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NEW YORK (AP) Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star, dies at 86 Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. Pride died Saturday in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Trump signs executive order on police reform Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints. In Rose Garden remarks, Trump stressed the need for higher […]
COLLIER COUNTY Army Corp. reverses course on increased oil exploration oversight in Florida Everglades One of the very agencies that oversee protecting our environment has reversed course when it comes to oil exploration and the Florida Everglades. Big Cypress National Preserve, part of the Everglades, is home to vast wetlands, wildlife, different animal species — and oil. Drilling in Florida dates back to the 1940s. Alison Kelly is a […]
COLLIER COUNTY Beach restrictions, social distancing rules will still be enforced for Memorial Day weekend As we get closer to our Memorial Day weekend, what are county and city leaders doing to make sure everyone stays safe? So far, it looks like every county has its own set of rules, and the biggest test of those rules will happen on the beaches of Collier County and Naples. Both the city […]
Italy virus cases soar again; NY eyes temporary hospitals The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds at convention centers and college campuses. Italy, at the heart of western Europe’s rampaging outbreak, announced 793 new deaths […]
LEE COUNTY Lee County public schools could start 2 to 3 weeks later Lee County school superintendent Gregory Adkins said Monday he will recommend the school year start two to three weeks later than scheduled. Public schools in the district are scheduled to start Aug. 10, but Adkins wants to delay the start to Aug. 24 or 31. How The School District of Lee County handles the pandemic […]
WINK NEWS NAACP’s 12 steps gives plan for police reform nationwide Demonstrators are expected to protest outside the Collier County courthouse in East Naples Wednesday. Many protesters we’ve talked to say they want to see changes when it comes to policing. It’s also something the NAACP is pushing for. The organization came out with 12 steps it believes will lead to a more just system and […]
TALLAHASSEE (CBS Miami/NSF) Gov. DeSantis signs controversial sunscreen bill Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed 28 bills into law, including a controversial measure that will prevent local governments from imposing bans on certain types of sunscreen. The sunscreen bill (SB 172), spearheaded by Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley, stems from a plan by Key West to enforce a ban on the sale of sunscreens […]
TALLAHASSEE (AP) Gwen Margolis, Florida’s first female Senate president, dies Democrat Gwen Margolis, the first woman to serve as the leader of a state Senate, died early Tuesday. She was 85. Margolis served 30 years in the Florida Legislature, including three different times in the Senate. She served as Senate president from 1990 to 1992, and was the last Democrat to lead the chamber. “President […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Pelosi: House ‘will proceed’ to impeachment of Trump House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as she pushes the vice president and the Cabinet to invoke constitutional authority force him out, warning that Trump is a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol. The House action could start as soon […]