Morgan Rynor

Some Lee County teachers are left with more questions than answers after the school district’s plan to reopen schools. There are mixed emotions about whether going back to the classroom is the right thing to do for students. Although teachers want to get back into the classroom, they want to make sure it’s done in […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced phase two of his economic recovery plan Tuesday, and his campaign told WINK News they’re ramping up efforts to campaign in Southwest Florida. President Donald Trump’s senior campaign advisor, Mercedes Schlapp, told WINK News on Wednesday that she feels good about Florida, that Biden is well behind here. Schlapp […]

We’re just months away from Election Day, and presidential candidate Joe Biden is checking Southwest Florida off his list by starting a media blitz across Florida. You’ll start seeing a lot more of the former Democratic vice president in TV ads as the region hits his campaign’s radar. “I think that you know our job […]

We spoke to an expert at Harvard about what drives elected leadership during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. He’s studied various national crises, such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Boston Marathon bombing. But he told us nothing compares in terms of scope and scale to the coronavirus pandemic; still, history is a great […]

Local governments in Southwest Florida have operated differently to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Several have some form of mask mandate; others put beach restrictions in place for the July 4 holiday weekend. But there is disparity for how local governments are making decisions during the pandemic. A director with Pew Research Center spoke to […]

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, causes nearly 35,000 cancers every year, including cervical and head and neck cancer, according to the CDC. Studies show the HPV vaccine can prevent many of those cancers. The American Cancer Society is updating its recommendations to try to get more people vaccinated. While the HPV vaccine is routinely recommended […]

Lee County Commission Chairman Brian Hamman said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. He posted a video message on Facebook, saying “About six days ago, I lost my sense of taste and smell, and immediately we isolated ourselves and we made an appointment to get tested. Yesterday I got the results that confirmed I […]

The City of Fort Myers announced Tuesday that city leaders will discuss a mask mandate this week. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday and comes after WINK News spent four days pushing city and county leaders to answer calls to address the surge in COVID-19 cases locally. Reporter Morgan Rynor on Tuesday called […]

In the middle of a crisis, should your county leaders be taking a break? Lee County’s elected officials are doing just that. WINK News has been pressing county commissioners and City of Fort Myers leaders on whether it’s time to call an emergency meeting over the spike in COVID-19 cases. Leaders of Cape Coral are […]

Nearly 900 of you commented on our story Thursday asking why Fort Myers and Lee County have not discussed more serious measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It’s a topic many of you want to debate, so why aren’t our leaders? WINK News Reporter Morgan Rynor reached out to all 14 people who run […]