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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Autumn Giles died much too young. She still had so much to give, but illness struck and took her away from her family, her teammates and all of southwest Florida. Her dad, her coach on and off the court, is now doing what he can to keep her legacy alive. Robert Giles had a decision to make. In 2013, his daughter Autumn was growing into a star basketball player, and he was living his dream as the boys’ head coach at South Fort Myers until he walked away from his dream to live his daughter’s. “I gave it up and got to experience two state championships with her so that was pretty special,” Robert said. With Autumn playing a leading role, Fort Myers High School won back-to-back state titles in her junior and senior seasons and she wasn’t done. Autumn went on to play collegiately at UMASS and Nova Southeastern then came home to coach. Meanwhile, Robert returned to coaching girls’ hoops this time at Gateway High in 2021. But after Autumn suddenly died, her dad couldn’t bring himself to coach again. Until he got a text message from one of his players. “She never says much and it just read, ‘Your daughter would want you to do what you love,’” Robert said. So Robert is back on the sidelines, but doing what he loves is no longer easy. “Just being in the gym, just being in here, coaching them every day, seeing their faces, it just takes me back to a place when I was doing it with my daughter,” Robert said. “That’s why it’s a tough season.” His Gateway Eagles are 16-3, and his players said every time they take the court they’re ‘Balling for Autumn.’ “I’m glad that we could see and live in her legacy, at least,” Gateway senior Marsha Dorsaint said. “He’s all around a great dad, a second dad to be honest. I’m really glad to have him.” The Eagles aren’t just balling for Autumn; Robert is coaching them to ball like her too. “I never had to tell her to just play hard,” Robert said. “Do stuff that doesn’t show up in the stat book. There’s not a stat for getting the tip pass, jumping on the ground for a loose ball, all that stuff she embodied. I mean, I’ve got plays with her touching the mat on this end and making the layup on that end.” Robert believes his job is more than coaching basketball, but coaching life lessons as well. This season’s lesson? Keep moving forward. “He gives his all and inside you know he’s hurting,” Gateway GBB Assistant Coach Megan Barrett said. “His family is hurting. His wife shows up to every game. She doesn’t miss a game, and I know that’s hard for her too. “They ball in the name of Autumn and they’re really doing it at a high level so I’m just super proud of them,” Robert said. Robert said he believes Autumn is smiling down on him and his team. The Eagles will continue ‘Balling for Autumn’ as they compete for their first district championship on Wednesday.