LEE COUNTY How getting rid of the College Board could impact Florida students Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suggested that Florida public schools stop using College Board classes after taking issue with some of the content proposed in the AP African American Studies course.
WINK NEWS College Board criticized for delayed response to blocked AP African American Studies course There is more debate over the AP African American Studies course that was shut down by the Florida Department of Education earlier this month.
FORT MYERS Neighbors reflect on past and future of McCollum Hall for Black History Month For Black History Month, WINK News looks into McCollum Hall’s past and hopeful future to see how the space is preserving a slice of Southwest Florida’s history.
North Fort Myers Will Harriet return to her eaglets and nest? M15 might be a single father who must protect and feed his eaglets with their mother still missing and possibly never returning.
DUNBAR Dunbar residents consider Black present, future as well as history As Black History Month begins in 2023, people who live in the Dunbar community say they’ve come a long way, but there’s more to do. Keoshia Brown, a science teacher at Dunbar High School, has a message for Black parents and anyone else who wants to listen. “We are Black history, I am Black history, […]
COLLIER COUNTY Jury hears witnesses in trial for man accused of fleeing deadly Collier County boat crash The trial for the man accused of hitting a man with his boat and fleeing back in 2020 continued on Tuesday with the jury hearing from witnesses, including the victim’s family. James Allen, 78, is accused of leaving the scene of a boat crash that killed 57-year-old Onofrio Sozio neat Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park and […]
COLLIER COUNTY Trial begins for man accused of fleeing from deadly boat crash in Collier County Opening statements were completed on Monday in the trial of an Ohio man accused of fleeing from a boat crash that killed one person in 2020. It took all morning Monday to select a jury of eight. James Allen, 78, is accused of leaving the scene of a boat crash that killed 57-year-old Onofrio Sozio […]
HARLEM HEIGHTS Harlem Heights community rebuilding with the help of a nonprofit The Harlem Heights neighborhood was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and many were left without help to rebuild. On Tuesday, a nonprofit sent crews of volunteers to start helping the community rebuild. You see the smiles now, “I’m happy, I’m happy. I’ll probably die in this house, but I’ll be in it,” said Jan Siebert, […]
FORT MYERS Florida faith leaders unite behind embattled AP African American Studies course A group of faith leaders is coming together to fight the state of Florida’s proposal to eliminate African American studies and diversity programs. An advanced placement (AP) course currently in development offers high school students an evidence-based introduction to African American studies, and the Florida Department of Education rejected it. “For me and other pastors, […]
WINK NEWS New law allows Florida sexual assault survivors to track their evidence collection kit Giving power to those who survive sexual assault. Starting this summer, survivors in all 67 Florida counties will have access to a tool where they can track their evidence collection kit. This comes more than seven years after WINK News and several other news organizations investigated thousands of sexual assault kits that were untested and […]