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FORT MYERS The Rotary Club celebrates 100 years of service in Fort Myers with new landmark After 100 years of striving to make Fort Myers a better place, the Rotary Club is celebrating its work in our community. The Rotary Club is celebrating with a new landmark by the Caloosa Sound Amphitheater in downtown Fort Myers. Consider what Southwest Florida would look like if I-75 wasn’t completed before 2008? But the […]
FORT MYERS Discolored water problems persist for Fort Myers community Neighbors are fed up over-paying for what they say is a worsening water problem. People in the McGregor Reserve Community in Fort Myers are still living with brown or rust-colored tap water. Some tell us they’re now getting tired of paying the bill for the brown water. While public works are working on a permanent […]
FORT MYERS New tech could bring more data to storm forecasting There is a new technology that allows drones to go right into the storm which will help provide better storm forecasts in the future. They are bright, orange-looking sailboats, called saildrones, cycled inside of a hurricane for the first time a year ago. This year, there’s another drone to meet up with it when the […]
FORT MYERS Lee Health caring for 80 COVID-19 patients; 175% increase since May 1 As of Thursday morning, Lee Health is caring for 80 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals, an increase of 175% since May 1 and the most COVID-19 patients it has treated in a hospital setting since March 1. According to the CDC, over the last 14 days, new cases of COVID-19 are up 71% in the […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral treating blue-green algae bloom in a canal system A blue-green algae bloom has been detected in the Boris Canal system in Cape Coral. The bloom covers 20 acres and six canals. The Department of Health is putting up signs with warnings about the health risks associated with blue-green algae blooms, and the city is already looking at treating it. The algae bloom, and […]
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral buys its own garbage truck amid dispute with Waste Pro A new garbage truck is about to hit the streets in Cape Coral. The city bought the truck after a series of problems with trash pickup and Waste Pro. The new trash truck won’t be doing daily trash pickups, though, and the city says it will mostly be used for special events and emergency situations. […]
FORT MYERS Mother’s push for answers continues year after son’s death; son was targeted in Club Blu shooting It’s been nearly one year of sleepless nights for Lorrieann Thurman. For almost a year she has gone without justice for the killing of her son Jadwin Carrion, who was shot and killed on the Midpoint Bridge on Mother’s Day 2021. “They say with time it gets easier, but for us mothers who lose our […]
WINK NEWS Roe v. Wade draft opinion sparks discussion about how to interpret the Constitution The leaked draft Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade has sparked a new discussion about how you interpret a 235-year-old document like the Constitution. Do you take it word for word, or let the words revolve around the present day? “There’s a problem with taking words literally, for example, article two of the constitution […]
WINK NEWS Two SWFL women on opposite sides of the abortion issue have one shared experience Tuesday was an emotional day for women across the nation. A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows Roe v Wade could be on the verge of being overturned. Now, people on both sides of the issue are even more passionate about the fight for rights. One for women’s rights, and the other for the rights […]
LAKE OKEECHOBEE Herbert Hoover Dike being prepared for hurricane season As you prepare for this year’s hurricane season, a monumental mission is underway to make sure the Herbert Hoover Dike is leak-free and safe. It’s hard to see how high up you are when standing on top of the Herbert Hoover Dike, but it is easy to see how many thousands of lives depend on the […]