
The FDA has released a list of all authorized at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits.
Months after the scarcity of tests caused an uproar, at-home test kits are now more widely available. The FDA’s list includes helpful information like the type of test, how quickly it works and who should use it in terms of symptoms and ages.
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Push to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Collier County
A task force is looking to stop all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Collier County. The idea is to spell out your rights regarding healthcare, and the vote is Tuesday. The state already largely bans the mandates. But several of the people WINK News spoke to on Monday agreed with no mandates; most said they want […]

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines. The virus appears here to stay, along with the threat of a more dangerous […]

Florida lab to test 550 Tennessee rape kits with $1.5M grant
Tennessee is outsourcing the testing of at least 550 rape kits to a private Florida lab through a $1.5 million federal grant, the state’s lead investigative agency announced Monday in a move to reduce processing times that have drawn scrutiny.

Trust & Verify: Gov. DeSantis’ claims about the COVID-19 bivalent boosters
Governor Ron DeSantis is making COVID headlines again. At a press conference on Jan. 17, 2023, DeSantis claimed that those who had gotten the COVID-19 bivalent boosters are more likely to get infected. “Joe Ladapo can talk a little bit more about it…almost every study now has said with these new boosters—you are more likely […]
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Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with a crime
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Direct flights to the Caribbean could be coming to RSW
You can get to a lot of places from Southwest Florida International Airport. The airport is already undergoing renovations to expand, and now, a new movement is taking off to expand offerings into the Caribbean.

Jury selection Monday for man accused of killing Fort Myers police officer
After almost five years, jury selection will begin Monday in an accused cop killer’s trial.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy out of Pinellas County.