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Neighbors are fighting for new representation after a leader’s controversial comments about minority students. There’s now a petition to recall and Lee County School Board member Chris Patricca, who spoke openly about Guatemalan students recently during a virtual community forum in Estero. “They’ve never seen running water before,” Patricca was heardsaying during the virtual forum. […]

Brian Laundrie’s family attorney said in a statement Wednesday his father was asked to help investigators search for Brian at Carlton Reserve in Sarasota County. “Chris Laundrie was asked to assist law enforcement in their search for Brian at the preserve today,” Attorney Steve Bertolino sent in a statement to WINK News. “Since the preserve […]

Crooks are everywhere, and their costly cons are on track to cost billions. They’ve been banking on the coronavirus among other things. Experts are warning everyone to ignore messages from people they don’t know, and delete them without opening. Con artists will try to get you to click on links in their emails, so they […]

Schools are fighting the learning gap that was caused by the pandemic. A school district in Southwest Florida is considering a year-round education model to make up for this. Instead of a long summer vacation, you keep classes going all year with short breaks. The Lee County Schools interim superintendent recently tweeted about the possibility […]

Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, flew home in the middle of their trip before joining her again out west, Laundrie’s attorney, Steve Bertolino, confirmed Tuesday. We also confirmed a change in the timeline of this case: Laundrie’s parents say they last saw their son a day earlier than they originally reported to the FBI. Bertolino […]

A handyman who took thousands from a family and didn’t do the work will pay that money back. Linh Tran is happy there is some justice after months of stress. She hopes the handyman pays what he owes. The Tran family sued Dwayne Staron of Dwayne’s Handyman Services in June, and Tuesday, on the day […]

A school board member apologized after she angered community members with comments about immigrant students, but many still want to see a greater response from the school district. Chris Patricca with Lee County School Board made comments about Guatemalan students during a virtual community forum in Estero recently. This upset many community members. “The biggest […]

The School District of Lee County could soon teach elementary students how to protect each other from dangerous situations. The District is looking toward lessons from a program started by loved ones of those killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. We looked at how this initiative would […]

Time was up Thursday night for unvaccinated health care workers at NCH Healthcare System. Employees with NCH had until 5 p.m. to show proof they were vaccinated against the coronavirus. Hundreds of people were projected to lose their jobs ahead of the deadline, but some of those employees were choosing to get vaccinated to avoid […]

A local man claims he witnessed “undocumented families” boarding a flight to Southwest Florida last month. He sent us the pictures, and we sent them to the governor for comment. Dr. Chris Robben had a layover in Houston while he was heading to Southwest Florida International Airport Aug. 7. That’s when he told us he […]