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Private school demand surges across Southwest Florida
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (666+ words) The old control tower at Southwest Florida International Air… Cape Coral City Councilwoman Rachel Kaduk will appear before… FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — More families across Southwest Florida are using state scholarships to pay for private school, and local Catholic schools…...
Want to help track SWFL weather? WINK News needs volunteers
1+ week, 17+ min ago (89+ words) WINK News LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) — WINK News is looking for volunteers to become Weather Watchers and serve as the eyes and ears of Southwest Florida's weather community. A training session will be held at Florida SouthWestern State College's main…...
Lee County schools to merge two special needs centers into one flagship campus
2+ week, 5+ day ago (241+ words) The general contractor for the Sunset Beach Resort project h… Lee County is considering major changes to how it handles de… LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—The School District of Lee County is moving forward with plans to consolidate Buckingham Exceptional…...
David Nazario | News Team | winknews.com
2+ week, 5+ day ago (133+ words) David Nazario brings a decade of professional forecasting experience to the WINK News, including service as a weather forecaster and supervisor in the United States Air Force. A Florida native, David has forecasted in challenging environments at home and overseas,…...
Florida continues push to repeal four required vaccines for public, private schools: "Your body is a gift from God"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (577+ words) The state of Florida wants to remove four immunizations from entry requirements for PreK-12 public and private schools. The Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and…...
Lee County parents frustrated by school bus delays in first week of classes
3+ week, 4+ day ago (520+ words) After seven years of debate, delays, and uncertainty, the Ca… Cape Coral voters now have clearer choices heading into Nove… LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Some Lee County parents are raising concerns about school bus delays as the new school year gets…...
Lee County school bus camera citations funding new student routing software
3+ week, 4+ day ago (258+ words) LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)— In the first week of school, the Lee County Sheriff's Office cited 686 drivers for illegally passing stopped school buses. That's an average of more than 130 citations for each of the first five school days. The sheriff's…...