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Thirteen thousand have signed a petition against a Lee County proposal that raises Sanibel building codes. A new state bill may be the remedy to prevent building height requirements from increasing.

A pro-Palestine rally demanding a complete ceasefire is happening in downtown Fort Myers.

NCH wants to build a Heart and Stroke Institute also known as the Schulze Center at their downtown campus.

Parts of Alico Road are closed due to a concrete spill, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Resilient Lee has released dozens of documents explaining how $1.1 billion of federal funding could help Lee County bounce back from Hurricane Ian.

South Cape Coral parking has been a long-time problem for residents, oftentimes creating an inconvenience in trying to locate a spot.

Even though Hurricane Ian is more than a year behind Southwest Floridians, many families are still recovering. Plus, high prices are tightening budgets making it even harder for parents to put gifts under the tree this year. Toys for Tots of Lee County is just one local organization dedicated to helping moms and dads get some things on their children’s Christmas lists.

A cold snap in Southwest Florida has temperatures dropping to the upper 40s, bringing mixed feelings about the sudden weather change.

The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting that caused a car crash.

Friends called him the “Mayor of Naples.” WINK News called him family. Doug Garrett is remembered by WINK News as a passionate journalist who cared for the community.