Collier County teacher worried about proposed school year plan

What might the next school year look like in Collier County? Districts leaders will reveal the plan on Wednesday. Julie Abalos, an eighth grade teacher in Collier County, said they will be required to wear face masks, social distancing will be the norm, and lunch and breakfast for children will happen in their classrooms. While […]

Have rising daily COVID-19 reports in Florida changed your routine?

Florida continues to shatter case records during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 15,000 cases were reported over the weekend. That’s the highest number of new cases in a single day by any state since the pandemic began. And there were more than 12,000 cases reported in Florida to start the week. We wanted to know […]

Teen recovers from COVID-19 at NCH, returns home

A tale of survival: A teenager in Southwest Florida contracted the coronavirus and had to be hospitalized for two months. At one point, she had life-saving measures performed on her. Now, she’s heading home. You could feel the emotion Monday, as Chantel Salas walked out of the NCH hospital after recovering from COVID-19 — a […]

Isolation increasing risk of dementia, Naples Senior Center says

Florida has reported more than 10,000 cases of COVID-19 seven times in the past two weeks. Four of those days were all in a row, from this past Friday through Monday. Southwest Florida added 613 more cases Monday, bringing its total cases since March to more than 20,000. More positive cases are especially bad news […]

Collier County Public Schools. (Credit: WINK News)

Parents in Collier County await school reopening plans

Collier County Public Schools on Wednesday will explain how they plan to safely reopen their doors in August. Joao Mejia spends a lot of time these days at the park with his kids. “I have a lot of fears. I mean, actually that’s the reason why they are with me at all times, you know…” […]

New FIU study aims to improve contact tracing methods

Many health experts recommend social distancing, washing your hands and wearing a mask as a way to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Another way to help slow the spread is through contact tracing. “Essentially, what it allows you to do is reach out to somebody before they know that they’ve been exposed and tell […]

Lake Park Diner in Naples donates food to front-line workers

NCH health care workers have been working hard, especially with the recent spike in coronavirus cases. On Sunday, Florida saw a record of 15,000 cases. To help them out, one restaurant in Naples wanted to do their part by providing meals to front-line workers. “They’ve got to deal with so much stress and pain from […]

FGCU professor answers questions on UV lights as possible solution for COVID-19

Most everybody knows to carry a mask around as you head out in public these days, but are you missing something from your COVID-19 arsenal? UV light devices have been touted to disinfect items like keys and cell phones, so we took that claim to Florida Gulf Coast University professor, Arsalan Mirjafari, to see if […]

Football University camp wraps up

Football University’s Top Gun Showcase wrapped up Sunday at Paradise Coast Sports Complex and Event Center. But events like this look very different in the middle of a global pandemic. “It feels weird, it just feels weird,” said sixth-grader and camper Lucas Carr. There are normal staples of team sports that aren’t allowed anymore. “They […]