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GOLDEN GATE Collier commissioners approve agreement for golf complex in Golden Gate Collier commissioners unanimously approved a long term lease and operating agreement to reopen the Golden Gate golf course Tuesday.
BONITA SPRINGS Police: 15-year-old injured after accidentally shot in the leg Lee County deputies say the teen was accidentally shot in the leg.
PUNTA GORDA Exclusive: Brother and best friend of accused pedophile priest speak out Riley’s brother reached out to WINK on Friday, saying people aren’t getting the full story.
IMMOKALEE Caught on video: Huge gator crosses Immokalee neighborhood Fridays in Florida are for gators
FORT MYERS FGCU softball pitcher making a name for herself One season in FGCU, freshman pitcher Allison Sparkman is already ruffling feathers in the circle.
Surrendering-pets trend at Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns An large amount of pets are being surrendered by their owners. About half of the dogs at the Gulf Coast Humane Society are surrender dogs.
Students benefitting from millions in sales tax dollars So far, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax has brought in $507 million for the Lee County School District.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘Shady’: One woman feels misled after federal student loan consolidation It takes some people decades to pay off their student loans. One woman’s last payment was in sight until she took a gamble she said she was told to take.
FORT MYERS Homeless encampments inch closer to neighborhoods Law enforcement has swept multiple encampments, cleaning the trails of mess and muck left behind, and some of these encampments are right in our backyards.
BIG CYPRESS PRESERVE What changes if Big Cypress National Preserve becomes a Wilderness Area? America’s first nationally designated preserve is in Southwest Florida’s backyard, and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Method to treat IBD being used for other health issues Trying to get treatments for the brain when fighting neurological diseases like epilepsy and ALS is a challenge.
FORT MYERS NTSB report reveals new details in helicopter crash after Hurricane Ian The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report on a helicopter crash that occurred in Iona, Florida, shortly after Hurricane Ian.
NAPLES Memorial celebrates the life of John Passidomo Hundreds of friends and family gathered for a memorial at Baker Park in Naples.
‘Latinos in Action’ empowers all students to succeed WINK News talked with teachers who are a part of the program, helping kids reach their full potential.
Immokalee ‘The eyes always draw me in’; Immokalee portrait artist turns dark times into color One of Southwest Florida best portrait artist, Martha Maria Cantu, almost gave up art. Now she’s on the forefront of the city of Immokalee, to make her community filled with color.
GOLDEN GATE Collier commissioners approve agreement for golf complex in Golden Gate Collier commissioners unanimously approved a long term lease and operating agreement to reopen the Golden Gate golf course Tuesday.
Where’sMyBus App. Credit: WINK News Some school districts in Southwest Florida welcomed students back last week. But everything isn’t all squared away just yet. Some school buses are delayed, and parents say a new app for tracking the busses in Lee County is glitching, and they don’t know what to expect Monday. Parent Jade Diaz said, “I kind of got excited this year having the ‘Where’s the Bus’ app. I go into this app and discover that there’s no bus assigned to pick up my son to get him to school in the morning.” Another parent, Katie Schmidt is also experiencing transportation issues, “We don’t have a bus to get my son to school. He can get home from school, that’s the good news that we can get them home. We just can’t get them to school.” Some parents in the School District of Lee County are upset. Diaz says she’s frustrated and wants answers, “I want somebody to say how do you miss an entire community… These are all great kids and they just want to get to school in the morning.” They’ve said they reaching out to everyone they thought could give them answers, but no response. “I attempted to contact the bus depot, I attempted to obviously speak to someone at open house,” Diaz said, “and there’s been no resolution to date as of now.” Katie Schmidt said her children got placed at Lehigh Middle School because of school choice,” “It’s not convenient. No child should be 30 minutes away from school,” and other parents in Lee County are running into other issues related to school choice. Mickey Wilcox found out her child’s school was switched on the first day, “I think they dropped the ball. Their lack of making sure kids are OK and in the right schools fell apart.” These parents are concerned about the changes and how uncertainty is impacting their children’s education and mindsets. “That’s the sad part of it,” said parent Randy Lyrek, adding “The teachers know the kids are going to be late. So now we are teaching kids that the culture is that you can just be late for school, you can just be late for work. As for the bus app, the school district had a reminder for parents Friday, “Understand it’s the first day,” said Rob Spicker, spokesman for the Lee County School District, “There’s gonna be some hiccups. We did ask for some patience at the beginning.” Spicker also says use of the app has continued to increase throughout the day Friday, “We have parents signing up all day. They’re still signing up for this app … we’ve gone from 50 parents using it to potentially as many as 50,000.” However, other parents did praise the new bus-tracking system. You can download the Where’sTheBus app here.