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Evacuations of people fleeing embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors began Tuesday, while U.N. officials said the exodus of refugees from Russia’s invasion reached 2 million.http://www.winknews.com/2022/03/08/people-flee-embattled-ukrainian-cities-along-safe-corridors/ …

Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukrainehttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/08/shell-says-it-will-stop-buying-russian-oil-natural-gas/ …

The Fort Myers Police Department told WINK News that it received a call of a woman floating west in the Caloosahatchee River.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/woman-found-dead-floating-near-tarpon-pier/ …

One person has been confirmed dead after a Lehigh Acres house fire Tuesday morning.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/08/lehigh-acres-firefighters-respond-to-house-fire-on-willow-drive/ …

Woman wakes up to workers removing roof tiles even though she didn’t request servicehttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/woman-wakes-up-to-workers-removing-roof-tiles-even-though-she-didnt-request-service/ …

Fort Myers’ sister city connected to Russian invasion of Ukrainehttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/fort-myers-sister-city-connected-to-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ …

Two friends heading to Ukraine to help those fightinghttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/two-friends-heading-to-ukraine-to-help-those-fighting/ …

Puppy alerts owner to fire in Charlotte Countyhttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/puppy-alerts-owner-to-fire-in-charlotte-county/ …

Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Surgeon General Joe Ladapo announced a move going against the CDC’s recommendation for vaccines for children on Monday.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/florida-surgeon-general-state-will-be-first-to-recommend-against-covid-vaccines-for-healthy-children/ …

Fire crews monitoring area after 120-acre fire burns in Cape Coralhttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/fire-crews-monitoring-area-after-120-acre-fire-burns-in-cape-coral/ …

A big battle brewing in Collier County could potentially affect the safety and property values of 700 homes on and around the closed Riviera Golf Course.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/riviera-golf-estates-residents-concerned-over-proposal-to-replace-golf-course/ …

Questions remain after fiery Edison Bridge crash that injured 5 peoplehttps://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/questions-remain-after-fiery-edison-bridge-crash-that-injured-5-people/ …

Economists say we haven’t seen inflation rates spike like this since the energy crisis of the 1970s. For so many families, the cost of living is now outpacing what most people earn.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/cost-of-living-rising-quickly-in-southwest-florida/ …

Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil.https://www.winknews.com/2022/03/07/average-gas-prices-pass-4-a-gallon-in-florida-climbing-across-the-us/ …