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WINK NEWS

COVID-19 precautions lead to fewer flu cases this season

Face masks, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes are all things we kept close by during the pandemic and they helped us. There were fewer flu cases this flu season. But, as more people get vaccinated and some let their guard down, doctors are worried about the troubles that next flu season could bring. This flu […]

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Tuesday features warm weather and a few inland showers

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will primarily remain out of the southeast and southwest at about five to fifteen miles per hour. Areas of patchy fog will likely disappear by 9 am. In the meantime, dense fog advisories are in effect for Collier, Hendry, and […]

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

Brightening downtown Fort Myers with art

Seven teams of artists are painting murals that’ll pop up all over downtown Fort Myers and is for Southwest Florida’s Muralfest. The event will act as a fundraiser to help artists impacted by Hurricane Ian. Like much of Southwest Florida, the art community has been hurting since Hurricane Ian. “The last year, we went through […]

COLLIER COUNTY

Push to ban Covid vaccine mandate in Collier County

A task force is looking to stop any Covid vaccine mandates ever in Collier County. The idea is to spell out your rights regarding healthcare, and the vote is Tuesday. One Collier County commissioner told WINK News it would be discussed on Tuesday on reason for the push for a local ban, given the state […]

KEY LARGO

Moving Modular: The hurricane-fighting homes coming to Florida’s coasts

Much of Key Largo has been built to code to fight that thorn from breaking the glass of the vase, just like how these homes now need to be built to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour.

SANIBEL

Removing dying trees from Sanibel after getting poisoned by Hurricane Ian’s storm

We lost a lot of trees when saltwater rushed ashore during Hurricane Ian. Crews are out on Sanibel Island, marking and removing the dying vegetation. Joel Caouette, a biologist for the City of Sanibel, says that arsenic cyanide saltwater “killed these very large trees, killed a lot of trees.” All of these have something in […]

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