Jackie Winchester

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued its first emergency use authorization for a coronavirus test that looks for antibodies in the blood. That type of test, called a serology test, would be able to identify past coronavirus infections, although it may be less effective at identifying recent ones. The authorized test, from a […]

Two Lee County school volunteers have won state honors. Vicki Godrey and George Miller are the first school volunteers within the School District of Lee County to win the Outstanding School Volunteer Award from the Florida Department of Education. Godfrey is the Region IV Adult Volunteer of the Year. Region IV covers the west coast […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Wednesday that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, asking all Floridians to “limit movement to only essential services and activities,” and stay at home. So what exactly will stay open and what will close? You don’t have to rush to the grocery store or order carryout from […]

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said people can expect to receive their stimulus payments within three weeks, and many are wondering how they’ll get their money. WINK News spoke with nationally-recognized tax attorney, Shanthy Balachanthiran, Esq., tax clinic director with Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., on what you can expect when it comes to receiving that […]

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is replacing Obama-era fuel standards with a plan that calls for substantially lower annual increases — performing what it called “the largest deregulatory initiative of this administration.” But it’s a move that will have large environmental consequences and weaken former President Barack Obama’s efforts to combat the climate crisis. […]

Facebook is rolling out a new tool that lets its users offer or request help from their neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the social network announced the “Community Help” feature, where people can volunteer to pick up groceries, ask someone to run an errand or donate to fundraisers. Users in the US will […]

A coastal town in north Wales has found a whole new meaning to the phrase “herd immunity” after goats were spotted roaming its quiet streets. It comes just days after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced tighter restrictions around social movement last week in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus. Residents spotted herds […]

Workers across the country are sharing a new office with a new co-worker: their significant other. Working from home with your partner might be fun for a few days (Lunch dates! Early dinners with no commutes!), but it could become a strain on your relationship after a while. “The central task of any marriage is […]

Florida officials have arrested the pastor of a megachurch after detectives say he held two Sunday services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. According to jail records, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in to authorities Monday afternoon in Hernando County, where he lives. […]

A 28-year-old North Fort Myers man has been arrested and charged in a 2018 fatal crash on I-75. The Florida Highway Patrol said Monday that Alan D. Earle is charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Bruce C. Koelber, 39, of Naples. The crash happened Aug. 14, 2018, on I-75 near […]