Election Day crowds expected despite record early votingVoters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election
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Election Day crowds expected despite record early voting Election Day is nearly upon us. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the polls will be closed, and our team will bring you the results.
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS Voters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election A lot can change in four years. During the 2020 election, many voters masked up as they cast their ballots, and the pandemic was at the top of many voters’ minds.
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.
Friday is the last day for some parents to pick which school their child will go to next year. Open enrollment ends Friday for kindergarten through fourth-grade kids in Lee County. The district is pushing for kids to attend schools in their neighborhood. No more busing kids all over town. Your choices must be within what the district calls your proximity zones. “4 p.m. is the cut-off; if everything is turned in online or in person by 4 p.m., then they’re you’re good. Our staff will work through the weekend to get those people’s paperwork processed and even have it all ready by Monday,” said Rob Spicker, assistant director of Media and Public Information at the school district. Lee County schools created these proximity zones in effort to keep as many kids as possible in schools near their homes while, at the same time, still giving parents options. The hope is this new plan will also make it easier to bus students to and from school. Because if a mom or dad chooses a school outside their proximity zone, the plan calls for parents to handle all transportation. Right now, the school district is short dozens of school bus drivers. “It’s been terrible, though. Lately, it’s been awful. We get texts every single day. The bus is going to be late, bus is going to be late. The bus is going to be late. We’re tired of that. You know, come on. You know, I understand once in a while. I understand that, but not every single day,” said Neil Vlack, the grandparent of an elementary school student. Vlack said he is registering his grandson for a school close to home. Right now, his grandson goes to a charter school. “You will be attending a school that’s closer to home. And for some parents, that will make a big difference in terms of being involved in the school,” Spicker said. “For so long, transportation has driven instruction. And we need to get the teaching back to driving instruction. And that’s what this does.” Spicker said bus routes will be much shorter when you have smaller zones. “The pickup times are later, and you’re much more efficient,” Spicker said. Samantha Rivera just moved here. She feared school choice. She loves the proximity zones. “It’s a big relief, like a huge relief off my shoulders, really, to be honest with you,” Rivera said. The proximity zones are for students in elementary school only. The plan is to introduce the same to middle and high schools in the future. “For so long, transportation has driven instruction. And we need to get the teaching back to driving instruction. And that’s what this does,” Spicker said. “When you have these smaller zones, your bus routes are a lot shorter, the pickup times are later, and you’re much more efficient.” Lee County school proximity zones are for students in elementary school only. The plan is to do the same with middle and high school kids in the future. If you still want to send your child to a school outside your proximity zone, you can try to do so by entering the Lee County schools assignment lottery. If you failed to meet Friday’s deadline, the district automatically assigned your child to a school within your zone.