Election Day crowds expected despite record early votingVoters in Downtown Fort Myers ready for 2024 Election
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.
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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.
Wisner Desmaret during his jury selection. Credit: WINK News On Friday morning, a jury recommended life in prison for Wisner Desmaret, convicted of murdering Fort Myers Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller. Desmaret was found guilty of the murder on Wednesday. After the penalty phase began the following day, the jury decided and heard impact statements from Jobbers-Miller’s family. His official sentencing is scheduled for June 5. Lee Hollander thinks jurors recognized Desmaret is struggling with severe mental health issues. Which Hollander claims explains his outbursts and confusion displayed throughout the trial. For five years, families waited patiently for a trial. And all it took was two days for the trial to end. “The trial court shall impose a sentence of life without the possibility of parole,” the judge said. Then, 2,500 pages of psychiatric records detailing mental health issues. Issues that Hollander, Desmaret’s standby attorney, believes influenced the jury’s recommendation. “I think the jury realized his mental health issues, and they recognized it. Even though they found aggravating factors, they found that whatever happened did not require a death sentence,” Hollander said. “Giving death sentences to people who are psychiatrically not all there… we’re supposed to be a little better than that in society,” Hollander said. However, the state attorney, Amira Fox, said Desmaret deserves to die for his crime. “He wanted to kill a cop,” Fox said. She said Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller sacrificed his life for others and instantly lost it to Desmaret. Steadfast in his refusal to let Hollander speak on his behalf, Desmaret represented himself throughout the entire trial. “He and I were not best buddies, and a lot of it stems from the fact that he did not want to bring up his psychiatric issues. I mean, he didn’t want his brother to testify to the jury about it,” Hollander said. Hollander attempted multiple times to have his mental competency revisited, stating his paranoia and schizophrenia caused Desmaret to shoot Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller. “He’s not taking his meds. He’s not all there,” Hollander tried explaining to the judge. “I’m hearing voices… when I’m alone… I hear things… See them,” Desmaret said. Desmaret said throughout the trial he thought the police were trying to kill him. “I wasn’t born with HIV. And I think that’s what’s making me a target a lot of these people that’s infected with HIV they need new blood if he would have shot and killed me when we get to the hospital, all they do is take my blood out of my take my blood out of me,” Desmaret said. Just one of the numerous shocking remarks made by Desmaret during the trial. Hollander said he plans to file an appeal. Officer Jobbers-Miller’s father nor the state spoke after the jury came back on Friday. The plan to once the judge makes the sentence official.