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Plum good: Team USA 3-on-3 star with SWFL ties gets her Olympic gold Published: July 29, 2021 5:55 PM EDT Updated: July 29, 2021 6:01 PM EDT Recommended Three-on-three basketball was featured in the Olympic Games for the first time this year, and Team USA’s women’s team had no problem showing them how it’s done. It’s a fast, rough, and exciting sport where both teams go for the same basket on a small court. There are three players on the court for each team, and our women’s team is bringing home the gold. WINK News Reporter Sydney Persing spoke “one on one” early Thursday with Team USA’s Kelsey Plum, who has a shiny gold medal to her name and a special place for Southwest Florida in her heart. ....
Community helps in search for Purple Heart family Published: July 22, 2021 6:36 PM EDT Updated: July 22, 2021 6:59 PM EDT Recommended WINK News set off on a search to return a Purple Heart, and since our story first aired, we’ve seen a great number of people step forward, wanting to help. The medal found itself in North Fort Myers eight years ago, stuffed in the cushions of a secondhand sofa. It belongs to Charles W. Crabbe, and a lot of you have emailed us to share information you thought might help find his family. When Brenda Carlson reached out and said she wanted to get the word out about the Purple Heart in her possession, it was with the hope that someone would know the Crabbe family. ....
SWFL is ready for impacts caused by Tropical Storm Elsa Published: July 5, 2021 6:10 PM EDT Updated: July 5, 2021 6:26 PM EDT Recommended Collier County emergency services ready for anything Emergency directors in Collier County were confident they were ready Monday for any impacts that could be caused by Tropical Storm Elsa through the next 24 hours. Collier County’s director of emergency management told us the forecast was very much in the county’s favor. Still, out of an abundance of caution Monday, Collier County made the decision to close schools Tuesday, the same as schools in Lee County. But emergency directors also said they were not taking Elsa lightly, and were ready. ....
Lee County school board member upset with conditions of portable classroom buildings Published: April 7, 2021 6:06 PM EDT Updated: April 7, 2021 6:13 PM EDT Recommended A Lee County school board member recently came forward with concerns that students are learning under dangerous conditions. Gwyn Gittens said the school district’s portables have been used for more than 15 years. She said photos of the outside of the buildings bring her pain that students have to go to school in these conditions. Gittens, who’s already on record with Gov. Ron DeSantis, claims the School District of Lee County is guilty of fraud, waste and abuse. She shared photos with WINK News that show chipped cinderblock supporting portable school buildings and insulation hanging underneath from the floor. ....