Dr. Bart Rossi joins WINK News to discuss Joe Biden's vice president selection

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Dr. Bart Rossi sat down with WINK News on Wednesday to discuss Joe Biden’s pick for vice president, Kamala Harris.

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62-year-old bicyclist killed in crash on McGregor Blvd in Iona

Florida Highway Patrol says a bicyclist is dead after a crash on McGregor Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

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Florida Panther conservation: protecting the state animal of Florida

Roads could become increasingly problematic as the human population in Southwest Florida grows. As the human population becomes denser, the Florida Panther gets pushed deeper into a corner.

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Asian Swamp Eels Everglades invasion reduced some native crayfish populations by 99%

Invasive python species rampage through the Everglades, but another legless animal is also invading that can survive months of drought. The Asian Swamp Eel preys on shrimp, worms, and small fish, and a new study says the predator has all but wiped out two species of crayfish. WINK News spoke with one of the authors […]

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FMPD analyzes Nashville and Uvlade police response to school shooter

Tuesday, WINK News reported on the dramatic body cam video from two Nashville cops who took down the gunman at the Covenant School. Pulling up and within seconds, officers sprung into action rushing inside the school. These officers are getting praised for their quick reaction to dangerous circumstances. A polar opposite response was seen in […]

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Sanibel man etched 100 names into the Capitol’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial

One by one, a man etched the names of one hundred soldiers on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. That man lives on Sanibel Island.

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President Joe Biden tours Hurricane Ian devastation, visits SWFL officials, business owners

President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis visited with and encouraged one another after each of them took separate tours of viewing the devastation along the Southwest Florida coastline. A week after Hurricane Ian ruined and shut down every business on Fort Myers Beach, Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass accompanied Biden on a helicopter tour […]

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WINK News joins SWFL veterans for Honor Flight to war memorials

WINK News joined a group of Southwest Florida veterans for a trip of a lifetime. The veterans spent Saturday in Washington, DC, seeing the memorials that honor their dedication to our country. The day started dark and early as the veterans boarded a two-hour flight to Washington DC. The 85 veterans visited the memorials specifically […]

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried asks President Joe Biden to delay reductions to COVID-19 treatments

A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged to “fight like hell” to maintain Florida’s supply of monoclonal antibody treatments for people with COVID-19, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried asked President Joe Biden to hold off on changing Florida’s allotment of the therapeutics. Fried, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2022, asked for planned changes […]

Dr. Rossi: News of the week roundup for Sept. 17, 2021

The week’s major news: Law enforcement is beefing up security in our nation’s capitol before a rally protesting the arrests of people during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol Building; more than 20 states are threatening to sue the Biden administration over vaccination mandates; and a humanitarian crisis is developing as thousands of Haitian […]

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Traffic cams watching in Cape Coral for study

Skyline Boulevard in Cape Coral is busy for drivers and those on two wheels and two legs, and there’s more research being done to get help. In February, WINK News reported Cape Coral discussed adding five-foot sidewalks along Skyline Blvd. From a bird’s-eye-view, Cape Coral is monitoring Skyline Blvd. traffic. “People speed. People just like […]

Most Wanted Wednesday: Some of SWFL’s most wanted suspects for March 29

This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

Answers needed in deadly apartment fire

Questions surrounding what happened before a charred home burst into flames in a Charlotte County apartment complex on Tuesday. An adult and child were killed during the fire, and five others were injured at the Trail Apartments. WINK News got its hands on the calls for service logs dating back to 2018, and deputies have […]

Citizens Insurance gives UPC customers more time to get a policy

Thousands of UPC customers with Hurricane Ian damaged homes are struggling to find another insurance company to protect their homes in the future.

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