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A Naples firm wants to turn a vehicle proving ground built in the Florida Everglades into an “iconic” luxury-car lovers exclusive community. Conservation organizations strongly oppose the idea.
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The Atlantic hurricane season is entering what is typically the busiest stretch, but an El Niño event is expected to suppress tropical activity.
- Fort Myers Beach seeks input from public on creating long-term resiliency
- DeSantis says infusion of major federal dollars will speed key aspect of Everglades Restoration
- Captiva residents urged to allow free removal of Australian pines, green iguanas
- NOAA's more informative hurricane cone a permanent part of the agency's warnings
- Photographer snaps shot of endangered Florida panther inside front entrance to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- It may be an 'obvious' Southwest Florida critter story, but it still retains some value
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Florida’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program is protecting more than 9,100 acres in the Peace River Valley. -
Downtown Sarasota's newest bakery is a family affair — and a way for its Ukrainian owners to stay connected to home during an ongoing war. -
Bank of America warns customers of scams involving phone calls. Scammers will often ask for payment using a third-party service, like cryptocurrency or Cash App, or will demand targets withdraw large sums of money.
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The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021. -
There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: "Leave NOW! This may be your only notice." -
An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen videos from the night of the shooting reveal the most comprehensive view to date of how the chaotic scene unfolded. And they show how a Black teenager who came to join the civil rights movement of his generation — in a zone abandoned by police — ended up killed by a protest movement that thought he was a threat. -
About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down. -
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
