2024 python challenge winner caught 20 pythonsLee commission awards $39.2M contract to nourish Lovers Key and Bonita Beach shoreline
2024 python challenge winner caught 20 pythons The 2024 Florida Python Challenge has concluded, and we have a winner.
WINK NEWS Lee commission awards $39.2M contract to nourish Lovers Key and Bonita Beach shoreline The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a nearly $39.2 contract to nourish beaches on Lovers Key and Bonita Beach.
LEE COUNTY Lee County votes to purchase nearly 100 acres for Conservation 20/20 Lee County Commissioners voted to purchase about 100 acres in southeastern Lee County for the Conservation 20/20 land acquisition program.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh freshman to play in Dream Football Classic All-American Game Lehigh freshman defensive lineman Julian Graham was picked to play in the Dream Football Classic All-American Game.
Matanzas Pass Bridge hit again by the same shrimp boat The Florida Department of Transportation has reported that the Matanzas Pass Bridge was hit again by the same passing shrimp boat that struck it a day before.
Twin Cutz owner launches Barber Academy in south Fort Myers More than a decade after establishing his chain of Twin Cutz barbershops across Southwest Florida, Sean Casey began looking into the next step in his professional journey.
Great Wolf Lodge to launch early in Naples Launching a week earlier than originally announced, the massive Great Wolf Lodge South Florida resort and indoor water park will open Sept. 18.
CAPE CORAL Man accused of 3-vehicle DUI crash in Cape Coral A man has been arrested after allegedly being responsible for a three-vehicle crash while driving under the influence in Cape Coral.
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES Volunteers wanted for Track to Trail Thoroughbreds rehabilitation The volunteer ran horserace rehabilitation effort Track to Trail Thoroughbreds is enlisting additional help from the Southwest Florida community.
NAPLES NCH hosting open house amid Florida Blue negotiations With less than two weeks until the September 30th deadline, NCH and Florida Blue still haven’t reached an agreement on contract negotiations.
WEST PALM BEACH DeSantis signs executive order to hand attempted assassination case of Donald Trump to state attorney general Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order to allow the state attorney general to investigate the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in West Palm Beach.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: More rain and storms for your Tuesday The Weather Authority is tracking more rain and storms due to tropical moisture entering into the Southwest Florida area.
NAPLES Veterans hit the water in Naples Every September, a local group of captains and anglers hosts an event to take soldiers on the water. More than 130 troops and 65 captains were at the Naples Take a Soldier Fishing event.
Collier County teachers reach contract agreement Collier County teachers have come to an agreement with the school district in their contract negotiations.
NORTH PORT North Port Police searching for man who struck officer with car The North Port Police Department is on the search for a man who committed battery on an officer, among other charges.
2024 python challenge winner caught 20 pythons The 2024 Florida Python Challenge has concluded, and we have a winner.
WINK NEWS Lee commission awards $39.2M contract to nourish Lovers Key and Bonita Beach shoreline The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a nearly $39.2 contract to nourish beaches on Lovers Key and Bonita Beach.
LEE COUNTY Lee County votes to purchase nearly 100 acres for Conservation 20/20 Lee County Commissioners voted to purchase about 100 acres in southeastern Lee County for the Conservation 20/20 land acquisition program.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh freshman to play in Dream Football Classic All-American Game Lehigh freshman defensive lineman Julian Graham was picked to play in the Dream Football Classic All-American Game.
Matanzas Pass Bridge hit again by the same shrimp boat The Florida Department of Transportation has reported that the Matanzas Pass Bridge was hit again by the same passing shrimp boat that struck it a day before.
Twin Cutz owner launches Barber Academy in south Fort Myers More than a decade after establishing his chain of Twin Cutz barbershops across Southwest Florida, Sean Casey began looking into the next step in his professional journey.
Great Wolf Lodge to launch early in Naples Launching a week earlier than originally announced, the massive Great Wolf Lodge South Florida resort and indoor water park will open Sept. 18.
CAPE CORAL Man accused of 3-vehicle DUI crash in Cape Coral A man has been arrested after allegedly being responsible for a three-vehicle crash while driving under the influence in Cape Coral.
GOLDEN GATE ESTATES Volunteers wanted for Track to Trail Thoroughbreds rehabilitation The volunteer ran horserace rehabilitation effort Track to Trail Thoroughbreds is enlisting additional help from the Southwest Florida community.
NAPLES NCH hosting open house amid Florida Blue negotiations With less than two weeks until the September 30th deadline, NCH and Florida Blue still haven’t reached an agreement on contract negotiations.
WEST PALM BEACH DeSantis signs executive order to hand attempted assassination case of Donald Trump to state attorney general Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order to allow the state attorney general to investigate the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in West Palm Beach.
