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LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A local dermatologist office is stopping to recognize our local heroes. Florida Skin Center of Cape Coral is offering free skin screenings for veterans and first-responders on Saturday, January 16th and they want you to get involved. Jesmarie Roldan stopped into the WINK News studio to tell us more.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – It’s the second week in Jan. and there’s a logical reason for the crowd at the gym. The promise to eat healthy and exercise is the most common new year’s resolution and health clubs across the country experience an increase in membership. WINK News Fitness Expert stopped by the studio and […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – In a sign of increased harmony in the Florida Legislature, top priorities for the leaders of each house – a water bill pushed by House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and a package on education aid for the disabled pushed by Senate President Andy Gardiner – received quick final passage in the House […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays’ search for a new home will extend to neighboring Hillsborough County under a deal approved by the St. Petersburg City Council. The Tampa Bay Times (http://goo.gl/OnYk2T ) reports that the agreement approved Thursday gives the Rays 60 days to outline, in writing, the process the team […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge is moving ahead with a high-stakes lawsuit that could affect the casinos run by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Tuesday scheduled a two-week trial for July. The trial will determine whether or not the Seminoles can continue to have blackjack tables at […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Southwest Florida residents are joining the fight against hunger with just two days left before the annual WINK News Feeds Families Hunger Walk. As of Thursday evening, we are about $93,000 short of our $330,000 goal. Several teams make it their mission every year to raise money for the Harry Chapin Food […]

NAPLES, Fla.- The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has spent $4 million in taxpayer money to improve the way 911 calls are dispatched, but some firefighters are concerned there may be kinks to work out when the new system launches. “Everything we’re doing is to make things faster, make things more efficient,” said Chris Gonzalez, director of communications for […]

NAPLES, Fla. – A Seminole tribe artifact has been restored to educate elementary school children. The Chickee Hut at Lake Park Elementary used to be fenced off because it needed repairs. But with the help of the Everglades Foundation, local families and members of the Seminole tribe, teachers can now use the hut for learning. […]

NAPLES, Fla.- Two boys were honored on Thursday for helping rescue a woman who was missing for 24 hours. “It’s kinda funny that all those people were looking for her, but we happened to find her,” said fifth-grader Matthew Thompson. In October, more than 100 search and rescue crews were out looking for 55-year-old Ramona Daugs, but it […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A Naval Base in Key West is retracting statements made about the cause of buildings shaking in Cape Coral Thursday. A Naval Base in Key West originally said jets were training in the area and that the small tremors were likely caused by jets flying faster than the speed of sound, […]