SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 11Cape Coral man files injunction against city over Jaycee Park
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 11 The Lehigh Lightning beat the Sarasota Sailors in a Monday night matchup to earn their first win of the season in week 11.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man files injunction against city over Jaycee Park A Cape Coral man has filed an injunction against the City of Cape Coral over the renovation of Jaycee Park.
CAPE CORAL Brothers gain highest Boy Scout award for repairing food pantry General Manager of the Adventist Community Services Alexandra Berru said she couldn’t be more grateful for the twin brothers.
2 Vietnam veterans raise $20,000 for monument in Naples Two Vietnam veterans raised over $20,000 to create a Vietnam monument at Cambier Park in Naples.
BONITA SPRINGS Lee County to pick up debris on Estero and Hickory boulevards After three weeks of hard work clearing mountains of sand from Estero and Hickory boulevards, Lee County crews are ready to switch gears to storm debris collection along these main county roads.
SANIBEL Are our habitats on the brink of a slow collapse? For two years, Sanibel Island’s delicate ecosystems have been battered by unrelenting storm surges, leaving behind dead trees and tainted freshwater pools.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres driver wants more safety measures for State Road 82 A Lehigh Acres man wants other drivers to know to pay attention. He also wants the county, city or state to put some more patrols out here.
SANIBEL What beaches are experiencing red tide issues now? Parts of Southewst Florida are dealing with red tide. But it’s not impacting Sanibel or beachgoers there.
NAPLES Naples Police Department begins celebrations of 100 years of service The City of Naples Police Department will hit 100 years of service in November of 2025, and they are now beginning their year of celebrations.
ESTERO FGCU students and professor weigh in on upcoming election As the nation gears up for a pivotal election, a question lingers among young voters. Will students turn out to vote?
New procedure helping disc pain Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain and arm pain can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, this can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.
FORT MYERS Final weekend for early voting The clock’s winding down on early voting. This is the final weekend to cast your ballot. If you haven’t voted yet, you may have to wait in line on Election Day.
Wawa tumblers recalled after reported injuries Wawa is recalling 60,000 tumblers because of a safety hazard with metal straws.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Boil water notice lifted in South Fort Myers area After taking necessary precautions, Lee County Utilities has rescinded the boil water notice that affected 420 residences and 15 commercial sites for South Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Tracking the Tropics: Possible development in the Gulf of Mexico has 70% chance of formation The Weather Authority is tracking a possible development in the Gulf of Mexico that is slowly gaining strength.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 11 The Lehigh Lightning beat the Sarasota Sailors in a Monday night matchup to earn their first win of the season in week 11.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral man files injunction against city over Jaycee Park A Cape Coral man has filed an injunction against the City of Cape Coral over the renovation of Jaycee Park.
CAPE CORAL Brothers gain highest Boy Scout award for repairing food pantry General Manager of the Adventist Community Services Alexandra Berru said she couldn’t be more grateful for the twin brothers.
2 Vietnam veterans raise $20,000 for monument in Naples Two Vietnam veterans raised over $20,000 to create a Vietnam monument at Cambier Park in Naples.
BONITA SPRINGS Lee County to pick up debris on Estero and Hickory boulevards After three weeks of hard work clearing mountains of sand from Estero and Hickory boulevards, Lee County crews are ready to switch gears to storm debris collection along these main county roads.
SANIBEL Are our habitats on the brink of a slow collapse? For two years, Sanibel Island’s delicate ecosystems have been battered by unrelenting storm surges, leaving behind dead trees and tainted freshwater pools.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres driver wants more safety measures for State Road 82 A Lehigh Acres man wants other drivers to know to pay attention. He also wants the county, city or state to put some more patrols out here.
SANIBEL What beaches are experiencing red tide issues now? Parts of Southewst Florida are dealing with red tide. But it’s not impacting Sanibel or beachgoers there.
NAPLES Naples Police Department begins celebrations of 100 years of service The City of Naples Police Department will hit 100 years of service in November of 2025, and they are now beginning their year of celebrations.
