Midpoint Madness Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk

LEE COUNTY

Hundreds honor veterans in Midpoint Madness 5K in Lee County

Hundreds of participants completed the Midpoint Madness Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk in Lee County Monday to honor service men and women who fought for our freedoms. The Midpoint Bridge doesn’t shut down very often, but cars cleared the way for Veterans Day, as more than 600 people joined in on the event. “This race means […]

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COLLIER COUNTY

Florida Panther conservation: protecting the state animal of Florida

Roads could become increasingly problematic as the human population in Southwest Florida grows. As the human population becomes denser, the Florida Panther gets pushed deeper into a corner.

CAPE CORAL

Smelly green gunk in Cape Coral canal

Neighbors in Cape Coral are holding their noses because of some green gunk in a canal. The gunk is in the canal on Gleason Parkway and Skyline Boulevard. While the smell wasn’t so bad Wednesday evening, in the morning neighbors told WINK News it wasn’t a pleasant smell at all. And while the smell was […]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.

DeSantis’ board says Disney stripped them of power

Board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said Wednesday that their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers. The current supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said at a […]

IONA

62-year-old bicyclist killed in crash on McGregor Blvd in Iona

Florida Highway Patrol says a bicyclist is dead after a crash on McGregor Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

EVERGLADES

Asian Swamp Eels Everglades invasion reduced some native crayfish populations by 99%

Invasive python species rampage through the Everglades, but another legless animal is also invading that can survive months of drought. The Asian Swamp Eel preys on shrimp, worms, and small fish, and a new study says the predator has all but wiped out two species of crayfish. WINK News spoke with one of the authors […]

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