‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd
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PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
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The future of biometrics: Safer security or new AI risks? In 2021, the Transportation Service Agency (TSA) launched its new touchless identity solution in the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport.
CAPE CORAL Pelican Elementary resource officer saves infant A school resource officer at Pelican Elementary saved an infants’ life at a traffic stop in Cape Coral.
FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
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NAPLES Cutting-edge ACL surgery reducing reinjury risk by 80% Known for its game-changing orthopedic repair options, Naples-based Arthrex has done it again.
NAPLES MacStrength FL offers sport and lifestyle training for young athletes In 2025, MacStrength FL is swinging for success with their current players and for a wider reach in its community.
You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
FILE: Mosquitos. (Credit: WINK News) A mosquito species native to South and Central America is invading Southwest Florida, which has people concerned about the potential spread of disease. Rebecca Heinig of the Collier County Mosquito Control District puts Southwest Florida’s new mosquito species under a microscope, examining its tiger-striped thorax and nearly gold color. “Culex lactator is found in South and Central America,” Heinig said. “But until 2018, we had never seen it in the United States of America.” Culex lactator was first collected in Miami in 2018 by a researcher at the Florida Medical Entomology Lab. Heinig said the insect was first found buzzing in Collier County in 2022. “We don’t know that it spreads any diseases yet, but it’s also not a very well-studied species,” Heinig said. “So, we’re not quite sure yet. We will be keeping an eye on it, though.” The species has also made its way to Lee County. “What’s different about it is the fact that it’s come from another place,” said Eric Jackson, deputy director of the Lee County Mosquito Control District. “I mean, it’s still a Culex mosquito. We deal with Culex mosquitoes that are here all the time.” The Culex genus can spread two potentially fatal diseases: West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. Jackson and Heinig say it will take more research to determine if Culex lactator has the same abilities. “Right now, I would say this is just an exciting new addition to our knowledge about mosquitoes in Collier County,” Heinig said. “It’s really all part of the process of controlling mosquitoes here in Southwest Florida,” Jackson said. There are more than 750 species in the Culex group worldwide. We don’t even know yet if the Culex lactator can bite humans, never mind the ability to transmit pathogens. While scientists and researchers study, you can head to an open house at the Lee County Mosquito Control District this Saturday to see how they prevent and treat the mosquito population. “To get a behind-the-scenes look at at what we do and how we do it. This is perfect timing. Because Saturday we have an open house here on March 25. tended to the public is welcome,” said Jackson. “It’s a free event. Come in and see our aircraft up close. Get in the helicopter. We’re not gonna fly people. But yeah, but climb up in the helicopter. We’ll have our big fixed wing, or old iconic DC threes will be out for people to look at. And then you can also talk with our entomologists and our biologists about these same questions.”