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Florida House releases $76.1 billion spending plan for year

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida House is proposing a nearly $76.2 billion spending plan for this year. The House released its proposed budget early Friday. The Senate’s full spending plan is expected to be released later in the day. The rival plans are expected to be as much as $5 billion apart. That’s because […]

Southwest Florida Reading Festival arrives tomorrow

FORT MYERS, Fla. – She’s making quite the name for herself over love affairs with famous men, author Nancy Horan is one of the guest authors at tomorrow’s reading festival. This free annual Festival incites a passion for reading. Renew your interest in reading as the festival authors are announced. Hear an author speak at […]

Real estate matters during March Madness

FORT MYERS, Fla. – March Madness is the buzz of the sports world right now, but did you know there is another type of March Madness taking place right here in our real estate market? March is the last full month of the “selling season” which means many buyers are feeling the pressure of buying […]

Fort Myers Pro Rodeo show

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Some of the best in rodeo are coming right here to Southwest Florida this weekend. Last year the pro rodeo show sold out, and this year they plan on making it bigger and better. Margo Crowther and rodeo clown himself Robbie Hodges joined WINK in the studio. You can catch the […]

Fitness Friday

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Stretching is an important component of living a healthy lifestyle that is often overlooked as something that isn’t beneficial. Guys especially are guilty of neglecting stretching and instead focusing solely on pumping up their muscles. Stretching can improve flexibility, reduce pain, aid in muscle recovery, and even treat injuries! Allowing your […]

104-year-old Texas woman loves Dr. Pepper

FORT WORTH, Texas- A North Texas woman has had one of her priorities for much of her 104-years of life. Elizabeth Sullivan says she doesn’t need the advice of real doctors. So she keeps another doctor close by. “People try to give me coffee for breakfast, well I’d rather have a Dr. Pepper,” Sullivan says. […]

Lowry Park Zoo welcomes baby clouded leopard

TAMPA, Fla. – The Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa is welcoming its newest arrival — a baby clouded leopard. The little guys is only 10 days old and is the first baby for the zoo’s 4-year-old clouded leopard pair. The species is endangered, so the baby who doesn’t have a name just yet, is being […]

Texas ready to dump high school steroids testing program

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas appears likely to shelve its high school steroids testing program that state officials once touted as a model for the rest of the country. Even those who pushed for the program in 2007 call it a colossal misfire. The state spent $10 million testing more than 63,000 public school students […]

Meet the author of popular ‘Dexter’ novels at SWFL Reading Festival

FORT MYERS, Fla.- After more than a decade of slashing and slicing, the popular “Dexter” novels are coming to an end. This summer, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay will publish his eighth and final “Dexter” novel. Fans can meet Lindsay this weekend at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. WINK News spoke one-on-one with […]

Multimillion dollar expansion approved for Lee Memorial Health Systems

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A new multimillion dollar expansion plan could ease long wait times at Lee Memorial Health System. Patients tell WINK News they’ve spent hours in emergency rooms waiting to be seen and waited even longer to be put into a bed. The expansion will add 275 more beds that will be ready for […]