The website for the Southwest Florida Reading Festival went live Friday morning. This will allow people to plan for the events that begin on Monday.
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Everglades Foundation celebrates 30 years of protecting Florida’s national treasure
The fight for the Everglades is a long and ongoing battle, but on Thursday night, the Everglades Foundation and its supporters took a moment to celebrate 30 years.

Lessons learned from Hurricane Michael help Southwest Florida rebuild after Ian
Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in Southwest Florida as a dangerous, high-end Category 4 storm. Six months later, we’ve come a long way.

Southwest Florida criminal defense attorney explains Trump indictment
WINK News spoke to Douglas Malloy, criminal defense attorney and former chief assistant U.S. attorney for Southwest Florida, about what former President Donald Trump’s indictment means on a legal level.

Florida Senate OKs easier path to imposing death penalty
The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill repealing a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty, a reaction to the life sentence handed to the man who massacred 17 people at a Parkland high school.
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The Mucky Duck sign returned to Captiva 50 years after being stolen
In the 1970s, someone stole the sign from The Mucky Duck on Captiva. Flash forward about 50 years, and this relic was found and mailed back to the restaurant.

Mother loses custody of son after deadly apartment fire in Charlotte County
Late Friday afternoon, a judge stripped a mother of custody of a 9-year-old boy, three days after the boy’s father and sister died in a fire in Charlotte County.

Bailey’s General Store on Sanibel auctioning wine that survived Ian to help fund rebuild
Bailey’s General Store has been in Sanibel for more than 100 years. Now they need a hand to rebuild, and what’s a better way to do that than wine and food?

Marco Island facing lawsuit over short-term rental registration rules
A war on vacation homes is underway in one community. A real estate broker association has filed a lawsuit against Marco Island for its controversial short-term rental registration rules.