ESTERO FGCU students and professor weigh in on upcoming election As the nation gears up for a pivotal election, a question lingers among young voters. Will students turn out to vote?
New procedure helping disc pain Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain and arm pain can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, this can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.
FORT MYERS Final weekend for early voting The clock’s winding down on early voting. This is the final weekend to cast your ballot. If you haven’t voted yet, you may have to wait in line on Election Day.
Wawa tumblers recalled after reported injuries Wawa is recalling 60,000 tumblers because of a safety hazard with metal straws.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Boil water notice lifted in South Fort Myers area After taking necessary precautions, Lee County Utilities has rescinded the boil water notice that affected 420 residences and 15 commercial sites for South Fort Myers.
The Weather Authority Tracking the Tropics: Possible development in the Gulf of Mexico has 70% chance of formation The Weather Authority is tracking a possible development in the Gulf of Mexico that is slowly gaining strength.
Credit: UC Davis Health. Some perks of telehealth are going away in Florida after the state’s public health emergency expired. Some people have learned telehealth can serve as worst-case scenario when going on a vacation. “I had been sick the week before, very sore throat, coughing, that sort of thing,” said Sammi Treglown, who used telehealth services. “I got a prescription, good to go. Then, my husband started feeling like garbage on our way there … Then, my daughter got sick as well.” To make matters worse for Treglown family, it happened during the pandemic. “Not knowing the area where we were staying in Keystone, Colorado, driving around while you’re not feeling well with another kid,” Treglown said. “It was a lot.” A walk-in clinic told the family to stay in the car for what could be a two-hour wait, so they looked for an alternative. “Found telemedicine through my husband’s insurance,” Treglown said. “Just click on a link and get you right to a doctor. We did it from the hotel room. It was perfect … Literally, in 10 minutes, we were diagnosed. A prescription was sent and we just had to go pick it up.” But the public health emergency declaration that expanded Florida’s telehealth services expired Saturday, taking some pandemic perks with it. Physicians can no longer use telephones for telehealth services. They also can’t use the platform to prescribe controlled substances or recertify medical marijuana patients. “The vast majority of the flexibility provided during the pandemic really focused on behavioral health services,’ said Mary Mahew, the president and CCEO of Florida Hospital Association. “We have seen skyrocketing availability and use of telehealth through the pandemic, beyond what we have ever seen for use of telehealth over the last 10 plus years. So we need to make sure that as we go into the next legislative session, if there is an opportunity to make some changes in policy that can continue to ensure that we have comprehensive availability to telehealth, particularly for mental health services for substance use disorder treatment.” Lee Health expanded its telehealth services during the pandemic, conducting 150,000 telehealth visits. It has rolled back the emergency provisions but will keep other perks to the platform such as having remote caregivers join consultations. “I think it’s great,” Treglown said. “I hope they keep it around because that would be convenient next time.” The emergency declaration also allowed doctors and nurses to cross state lines and work in Florida without a state license. That’s no longer allowed. MORE: FDOH – Florida Telehealth Lee Health statement “Last year (2020) we greatly expanded our Telehealth program from a few specialized practices to all of our LPG Physician offices and support services. Additionally, we expanded our inpatient telehealth to equip all units in the hospitals with Telehealth hardware to allow physicians to rapidly connect to patients. Lee Health will continue to appropriately utilize Telehealth as it provides ambulatory and inpatient patients greater access to healthcare. Over the last 18 months, we’ve leveraged telehealth to bring remote caregivers and loved ones in to the physician consultation, allow deployed service members the ability to see their newborn baby in our Golisano NICU from their phone, have patients perform urgent care and follow up visits from the safety and comfort of their couch and provide rapid specialty consultations inside our hospital walls. While the state did eliminate the emergency protocol, we will continue to utilize telehealth in a myriad of ways to connect patients with the care they need while complying with the exceptions as reported.”