Nicole Lauren

Soreness, fatigue, headache and even a fever are some of the side effects many of you are feeling after getting your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But what if you got your second dose and you feel fine? It comes down to your immune system, and how different it is from everyone else’s. Some […]

Fort Myers police responded to a shooting Monday night with two people injured at The Park At Positano Apartment Homes. According to FMPD, police responded to reports of gunfire at the community after neighbors said they heard five loud gunshots. The complex is off Colonial Boulevard between Fowler Street and Metro Parkway. Both individuals who […]

Nearly a year after the start of the pandemic, health care workers are faced with a new challenge: lack of needles. For now, it seems like much of Southwest Florida is doing fine, because many places got ahead of the problem. In Charlotte County, vaccination supplies were ordered in bulk six months ago. Joseph Pepe, […]

Many in Southwest Florida know the pain of losing loved ones to hit-and-run crashes. These crimes are very common in our area, which is part of why the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles designated February as Hit and Run Awareness Month. The purpose of the month is to get the word out […]

In addition to a flu shot each year, we are all likely going to need COVID-19 booster shots, because (like all viruses) the novel coronavirus that causes the disease keeps mutating. Strains from the U.K. and South Africa are already here and scientists are struggling to keep up. There are currently three known mutations: U.K., […]

A measured reaction from a school resource officer helped end a worrisome situation peacefully at Caloosa Middle School, when a student brought a loaded gun to school last week. SRO Joe Zalenski says a big takeaway from last week was communication: See something, say something. And in this case, the report turned out to be […]

So many in our area have dealt with hardship over the last year, unable to put food on the table. Now’s your chance to help. WINK News is teaming up with the Harry Chapin Food Bank for the March to a Million Meals, with the goal of feeding one million people by March 1. Over […]

NCH is recruiting for clinical positions, saying it needs help vaccinating Southwest Florida and that you should consider helping out and applying for a job. Cape Coral Technical College is one place you might attend to gain the skills necessary for that application. It says its outstanding instructors and affordability sets the college apart, and […]

One place that seems likely to house the novel coronavirus is an ambulance, especially when Emergency Medical Services must transport someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. But there is new technology available to help disinfect the unit. It’s a disinfecting mist that’s sprayed throughout the entire patient compartment. By killing germs there, they are […]

Florida is leading the country in the most cases of the COVID-19 variant, with 50 currently. Now more than ever, doctors are urging the public to mask up and stay vigilant. One Southwest FLorida doctor says that although you may think wearing two masks would add an extra layer of protection, it’s not really needed. […]