Sara Girard

A glitch in the Florida unemployment system kept people from their cash, and it caused more stress this holiday season. Some coined it a “holiday hold” because some of Floridians who requested benefits on Thanksgiving and Black Friday didn’t get paid when they should have. Joseph Reilly couldn’t start his new job in March because […]

Mobile carriers in the United States have spent tens of billions of dollars in a race to build out their 5G networks. Now, they’re eager to get consumers using — and paying for — the new wireless network technology. The launch of the first 5G iPhone marks the biggest opportunity yet to do that, kicking […]

Many people would likely agree the prices for prescription medications are too high. A potentially affordable option is making itself available to people near and far and could make filling your prescriptions a bit easier. Amazon has officially entered the pharmacy game, and it’s delivering prescriptions to Amazon Prime members with two-day delivery. Amazon says, […]

More people are getting back to work. That’s according to new numbers from the state that show October’s unemployment rate slid down to 6.5%, and Southwest Florida is following the same trend. We looked into what’s behind the numbers in the recent report. We often hear about the unemployment rate, but we don’t hear as […]

Executive Director Dane Eagle of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity says he needs more money and more people to fix the unemployment system. We’ve received questions, concerns and suggestions from people about how to make it better, and took them to Eagle. Meanwhile, Patrick Hoffman of Fort Myers has almost given up on the DEO. […]

The pandemic left millions of people out of work around the country, and for some of us losing a job meant losing health care too. That’s why, with the insurance marketplace from the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) opening on Nov. 1, experts expect a surge in enrollment. One Lehigh Acres woman is […]

If you’re on unemployment in Florida and never received your Lost Wages Assistance from the federal government, this could be why. WINK News obtained documents from the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity discussing the federal assistance those on unemployment can get for weeks claimed in August. Except call takers at the DEO’s customer service centers are told […]

The state released September’s unemployment report Friday. After a steady decline, it looks like the rate went up at 7.6%. That’s 27,000 more people out of work than in August. The new numbers show 770,000 people are jobless in Florida. It comes as the state’s hospitality and tourism industries continue to struggle. “I do want […]

Neighbors along Burnt Store Road in Cape Coral are fed up with streetlights. Lee County finished installing new lights on the hurricane evacuation route back in February, but people living nearby say they’re too bright and could cause more issues long-term. While they agree that better lighting in the area was necessary for safety reasons, […]

More access to faster internet is on the way. Apple announced on Tuesday its first 5G compatible iPhones, but the technology has been around for a while, with the first all-5G smartphone released by Samsung in March this year. So, what’s new? Fifth generation wireless technology hitting our streets – literally. By now, you might […]