Where to drop off your mail-in ballots on Election Day Those who still have their mail-in ballots in Southwest Florida have two options on Election Day: vote in person or drop them off at a specified location.
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Collier County commission race As the 2024 general election gets underway, WINK News is monitoring the election results in several local races, including the Collier County Commission race.
Cape Coral 5 seats in Cape Coral City Council to be decided on Election Day The Cape Coral City Council election will be decided on Tuesday. Five seats are up for grabs.
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Lee County Superintendent election; School Board District 7 Voters in Lee County are going to the polls to fill some crucial seats in the school district.
PUNTA GORDA The race for Punta Gorda City Council November 5 is election day, as politicians across the country compete for office, with Southwest Florida being no different.
Lee County commission race for districts 3 and 5 The 2024 elections include several local Southwest Florida races, among them are races for two districts on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
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Where to drop off your mail-in ballots on Election Day Those who still have their mail-in ballots in Southwest Florida have two options on Election Day: vote in person or drop them off at a specified location.
WINK NEWS Lee County race for Sheriff It is now Election Day, and two candidates for the Lee County Sheriff are vying for the position.
WINK NEWS Floridians to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana With Election Day in full swing, WINK News is monitoring the results of the most controversial amendments on the ballot, including Florida’s Amendment 3.
Know where your voting precinct is in Southwest Florida Election Day is only one day away, so it is important to know where to go and if you qualify to vote in Southwest Florida.
WINK NEWS How Floridians are voting on Consitutional right to abortions As Election Day ramps up, WINK News is monitoring the results of the most controversial amendments on the ballot, including Florida’s Amendment 4.
Collier County commission race As the 2024 general election gets underway, WINK News is monitoring the election results in several local races, including the Collier County Commission race.
Cape Coral 5 seats in Cape Coral City Council to be decided on Election Day The Cape Coral City Council election will be decided on Tuesday. Five seats are up for grabs.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers City Council race for 2 wards The 2024 elections are looking to be a tense battle that will have every American on the edge of their seats. In Southwest Florida, the feeling is no different.
Lee County Superintendent election; School Board District 7 Voters in Lee County are going to the polls to fill some crucial seats in the school district.
PUNTA GORDA The race for Punta Gorda City Council November 5 is election day, as politicians across the country compete for office, with Southwest Florida being no different.
Lee County commission race for districts 3 and 5 The 2024 elections include several local Southwest Florida races, among them are races for two districts on the Lee County Board of County Commissioners.
Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Credit: via WINK News. Patience is running thin for people who are next up for a vaccine. One woman is just outside the criteria for the current group, and she wants to know when it’s her turn. People who are extremely vulnerable to the coronavirus technically have some options for the vaccine in Florida, but a doctor says lack of supply is a major constraint to serve people outside the current rollout criteria. “I would like to find out when someone like me, who is a year short of 65 but has heart disease and emphysema, will be eligible for the shot,” Kathy Strough said. “If I’m having a bad day, I don’t get off the sofa. It’s too hard for me to breathe. I just lay on the sofa all day.” That and her heart murmur are reasons why Strough believes, if she contracts COVID-19, it will kill her. At 63 years old, Strough can’t get the vaccine. “I did contact my doctor, who gave me a letter stating that I’m high-risk and at high-priority for the vaccine,” Strough explained. “But when I called the Department of Health, they said it doesn’t matter.” While she waits for her turn, Strough thinks about the time she’s losing with loved ones — time she can’t get back. “My dad has heart issues also, and my mom had cancer,” Strough said. “They’re 87, and I’m an only child, so I haven’t seen them in over a year, and I’d like to see them before anything happens to them.” Strough hopes the State will move people like her up in line. “I don’t want to take it away from anybody else,” she said. “I just want us to be included.” Dr. David Lindner, the director of NCH Healthcare System’s COVID-19 response team, says changing the criteria for the vaccine in the state right now is easier said than done. “Trying to get the 50-year-old who truly is at amazingly high risk for an unfavorable outcome from COVID is difficult right now,” Linder said. Lindner has the power to help vulnerable people such as Strough, but he doesn’t have the supply. “The only group of people who are allowed to vaccinate that person is a hospital, and we’ve only been provided enough vaccines to do our staff. We have not been allocated additional vaccine yet by the State,” Lindner explained. “I’m hoping that the State soon fixes that and starts allocating vaccine to those of us who want to target entities that are being missed by the state.”