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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The CDC is working with Florida health officials to investigate what could be the first Zika infection from a mosquito bite in the continental United States. They said Tuesday, July 19, 2016, lab tests confirm a person in the Miami area is infected with the Zika virus, and there may not be any connection to someone traveling outside the country. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FORT MYERS

Severe drought followed by massive amount of rain is cause for grueling mosquito season

Feel itchy? Mosquitoes are so bad right now because we’ve had the perfect weather for swarms to hatch. For 30 minutes our WINK News crew toured Lee County looking for those breeding grounds. Mosquito control says this season is way worse than the last and when our reporters landed on Pine Island they saw just […]

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GOLDEN GATE ESTATES

Brush fire breaks out in Golden Gate Estates on Sunday

A brush fire, smaller than five acres, broke out in Collier County on Sunday. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, crews are working on the brush fire in the Golden Gate Estates. Residents that live between 40th Avenue SE and 32nd Avenue SE were notified of the fire, but there have not been evacuation […]

FORT MYERS

Vintage baseball at Terry Park on Sunday

Sunday, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates is paying homage to old-school baseball at Terry Park with a vintage baseball game. Terry Park is where baseball legends like Babe Ruth, Roberto Clemente, and Ty Cobb spent part of their careers. The first vintage baseball game ended late Sunday morning. But the fans are excited because […]

COLLIER COUNTY

28-year-old Immokalee man hit by tractor/trailer Saturday night dies

A 28-year-old Immokalee man died in a Collier County crash Saturday around 10 p.m. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 54-year-old Port St. Lucie man driving a tractor/trailer was heading south on State Road 29, nearing Farm Worker Way. The 28-year-old man was walking in the travel lane of State Road 29 heading south. Then, […]

North Fort Myers

Officer-involved shooting investigation in North Fort Myers Sunday

Lee County deputies were called out to a structure fire in North Fort Myers on Sunday. According to LCSO, there is an officer-involved shooting investigation on Travis Avenue in North Fort Myers. Deputies were responding to a structure fire and the state fire marshal was called to the scene. While no deputies were injured, one […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Deadly crash involving 74-year-old woman near Naples Manor Saturday

A 74-year-old woman lost her life in a deadly crash in Collier County Saturday afternoon. According to Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Tamiami Trail East off Barefoot Williams Road just outside of Naples Manor. The 74-year-old woman from Lady Lake, Florida was driving in the left turn lane going south on US-41 nearing […]

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