Southwest Florida Reading Festival to feature bestselling author

We are just a week away from the Southwest Florida Reading Festival, the largest one-day reading festival in the state. More than 20 top notch authors will be there including New York Times best seller Lisa Unger. She and librarian Rebecca Modys stopped by the WINK news studio ahead of the big event. The Southwest Florida Reading Festival is happening March 7th in downtown Fort Myers. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Thursday afternoon highs in the low 90s in some areas

The Weather Authority is tracking a warm Thursday morning with above-normal temperatures expected for the afternoon.

Gov. DeSantis to hold news conference in Kissimmee

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a news conference in Kissimmee.

Second suspect in Kayla Rincon-Miller murder case to appear in court

The second suspect arrested for the murder of Kayla Rincon-Miller is set to appear in court on Thursday morning.

Remembering Kayla Rincon-Miller: Investigation continues one month after her death

Wednesday marked one month since 15-year-old Kayla Rincon-Miller was gunned down in Cape Coral while walking to a McDonald’s after going to the movies with her friends.

Parents react to bill requiring education of communism in k-12

As a five-year-old in Florida, you have three key things to learn: your ABCs, 1-2-3’s, and communism. On Wednesday, DeSantis signed a new law requiring public schools to teach the history of communism.