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WINK NEWS 9/11 remembrance events across Southwest Florida Commemorating 9/11 honors those who died, celebrates the unity that followed, and reminds us of the lasting effects on global security.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
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Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
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Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
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PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
NAPLES Collier middle school student arrested for carrying knife A Manatee Middle School student has been arrested after a knife was found in his backpack at school.
FORT MYERS Suspect arrested in Papa Johns armed robbery A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery of a Fort Myers pizza shop.
BONITA SPRINGS Massive fire severely damages Bonita Springs home Multiple fire crews responded to a massive fire that damaged a home located near Thornbury Lane in Bonita Springs.
WINK NEWS 9/11 remembrance events across Southwest Florida Commemorating 9/11 honors those who died, celebrates the unity that followed, and reminds us of the lasting effects on global security.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off at the presidential debate Former president Trump and vice president Harris just wrapped up their first and likely only debate before Americans go to the polls.
CAPE CORAL Voters react to presidential debate The voters WINK News spoke to said they had their minds made up before the first question could drop, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t still excited to watch.
NORTH FORT MYERS Caught on Video: man ignites North Fort Myers house on fire We spoke with the mother of the family that lives in the home. She said both her husband and her 6-year-old son were in bed when she saw an orange glow coming from the front window; then, she saw flames.
Siblings left homeless after fire in Collier County A family is recovering from the flames after a lawnmower fire in Collier County left three siblings homeless.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral says they’ll help neighbors forced to vacate but community still has questions We’ve reported on the plans by Cape Coral to acquire 19 acres east of Bimini Basin, and how it will force the families currently living in those properties out.
Collier County commissioners oppose Amendment 3 This comes less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump told the world he would vote for Amendment 3.
PHILADELPHIA Florida political analyst weighs in ahead of presidential debate Tonight may be the only chance viewers will get to see Kamala Harris and Donald Trump together on the debate stage.
LEHIGH ACRES Renewed call for guardrails following fatal Lehigh Acres canal crash A car flying into a canal, killing a 47-year-old man, has many raising the question of how it can be stopped from happening again.
Charlotte County Schools reflects on Guardian program 1 year later Charlotte County is getting a better idea of how armed people in its schools are doing. Last school year was the first entire year Charlotte County Schools had the guardian program in place.
PUNTA GORDA Public notice of pollution submitted for the Peace River There are reports of chemicals, oils and contaminants polluting the Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Garden.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers neighbors work to stop parking lot A city sees a warehouse just south of Palm Beach Boulevard as a spot they can use for a brand new parking lot, but the people who live in the neighborhood are telling the city to think twice.
NAPLES Collier middle school student arrested for carrying knife A Manatee Middle School student has been arrested after a knife was found in his backpack at school.
FORT MYERS Suspect arrested in Papa Johns armed robbery A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery of a Fort Myers pizza shop.
The Inspiration4 crew in orbit (left to right): mission commander Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor. SPACEX via CBS News. The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew chatted with Tom Cruise from space, mission officials said Friday, sharing their experiences on the first privately-funded trip to orbit while enjoying “an incredible” first full day in weightlessness. They also got a chance to take in spectacular views of Earth from their Crew Dragon capsule’s hemispheric cupola, beaming down video of the blue-and-white planet 365 miles below. The mission was chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman in part to raise up to $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Medical officer Hayley Arceneaux, a childhood cancer survivor treated at St. Jude and now a physician assistant at the hospital, showed off the view in a video chat with patients. “To all the patients and families, we are so honored to bring you into our spacecraft, so glad that you joined us,” Arceneaux said. “I just want you all to know that we’re doing this for you, and we are thinking about you so much. “I was a little girl going through cancer treatment, just like a lot of you,” she continued. “And if I can do this, you can do this. I’m so proud of each and every one of you, and can’t wait to tell you the stories when we get back to Earth.” A segment of the video later was posted on St. Jude’s Twitter account, showing Arceneaux as she described the scene from the cupola, a transparent dome added to the Crew Dragon capsule by SpaceX in place of a space station docking mechanism. Breaking from @Inspiration4x Mission Control. #Inspiration4 Crew member Hayley gave St. Jude patients a special tour of the cupola, the biggest window to ever go to space! pic.twitter.com/TyndSxqpLM — St. Jude (@StJude) September 17, 2021 “We are flying this huge window, the biggest window that’s ever been flown in space,” Arceneaux marveled. “And looking through the window, we can see the entire perimeter of the Earth, which is so beautiful! And I hope that you’re getting to see what we see.” Isaacman, Arceneaux and crewmates Sian Proctor and Chris Sembroski blasted off Wednesday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that boosted them into a 365-mile-high orbit some 100 miles above the International Space Station — higher than anyone has flown since the final shuttle flight to the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009. Since then, the crew has collected medical data on how their bodies have reacted to the absence of gravity, chatted with friends and family on Earth and enjoyed the view from their sky high perch. If all goes well, the fully automated Crew Dragon capsule will fire its braking rockets Saturday, setting up splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral just after 7 p.m. EDT to close out a three-day voyage. Arceneaux shows St. Jude patients the view through the Crew Dragon’s cupola dome window. SPACEX via CBS News. Isaacman donated $100 million to St. Jude before Wednesday’s launch, half of a $200 million fund-raising target. During their Zoom chat with St. Jude patients, one child asked if they had seen any aliens and another wondered, “Are there cows on the moon?” “For those on the edge of their seats, we can confirm that cows are not on the moon,” Isaacman’s Inspiration4 team tweeted Friday. Unlike NASA missions, which are carried out with open space-to-ground communications throughout, the commercial Inspiration4 mission is a non-government operation carried out by SpaceX for a paying customer — Isaacman — with Twitter being the primary avenue for mission updates. In an update posted just ahead of the crew’s wakeup Friday, the Inspiration4 team on Earth reported “Rook, Nova, Hanks, and Leo spoke to @TomCruise sharing their experience from space. Maverick, you can be our wingman anytime.” The tweet referred to Isaacman (call sign Rook), Arceneaux (Nova), Sembroski (Hanks) and Proctor (Leo). “Maverick” was Cruise’s fighter pilot call sign in the movie “Top Gun.” Rook, Nova, Hanks, and Leo spoke to @TomCruise sharing their experience from space. Maverick, you can be our wingman anytime. pic.twitter.com/5YTfyRZhrd — Inspiration4 (@inspiration4x) September 17, 2021 In another tweet from SpaceX, the company said the Inspiration4 crew members “had an incredible first day in space! They’ve completed more than 15 orbits around planet Earth since liftoff and made full use of the Dragon cupola.” The crew of #Inspiration4 had an incredible first day in space! They’ve completed more than 15 orbits around planet Earth since liftoff and made full use of the Dragon cupola. pic.twitter.com/StK4BTWSA6 — Inspiration4 (@inspiration4x) September 17, 2021 The crew took part in a live-streamed video conference Friday afternoon, showing off the view from their windows, performing somersaults in microgravity and discussing other highlights of their experience in space. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, tweeted his congratulations, saying “the world is inspired by the recent entrepreneurial, exceptional, tireless efforts for the furtherance of Human SpaceFlight. I am with you in thoughts and spirit.” Congratulations to @inspiration4x and @SpaceX launch! The World is inspired by the recent entrepreneurial, exceptional, tireless efforts for the furtherance of Human SpaceFlight. I am with you in thoughts and spirit. pic.twitter.com/XVzIk4AvX3 — Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) September 17, 2021