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FORT MYERS

Father wants to help deaf daughter after her miscommunication at McDonald’s

A father is fighting for change after a miscommunication involving his daughter at a McDonald’s. WINK News introduced you to Brenda Lander last week. It’s the story of a deaf mom and daughter visiting the Fort Myers fast-food restaurant where no one could understand her or even tried to. Lander went to McDonald’s with her […]

WINK NEWS

Miscommunication at McDonald’s leaves deaf customer without food

A deaf customer ordered a meal at McDonald’s with a normal expectation: she’d get the food she’d paid for. Instead, she was left without food or a refund and hurt feelings. Brenda Lander believes her story is about so much more than a single visit to McDonald’s. Masks have made it more difficult for deaf people […]

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NAPLES

Man hits two holes-in-one less than a week apart on High Point Country Club golf course

An 84-year-old man knocked down a hole-in-one at the High Point Country Club in Naples but did it again just three days later. The odds of an average golfer hitting a single hole-in-one are 12,500 to one, but this man beat those odds twice. Whenever 84-year-old Herb Pike swings his club, the goal is getting […]

WINK News

Following the money: Southwest Florida emergency relief funds continue to help local nonprofits, families

Southwest Florida communities are still rebuilding nearly six months after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes, businesses, restaurants, nonprofits, and more. But, donors from all across the country have chipped in to make sure our community builds back stronger than before. Since September 2022, $7 million has been raised for Southwest Florida emergency relief efforts. United Way of […]

ENGLEWOOD

Charlotte County’s recovery continues after Hurricane Ian

Communities torn to shreds by Hurricane Ian are relentlessly working on getting their homes and lives to what they were before the storm. The recovery will be long and undoubtedly tricky, but at some point, we will get there. Charlotte County embodies the comeback of Southwest Florida. But make no mistake; Charlotte County still has […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Collier County fighting Covid-related mandates

Collier County has been a battleground in the fight against Covid-related mandates. At Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners considered a new ordinance to protect people’s healthcare rights and freedoms. It would ban Covid vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, and quarantines. And reject health directives by the World Health Organization. There were people on both sides at Tuesday’s meeting. […]

FORT MYERS BEACH

Tourism recovery after Hurricane Ian in SWFL

At Fort Myers Beach, many people are closely watching how tourism rebounds. WINK News interviewed CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg shortly before the storm. Greenberg was at the beach to highlight some of the “non-beach” attractions in the Southwest Florida area, like Matlacha and the Six Mile Cypress Slough. Greenberg returned just a couple […]

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