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Family remembers teen killed in East Naples hit-and-run

NAPLES, Fla. The family of 13-year-old Shayden Colvin held a vigil Wednesday to remember his life. Pedro Silva-Diaz Colvin was killed Friday night in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bicycle near...

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Epilepsy resource center opens in Naples

NAPLES, Fla. The Naples Epilepsy Resource Center on 5450 YMCA Road opened its doors Wednesday evening to help those battling epilepsy. WINK News reporter Channing Frampton spoke to one man who’s lived...

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Naples man uncertain about future after missing DACA deadline

NAPLES, Fla. A man brought to the U.S. when he was 12 years old is fighting to stay in the one place he calls home. Julio Acevedo, of Naples, missed the deadline given for a final renewal under the...

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Family, friends remember Naples crash victim as ‘good human’

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. The family and friends of a 23-year-old man killed in a crash Saturday on Livingston Road remember him as “a good human.” Brandon Anderson Brandon Anderson, of Naples, was in a 2017...

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Arrest made after anti-Semitic graffiti shows up at Naples preschool

NAPLES, Fla. A man is accused of trashing a preschool at a Jewish Community Center and writing anti-Semitic words and symbols on the wall. Michael Dami, 19, was arrested Wednesday after video...

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Collier County working on storm drain project in Golden Gate City

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. Collier Growth Management is working on a project that would improve storm drains in Golden Gate City. WINK News reporter Olivia Mancino has more details about the project that would...

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Marco Island to boost beach cleanup efforts

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. Marco Island is working on a plan that would focus on educating families on how to keep beaches clean. WINK News reporter Kelsey Kusher dives deeper into the plan that could preserve...

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Sung Hyun Park opens 3-shot lead in LPGA Tour Championship

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) Golf felt so easy to Sung Hyun Park that only when she took out her card to catch up on her scores did she realize she had closed out the front nine with five straight birdies at the...

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Video appears to show suspect installing skimmer at Naples gas station

NAPLES, Fla. Surveillance video appears to show a suspect installing a skimmer device at a gas station pump on Anchor Rode Drive. The device was found Thursday at the Mobile gas station on the 3300...

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Naples after-school care counselor accused of sexually assaulting minor

NAPLES, Fla. An 18-year-old after-school care counselor was accused of sexually assaulting a minor, according to the Naples Police Department. Austin Hunter, of Naples, was arrested Friday and faces...

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$500K bond set for after-school counselor accused of sexual assault

NAPLES, Fla. An 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl received a $500,000 bond Saturday. Austin Patrick Hunter, of Naples, worked as an after-school care counselor for After...

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Wie in 4-way tie for lead as Park stumbles at LPGA finale

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) Instead of pulling away from the field, Sung Hyun Park went the other direction Saturday and let Michelle Wie and just about everyone else into the mix going into the final round of...

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Contractor Check: How Florida is making sure you’re protected during recovery

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – State inspectors are fanning out to check on contractors fixing damage left behind from Irma. After Irma, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer formed the Disaster Fraud Anti-Strike...

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Naples retirement community at odds with state

NAPLES, Fla. The Arlington of Naples disputes a Florida Healthcare Administration claim that it’s not compliant with a rule governing the amount of generator power it can provide in emergencies.

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After-school counselor accused of sexual assault passed background checks

NAPLES, Fla. After-school care counselor Austin Hunter was arrested for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in the bathroom stall. In a statement from After School Programs, the after-school...

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Puerto Rico’s hurricane damage affects SWFL’s drug supply

NAPLES, Fla. After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico months ago, the shortage for life-saving liquid has become prominent in Southwest Florida. WINK News reporter Kelsey Kushner speaks to local experts...

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At least 1 injured in North Naples crash

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. At least one person was transported to the hospital Tuesday evening following a crash on Livingston Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at around 5:30 p.m. on...

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Golden Gate Senior Center offers members Thanksgiving meals, friendship

NAPLES, Fla. Being a member at the Golden Gate Senior Center is therapy for Luz Costa. Costa is one of nearly 1,000 members who visit the center at 4898 Coronado Parkway for friendship and events like...

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Haitians relieved to stay in US for now, upset status to end

MIAMI (AP) Yolnick Jeune couldn’t sleep for days, anxious over the fate of a program that has staved off the deportations of both herself and tens of thousands of other Haitians in the U.S. Then...

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Bear on the loose snarls traffic on Alligator Alley

NAPLES, Fla. A bear on the loose snarled traffic Tuesday on Alligator Alley near mile marker 93. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida Highway Patrol officials worked to guide...

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