Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homesCaught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homes The Cape Coral Animal Shelter hosted its third annual Puppy Bowl late Sunday morning. The event aimed to highlight puppies in need of homes.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Puppy Bowl highlights shelter’s need for loving homes The Cape Coral Animal Shelter hosted its third annual Puppy Bowl late Sunday morning. The event aimed to highlight puppies in need of homes.
LEHIGH ACRES Caught on Camera: Car crashes into Lehigh duplex A car crashed into a duplex early Sunday morning in Lehigh Acres causing confusion for the building’s residents.
WINK News Photos of the Week Feb. 2 – Feb. 8 This Week’s edition features live music, some familiar faces wearing red and a fabulous charity event
FORT MYERS Colonial Boulevard continuous flow intersection opens Sunday in Fort Myers Drivers along Interstate 75 near Colonial Boulevard can expect changes soon.
the weather authority Sun and clouds with a stray shower possible The Weather Authority says sun and clouds overhead will lead to another day with above-average temperatures.
FORT MYERS LCSO offering youth boxing program The Lee County Sheriff’s Office youth boxing program is your kid’s golden ticket to mastering the art of self-defense.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man speaks on helping apprehend armed 13-year-old The man who helped apprehend an armed 13-year-old spoke on the incident.
NAPLES Naples Cars on Fifth event fuels $2M for local charity efforts For over two decades, car enthusiasts in Southwest Florida have gathered on Fifth Avenue in Naples.
MARCO ISLAND Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island set to reopen Collier County announced the reopening of the Caxambas Park boat ramp on Marco Island.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Animal Shelter to host Puppy Bowl 3 ahead of big game Ahead of the big game on Sunday, Cape Coral Animal Shelter will be featuring its very own Puppy Bowl III.
FORT MYERS From the ballpark to the beach: the Minnesota Twins are back for Spring Training 1700 miles later the Twins truck is here and the team from Minnesota is ready to spend the next six weeks here in Fort Myers.
the weather authority Warm stretch continues throughout this weekend The Weather Authority says if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you are going to love this weekend.
SANIBEL Sanibel’s red tide raises health alerts and wildlife concerns With great weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a perfect beach weekend. However, visitors to the barrier islands should exercise caution.
NAPLES Naples Automotive Experience raises funds for St. Matthew’s House The Naples Automotive Experience brought excitement and philanthropy to the community, raising money for St. Matthew’s House.
Credit: via WINK News. There’s a push across the state to get people to vote by mail. Some counties are even making it easier to just send back a form. Election officials have asked the governor to ease some restrictions for months over concerns voters and poll workers won’t turn out because of the coronavirus. Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to support the idea, and we looked at whether this move comes too late. We spoke to Tommy Doyle, the Lee County supervisor of elections, Thursday, and he says the state’s attempt to make changes ahead of this election cycle are too late. Doyle says the executive order is too late for the primary election in exactly two months. And he says it still might be too late for the general election in November as well. Elections offices across the state are encouraging people to vote by mail, including Lee County. “If you want to go to the polls early voting or election day, you’re welcome to it,” Doyle said. “But expect to stay in line. There will be lines because we’ll have to adhere to protocols to protect the voters and the poll workers from COVID-19.” Doris Cortese, the vice chairman of the Lee County Republican Executive Committee, says she always requests to vote by mail. “Number one, it’s the safest thing with the pandemic,” Cortese said. “Number two, you never know what the weather is going to be like on election day. You never know how some of our seniors will feel. It’s number safer if they stay at home and vote by absentee ballot.” The executive order allows local election officials like Doyle to start processing mail ballots sooner, lets state employees become local poll workers and encourages social distancing and cleaning at the polls. But Doyle says it came a few months too late and doesn’t do much. “We can’t go back and change everything that we’ve already submitted,” Doyle said. “That’s calendars for canvassing board meetings. That’s our dates for mailings. We’ve already sent availability and assignments to poll workers. We have everything in motion for our august primary, and we’re not going to go backwards and change everything now.” Doyle said he would have liked to have seen early voting extended to election day, and he believes voters should be able to vote at any precinct. Early voting starts August 8 in Lee County. “If I were the supervisor of elections, I would be a little disappointed because they asked for this and didn’t get it in time,” Cortese said. “So now, a lot of it is useless.” That includes the general election in November. “I think it’s not going to impact it as much unless something really goes wrong in the primary,” Doyle said. “But I like to be consistent in both elections, so we don’t have voter confusion.” MORE: OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-149