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Online learning tools implemented in local schools during the pandemic have continued to remain in place. Zoom and other technologies are now an everyday tool for teachers and students. The pandemic has even taught educators to be more innovative. WINK News spoke with the superintendent of Glades County schools Doctor Beth Barfield and she says […]

Many of you, especially parents, are aware of the threats of violence in schools and weapons brought to campus recently. Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen an increasing number of student arrests. From two teens accused of plotting a Columbine-style shooting at Harns Marsh Middle School last month to a gun found in […]

Brave men and women worked hard to save lives during the September, 11th terror attacks. But now, years later and retired living in Southwest Florida, they are having a hard time getting the health care they need. “I was at 9/11 as most of my friends and colleagues,” said Bill McMahon, a retired New York […]

DeSoto Middle School has informed parents they were investigating a threat made toward a group of students on Friday. The threat came from an unidentified person on a “fake social media page,” according to a note from school Principal Damien Jones. Local law enforcement was able to secure the campus on Friday morning, Jones said. […]

Florida gas prices are the highest they have been since 2014, as countries in control of much of the world’s fossil fuel supplies keep production low despite economic recovery from the pandemic. How much would it cost someone with an average tank of 14 gallons to fill up? Since gas prices went up by 13 […]

Rattlesnakes are common in a lot of Florida neighborhoods, but when they come too close for comfort, getting rid of one could cost you hundreds. The animal control team, a group of faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students at FGCU, relocate rattlesnakes in the area. While most of us are trying to avoid them, this […]

The remains found at the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park were identified as Brian Laundrie’s through dental records. Now, they need to undergo DNA analysis. Once the examination by the medical examiner is complete, samples will be submitted for the analysis, the District 12 Medical Examiner said in a statement. The district oversees DeSoto, Manatee and […]

The future of Lake Okeechobee hangs in the balance as the Army Corps of Engineers works toward finishing a road map for lake management. There are several goals the Army Corps of Engineers hope to meet with the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM), including reducing the risk of harmful algal blooms and protecting Lake […]

Head bowed over a humming sewing machine, Jessica Osceola stitches together white and red fabric strips that will become part of a decorative motif on a handmade skirt. This patchwork threads together not just cloth, but in a larger sense the past and the present, tradition and change, and two cultures enmeshed in the fabric […]

Southwest Florida will soon welcome back international visitors. The United States is lifting all travel bans on foreign visitors from 33 countries on November, 8 which is great news for tourism. People looking to enter the country will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof. That is going to be handled by the […]