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CAPE CORAL

Family of Cape Coral teens murdered heartbroken killer’s life sentence overturned

Tears filled the eyes of the family of two teenagers after learning one of the people involved in their murders could get out of prison. Ashley Toye was just 17 years old when she took part in the 2006 murders of 18-year-old Jeffrey Sosa and 14-year-old Alexis “Alex” Sosa in Cape Coral. Toye’s age is […]

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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 […]

SAN CARLOS ISLAND

Family rebuilds, reopens Bonita Bill’s in honor of the man behind the name

Pain and destruction are only the beginning of the comeback story for a waterfront eating institution near Fort Myers Beach.

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