Gina Tomlinson

A long lines of cars is what parents are dealing with daily when picking up their children from Riverdale High School. The backup of cars isn’t the only traffic jam during the school day, “Traffic in the morning and afternoon is just total chaos. You cannot get on or off it.” said parent Jack Cooper, […]

Ryan Maldonado’s five-year-old son Ryan Jr. struggles with autism. The kindergartner rides a smaller bus than this one, with special needs staff that Maldonado has to trust to make sure his son gets to school safe. Maldonado says he’s furious after learning Ryan was left on the bus Tuesday morning on the way to Trafalgar […]

Kids with special needs are learning martial arts and basic skills at the Tiny Tigers program in Cape Coral. Six-year-old Rain has autism and a sensory processing disorder. Her mother Elizabeth Demalo has tried other programs in Lee County, “We spent a year in dance and then, right before the recital they asked us to […]

Fort Myers and Sanibel’s Tourist Development Council brainstormed some solutions and are spending tens of thousands of dollars to clean dead fish off Southwest Florida beaches. They’re bringing in new machines to get red of the dead fish without removing all the sand. The money will come from tourism tax dollars. “This is an issue […]

A Southwest Florida photographer is using photos to bring attention to the water quality crisis. Men in gas masks are holding mermaids and showing the impacts of red tide. “I said, ‘how would you feel about looking sick?”‘ asked Cape Coral photographer Tonya Barnes. It’s no uplifting fairy tale, what these models posing as sick […]

Thousands of dead fish washing up each day on Sanibel and city officials just said there was a significant increase in the amount of dead sea life coming on to the beach overnight. People living near the beaches tell us they hope to finally get relief soon. Kathleen Cameron lives and works on Fort Myers […]

Some students know what it’s like to go through the school-day without lunch. This year, Lee County schools is providing lunch and breakfast at no additional cost to students at all 79 schools in the district. Ninth-grade student Billy Donahue describes what it’s like when he’s hungry, “You feel tired, you feel sluggish, you’re not really […]

A disgusting sight with an even worse smell. Fish are lining the shores of Sanibel, and the city is jumping into action to clean up the mess. “It’s sad and it smells and it’s just not what you would expect when you come to Florida,” said visitor Cindy Claytor. 　 The thousands of washed up […]

Crews from the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife saved a turtle Thursday on Captiva. CROW tells WINK News most of the turtles coming into their hospital this year suffering from red tide are resting adults. The extended red tide period is raising concerns, especially for endangered turtles. “These are the animals that are going […]

It’s no secret that Lee County is growing and the increased population means hospitals are struggling to keep up. Area hospitals are seeing backlogs, contributing to why the Wound Care Center at Lehigh Regional Medical Center re-opening its doors. Dr. Dorian Finn, General Surgeon at the Wound Center says, “We have a population that is […]