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Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
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Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
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the weather authority Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean The Weather Authority meteorologists are monitoring the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Rafael has formed.
CAPE CORAL JROTC cadets prepare for Cape Coral Veterans Day Parade Cape Coral High School JROTC students will march to honor our veterans.
PUNTA GORDA Punta Gorda residents frustrated by hurricane debris delays Many people in parts of southwest Florida feel like they’ve dealt with more than their fair share of storm damage lately.
Miracle Moment: A rosy outlook following surprise diagnosis It’s time for Miracle Moment. Today, we meet a toddler diagnosed with a disease without known prevention or cure.
Poll workers ready for Election Day rush in Collier County Poll workers gear up for a busy Tuesday in Collier County; some have been there for a while, and this year marks their first time working at a polling place for others.
CAPE CORAL Voters decide: Will Cape Coral City Council members stay or go? Stipends, Jaycee Park and new developments have been topics of concern in the City of Cape Coral for months now.
MATLACHA Lee County residents still dealing with damage from hurricanes Hurricane recovery has been an ongoing project here in Southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian.
FGCU Former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III makes PGA Tour After playing two seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour, former FGCU golfer Frankie Capan III is moving up to the PGA Tour.
Parents cast their votes for Lee County school superintendent With just hours now until the election, WINK News wants to highlight a few local races that haven’t gotten as much attention. One of them is the election of Lee County’s next superintendent of schools.
NORTH FORT MYERS Former Dollar General employee accused of stealing $7,000 in returns A woman has been arrested after defrauding a Dollar General in North Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS BEACH The Tropics and Red Tide; what happens if or when they interact? The Tropics are active despite the fact that there’s less than a month left in hurricane season. But how will a system interact with red tide?
CAPE CORAL Police investigate gunfire at Cape Coral rental home The bullet holes left behind by shots heard in a normally quiet Cape Coral neighborhood scared one woman into buying security cameras for her home.
CAPE CORAL Bimini Basin residents face housing challenges Time is running out for the families who live in one Cape Coral community to find places to call home.
Harris and Trump make a furious final push before Election Day A presidential campaign that has careened through a felony trial, an incumbent president being pushed off the ticket and multiple assassination attempts comes down to a final sprint across a handful of states on Election Day eve.
Using AI to detect pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. That’s due in part to the limited testing available for early detection.
the weather authority Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean The Weather Authority meteorologists are monitoring the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Rafael has formed.
CAPE CORAL JROTC cadets prepare for Cape Coral Veterans Day Parade Cape Coral High School JROTC students will march to honor our veterans.
Danny Lopez. (Credit: Stephanie Castro) The DeSoto County Fair announced it would be closed Monday due to a possible threat at a nearby school. It comes just days after 17-year-old Danny Lopez was shot and killed. The shooter is still on the run. Lopez’s mom, Stephanie Castro, posted a video on Facebook Monday morning with a tribute to her son. Danny Lopez. (Credit: Stephanie Castro) Castro’s friend Ashley Beck also took to Facebook to post a picture and wrote, “A young life is gone, and a family forever changed.” “I would never want to be in her shoes and have to do or what she’s doing right now. You know, some parents don’t ever heal from this and the closure. Who knows if that’s ever going to come?” said Beck. Beck told WINK News on Sunday how Lopez’z mom learned about the shooting. “She was actually at home. She said that when she got the phone call from his girlfriend, she was sleeping, and his girlfriend woke them up, woke her up, and told her what had happened, and that’s what she had rushed to the hospital,” Beck said. Lopez died of a gunshot to the chest. Arcadia police are not saying much about what sparked the shooting Detectives say they are not suspects but might know something about what happened. Beck shared this message from Lopez’s mom. “She said, ‘Ashley, just asked for justice. Whoever has seen something, whoever knows something for this mother’s sake, for a sister’s sake, for a father, and a cousin, please come forward.’” If you have any information about the shooting, call the Arcadia Police Department at (863) 494-2222. The shooting has set the community on edge, questioning the security of the fair as a whole The pretty colors and fun-looking rides usually depict an innocently good time, but after Saturday night’s deadly shooting, one mother said she likely won’t bring her boys this week. If she does, she will only while it’s light out. Light or dark, Elizabeth Perez will be at the fair. She has worked the kiddie rides for about five years and heard the gunfire over the weekend. “All I heard was a boom. That was that. And then people running, that’s all I heard,” said Perez. The deadly shooting doesn’t change her mind about her workplace. “I still feel safe. I don’t think anything’s going to happen. You know, I know the fair needs all the people at the fairgrounds, the people that run it and stuff feel really sorry, what happened, even though they didn’t even know what was going on either. You know, so, you know, they give their condolence. We all do,” Perez said The fair closed on Monday out of an abundance of caution due to the threat at the school nearby. That threat has since been deemed to be not credible. The fair said the swine show would still happen Monday night. Only exhibitors and families will be allowed in, and security will be increased.