department’s efforts to shine a light on programs that leave students with heavy debt and low incomes. Previously, students could use the online tool to compare salary and debt averages for entire schools, benchmarks that the Education Department now says are “fairly meaningless.” Students today can sort through specific majors within a school and see how they stack up against one another, or against programs at other schools, and see which ones lead to the highest salaries or the lowest debt. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the new tool provides “real information students need to make informed, personalized decisions about their education.” By providing the same statistics for all institutions, she said, students can compare any programs they are considering “without regard to the type of school.” The website allows students to search for a specific school or to browse by field of study or degree type. It offers information on schools from Ivy League universities to vocational schools and certificate programs. There are some drawbacks. The earnings data are available for only 20% of the 200,000 programs listed in the department’s database, while others are hidden for privacy reasons because they had few students. The earnings figures were measured a year after graduation and reflect students who received federal loans or Pell grants only. They do not count students with no earnings. Still, the effort was applauded by advocacy groups and scholars who have long awaited better data on college outcomes. Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit that represents city and state education leaders, said the sites gives students important input when deciding what to do after high school. “With information about average debt and earnings, students will have a better sense of the potential return on their investment in higher education,” Mike Magee, the organization’s CEO, said in a statement. DeVos promised to expand the College Scorecard in August 2018 as she repealed an Obama-era rule requiring the department to publish earnings and debt data on career training programs that were primarily housed at for-profit colleges. That rule aimed to cut federal money for programs that repeatedly left students strapped with heavy debt and low incomes. But DeVos said the rule unfairly targeted the for-profit sector and used flawed data. Instead, she said students should get equal information about all types of schools and make decisions about where to attend on their own. President Donald Trump supported the College Scorecard expansion in a March executive order, saying middle-class American families were “getting ripped off” because they don’t have enough information about college outcomes. He said colleges were “making a fortune” at their expense, building “tremendous endowments.” But some critics say DeVos’ approach doesn’t do enough to go after schools that fail their students. Among those taking exception with the rollout on Wednesday was Michael Itzkowitz, who directed the College Scorecard under President Barack Obama and is now a senior fellow at the Third Way education think tank. “Bottom line: It’s great to have new data,” Itzkowitz said on Twitter. “However, this is a transparency effort that can in no way serve as an equal substitute for actually holding institutions and programs accountable.” Researchers are beginning to dig into the new data on the site, and many expect discussions about which types of schools are helping students and which aren’t. One early finding is that pays to be a dentist. Nine of the 10 highest median salaries a year after graduation were for dentistry programs, topped by Ohio State University at $231,200. Those programs also carried heavy debt, with an average of about $200,000 in the top 10 programs. There were also more than 100 programs in which the median debt was more than four times greater than the median salary, including some film, drama and visual arts programs at prestigious schools such as Columbia University and New York University. ___ Collin Binkley can be reached on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cbinkley (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)