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Fort Myers is asking residents to help shape its future by updating its comprehensive plan, which has not been revised since 2008.
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Fort Myers is asking residents to help shape its future by updating its comprehensive plan, which has not been revised since 2008.
The debate over the size of a popular resort on Captiva Island continues, with concerns now extending beyond just building heights.
Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
Fort Myers is asking residents to help shape its future by updating its comprehensive plan, which has not been revised since 2008.
The debate over the size of a popular resort on Captiva Island continues, with concerns now extending beyond just building heights.
Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
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August 2021 to present: WINK News Reporter and Video Journalist. Previously worked as Production Assistant at Fort Myers Broadcasting, 2020 to 2021. Michelle was previously a Reporter at WGCU, Southwest Florida’s NPR station, and is also bilingual.
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Hometown
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Governor Ron DeSantis’ environmental agency is considering plans to turn some of Florida’s park spaces into areas that feature more recreational amenities, and people are not happy.
Someone was given the wrong ballot at the Village Walk voting location in Collier County, so WINK News asked how does something like this happen?
There’s a lack of baseball and softball facilities in collier county, meaning some of those teams have to travel far, but Paradise Coast Sports Complex is trying to change that.
Waste management drivers can report any suspicious activity they may witness during their routes, thanks to a program started in 2010.
Commissioner Burt Saunders is helping lead the charge. He said it’s illegal to modify a muffler, and so, therefore, those shops that are doing this are subject to fines.
Neighbors at Marco Shores Estates are still waiting to find out why dead fish were piling up in the water, on sidewalks and in the grass.
Vote-by-mail ballots can be dropped off at a secure ballot intake station located at our main office, satellite offices, and at any of our early voting locations during early voting hours.
There are dozens of dead fish in a retention pond at the Marco Shores Estates neighborhood in Collier County.
An FGCU study conducted in 2023 measuring the success of its college prep program showed that alumni are 55% more likely to earn a college degree, and nearly a quarter earn their graduate degrees.
After a challenging deployment, the Urban Search and Rescue Team returned home from their mission in response to Hurricane Debby.