Collier County

Parents, students, and teachers rejoice as e-learning’s over for four Southwest Florida counties. It’s the last day of school in Charlotte, DeSoto, Hendry, and Glades County, and although school is ending, several districts are pledging to keep vital service open during the summer. As students come back to Peace River Elementary today, not only will […]

The Florida Department of Health said Wednesday that residents are being moved out of ManorCare Nursing & Rehabilitation Center-Naples. We know 11 people have died in the facility so far from the coronavirus. The Department of Health said they are moving 24 COVID-19 negative residents from ManorCare to another facility. This facility on Lakewood Boulevard […]

This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida. This is your chance to help out the community and give the tip that gets these people off the street. These suspects need to be found – and you can help. If you have seen them, reach out to Crime Stoppers […]

Wednesday’s launch is reminding some Allen Park students of their conversations with astronauts on the international space station a few years ago. Two years ago 20 students at Allen Park Elementary got the history lesson of a lifetime when they got to talk to astronauts abroad the international space station WINK News spoke with one […]

5G technology is the wave of the future, but will installing new cell towers destroy property values or make you sick? That’s the fear of one Naples man, and he has warned Collier County commissioners about it. With how many of us use our phones for everything nowadays, quick connection speeds are important, but before […]

One month ago, Immokalee had very few cases of COVID-19. Now, the Florida Department of Health’s dashboard is showing a large cluster of cases with more than 400 recorded since April. “This is going to be a very, very hot spot here if we don’t do something about it,” said Dr. Antonio Gonzalez. “The numbers […]

As we all start going out a little more, Audubon for Kids is the perfect website to utilize as a lesson for your children. You can start the learning at home, then go out in nature and put your lesson into action. They have done nine lessons so far featuring different birds: Owls, hummingbirds, raptors, […]

Testing sites are seeing a spike in positive coronavirus cases. And one testing site in Southwest Florida in particular is reportedly seeing an uptick in confirmed cases. Immokalee COVID-19 testing sites saw about another 200 cases in just a week, we learned Monday. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers said, following three days of mass testing […]

For months, we’ve seen long lines filled with community members waiting for food. Food banks work around the clock to help Southwest Florida families. But, now, they need a boost themselves to keep putting meals on the table. We visited Harry Chapin’s Food Bank of Southwest Florida Monday, where leaders told us they are accepting […]

We spoke to the event organizers of a parade Monday about a new approach to encourage Latinos in Southwest Florida to vote. The parade was designed to encourage Hispanics to take part in the 2020 U.S. Census and vote by mail. “We wanted to encourage the Latino vote,” said James Pirone, a Blue Gator Initiative […]