Hemp is taking the spotlight, as more states around the country rush to get their hands on what's projected to be a multi-billion dollar industry. That's why farmers, business owners and anyone interested in the hemp industry flocked to the Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Workshop in Homestead, hosted by the University of Florida Institute of ...
WINK INVESTIGATES: It took three years and a TV show to make an arrest in a Fort Myers murder case. But I spent weeks reviewing the same information...
For nine months a year, around 50,000 students across Lee County get to and from school by riding the bus. Sophia, 12, starts seventh grade this month, and her mom Fabiola Silva wants to make sure she gets to school safely. Because before Sophia hops on the bus, she waits at a street corner in ...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Early wake up calls and long routes... Taking the school bus for kids in Lee County isn't exactly a smooth ride. And a bus driver...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Two little girls were hit and killed at bus stops in Lee County this year. Still, thousands of kids go to their bus stop, walking and...
WINK INVESTIGATES: These days parents are having to spend more than their rent or mortgage (and sometimes spending their paycheck) just on child care. And those high child care costs don't only...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Imagine spending your retirement savings on your dream home, only to be left with a slab... One #swfl woman says it happened to her. WINK News investigates a local contractor and...
WINK INVESTIGATES: By now you've probably heard of CBD, a chemical found in hemp praised by users for its health benefits. But with all the confusion over cannabis laws, state and federal, is CBD...
WINK INVESTIGATES: One year later, SWFL students are still coping with their fears and feelings about the #Parkland shooting. But has school mental health care improved since? I sat down with three...
Oddly enough, this is one of the most fun stories I've ever worked on! WINK INVESTIGATES: How can recycling incorrectly cost you money? I uncover what goes into processing our waste and break down...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Have you or a family member taken an at-home DNA test? We dug into the fine print to uncover what it means to submit your genetic info to these companies, and you'd be surprised...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Hundreds of millions of dollars. Maybe even more. That's how much small businesses lost during the peak of the water crisis this summer, and they're only just starting to recover....
WINK INVESTIGATES: Why is $58 million sitting in Tallahassee when local school districts could be using it? Well, it all has to do with guns in schools. More: https://bit.ly/2qm9n0H
WINK INVESTIGATES: We wanted to know -- what is it about specialty grocers that causes such a buzz (other than their healthy food)? We found the "Whole Foods Effect" and the impact stores like it...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Faster internet speeds, driverless cars, remote surgeries. All sounds great, right? Not to some people here in SWFL. Tonight on WINK News, I investigate why the upcoming launch...
WINK INVESTIGATES: Fight, flee, or bark?? We take a lighthearted look at what some average pups do when their fur-moms and dads are gone and there's a stranger in their home! Tell me: Do you know...
BUYER BEWARE: Flood damaged cars left over from Hurricane Florence are expected to wind up on used car lots all over Florida. Tonight on WINK News, I show you how to break through the disguises......