The Weather Authority The Weather Authority: More rain and storms for your Tuesday The Weather Authority is tracking more rain and storms due to tropical moisture entering into the Southwest Florida area.
NAPLES Veterans hit the water in Naples Every September, a local group of captains and anglers hosts an event to take soldiers on the water. More than 130 troops and 65 captains were at the Naples Take a Soldier Fishing event.
Collier County teachers reach contract agreement Collier County teachers have come to an agreement with the school district in their contract negotiations.
NORTH PORT North Port Police searching for man who struck officer with car The North Port Police Department is on the search for a man who committed battery on an officer, among other charges.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walks from the podium following a news conference Monday, July 3, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. Christie said late Monday he’ll sign a budget deal and end a government shutdown that had closed state parks and beaches to the public. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Chris Christie announced Wednesday he’s suspending his campaign for the presidency, ending a bid that focused almost solely on criticizing Donald Trump and making the case that the former president should not be the Republican nominee. “It’s clear to me tonight, that there isn’t a path for me to win the nomination, which is why I’m suspending my campaign tonight for president United States,” he said at an event in New Hampshire. Christie, the former New Jersey governor who famously endorsed Trump after ending his own 2016 presidential bid, was by far the most persistent critic of the former president on the 2024 campaign trail. But in a Republican party where Trump has maintained his status as the apparent frontrunner, Christie’s narrowly focused bid always seemed to be a long-shot effort. The turning point for Chris Christie, who staked his entire presidential primary campaign on a strong showing in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, came when he failed to win the coveted endorsement of the state’s GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, who instead backed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. It also became clear that Chris Christie’s path to the GOP nomination after the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary was essentially doomed. He was not able to make the ballot in Maine, a Super Tuesday state, and did not have a substantial ground game in any state outside of New Hampshire. Anti-Trump Republicans, including Sununu, began calling on Christie to get out and help consolidate support behind Haley. On CNN Tuesday, Sununu said, “a vote for Christie is a vote being taken away from Nikki Haley and prevents delivering that loss to the former president.” Still, Christie refused, often saying he would be willing to drop out and potentially endorse Nikki Haley if the former U.N. ambassador came out clearly, in Christie’s view, against Trump and publicly committed to not taking a position in a Trump White House. “I will be happy to get out of the way for someone who is actually running against Donald Trump,” Christie said to voters at a town hall in Rochester, New Hampshire, this week who pushed Christie on his chances in the state. “If there was someone else, anyone else, in this race who are willing to take him on, I’d be happy to work with that person [to defeat Donald Trump].” Since announcing his presidential bid back in June, Chris Christie’s campaign staff has remained small, with most working remotely and without a physical office in New Hampshire. Christie relied on TV appearances and small events in the Granite State, typically hosted by the super PAC supporting him. The latest ad, titled “The Truth,” indirectly targeted Nikki Haley. “Most of the other candidates in this race are all trying to look into people’s eyes and figure out what they want to hear,” Christie said in the ad. Christie’s campaign positioned him as a candidate who would tell the “truth,” even on the hard issues like Trump’s fitness to be president or a national abortion ban. Christie and his political operation attempted to evoke the straight talk approach of the late John McCain in New Hampshire and replicate the late Arizona GOP senator’s wins in the 2000 and 2008 state primaries. But the Republican Party has changed dramatically since McCain ran nationwide. Complicating Christie’s push was the reality that in 2016, New Hampshire gave Trump his first primary victory. By capturing the state primary that year, Trump began to build momentum that ultimately delivered him the GOP nomination and a stunning upset in the 2016 presidential election. Chris Christie backed Trump once again in 2020, but as a 2024 candidate, he stressed his abundant criticism of Trump as the nation reckoned with the former president’s failed attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That effort was complicated by Haley, who has managed to build a coalition that includes former Trump supporters and critics of the former president. Undeclared voters in New Hampshire, who represent a major segment of the state’s registrations, may cast ballots in the Republican primary. In essence, that helps make New Hampshire the first state where Trump critics have a sizable chance to challenge the former president’s ambitions of returning to the White House. Many Christie campaign events in the state often had attendees from neighboring Maine and Massachusetts, and, while that’s not unusual for New Hampshire, they voiced to reporters — and to Christie himself — that they were drawn to Christie for his criticism of the former president, but they would have no impact on the race in New Hampshire. Recent polling from CBS News showed Haley polling a strong second behind Trump in New Hampshire, bolstering the pressure Christie was facing to drop out if he really wanted to help try to stop Trump from winning the GOP nomination. Christie struggled when he ran in New Hampshire’s 2016 presidential primary and only ended up winning around 7% of the vote.