Breana Ross

The Lee County NAACP is accusing a Fort Myers restaurant of discriminating against Black customers. The owner of First Street Restaurant and Bar said what happened at his restaurant is unfortunate, but not “white supremacy” as the NAACP described it. “I am the furthest thing from being a racist that you can probably find in […]

A Fort Myers robotics team is taking their talents to a world-class competition. The ‘Java the Hutts’ robotics team comprises middle and high school students with the “I Will” Mentorship Foundation. The students won the state championship and are ready for an even bigger challenge. Rolling into first place is the goal of this young […]

Getting students excited about STEM careers is what one local organization aims to do. The “I Will” Mentorship Foundation aims to expose as many kids as possible to robotics, engineering, coding and more. Firing up a drill is not what most kids would do after school, but London Daniels does. She is going to turn […]

No more Florida Standards Assessment for students. Instead, the big end-of-the-year exam will be replaced by progress monitoring, which means instead of one test there will be three throughout the school year. “At first, it seems, wow, this is great. We’re getting rid of high-stakes testing, but look at the fine print,” said Lee County […]

Twin babies are home from the hospital and already breaking records. Avery and Emersyn are the youngest twins to survive at Golisano Children’s Hospital. They were released from the hospital on Monday, now weighing 7 pounds, after spending 137 days at the hospital. Taylor Davis went into labor at just 21 weeks and three days. […]

A Southwest Florida farm is helping kids who lack resources outside of school learn about the environment. The Urban Community Farm in Dunbar strives to keep kids learning during the hours they aren’t in the classroom. The farm is owned by the CEO of the “I Will” Mentor Foundation. The Urban Community Farm is a […]

The state recently inspected 120 buses and found multiple problems, from broken seatbelts to pinched wires. Seven of those buses had issues, and one page of the audit detailed their problems. WINK News reporter Breana Ross reached out to several mechanics and had them look at the audit. According to them, some of these issues […]

The so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is a signature from Governor Ron DeSantis away from becoming law. The different sides of the argument are split over whether to ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity for young children in public schools. Despite the protests, walkouts, and national debates, the Parental Rights in Education bill, […]

A sex offender disguised himself in plain sight behind a long list of fake names. Investigators say the man used the aliases to make it by background checks and, in turn, got jobs around your children. WINK News first told you last week that investigators say James Tennant, a sex offender,  went undetected and wound […]

The pandemic, mass shootings, natural disasters, terror attacks. There’s been plenty of tragedy and anxiety for parents to sort through with their kids. Add Russia’s escalating invasion of Ukraine to the list. With events rapidly unfolding on TV and across social media, child development experts urge parents to check in with children of all ages […]