Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior nightPolice: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg
NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
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Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
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BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
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NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
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NORTH NAPLES Senior Airman surprises cousin on Aubrey Rogers softball senior night Aubrey Rogers senior pitcher and infielder McKenzie Vargas surprised by her Air Force cousin for Senior Night.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
A very successful event on Veterans Day seeing runners lacing up and crossing the finish line at the Midpoint Bridge 5K. Racers like Joshua Dorsey were amped up and ready to go when they got to the bridge. “I’m trying to win. But if I can do like 18 or something, I’d be happy with that,” Dorsey said. Over racers like Sandra Duvemesserich, have made the race almost a tradition, going year after year. “I’ve run many, but it could be fifth or sixth. I don’t even keep track anymore,” Duvemesserich said. The bridge was closed from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. but has since reopened. Fort Myers YMCA of Southwest Florida was at the event getting everything ready. Veteran’s Day virtual 5K. CREDIT: WINK News The 5K started at 7 p.m. and WINK News spoke with the associate executive director, Suzie Starks, who explained participants should start getting to the area around 5:30 to 6 p.m. But, Starks also made a point of emphasis on how important the race was this year. YMCA of Southwest Florida at the Midpoint Bridge 5K. CREDIT: WINK News “To have something for our community to do together, too, you know, have some normalcy, it was a little up and down, if we were even going to be able to do the race, leading up to it with some, you know, the lights were broken and things like that,” Starks said. “So we just think it’s really important, especially this year, to have something for the community to come together.” And, participants like Michael Azza, and so many others, saw and understood what lay at the heart of the entire event. “It’s because we have the freedoms that we do, we are able to make the choices and the decisions and live the lives that we do because of these veterans,” Azza said. “So it’s think of veteran today all day long. I’ve seen many of them and it’s just you shake their hand and you say to them, thank you for what we have.” “it’s good to have a day of just giving thanks back to them because, you know, they write that blink check with their lives. So yeah, happy to support something like that,” Dorsey said. Starks explained the funds raised on Veterans Day will go back to their scholarship funds over at the YMCA of Southwest Florida for kids and seniors. WINK News spoke with Patrick Messerich, a veteran, asking what supporting and honoring veterans meant to him. “Always a good feeling. You know, everybody’s interested in things and I think it’s good that people are willing to acknowledge it. Yeah. getting less and less popular,” Messerich said.