Andrea Melendez

Local construction industry leaders took a crack this week at showing area high school students how building a future isn't just a play on words.

St. Matthew's House residents are featured in an exhibit of portraits titled "Faces Beyond Homelessness." Artist Wendy Wagner of Naples used chalk, charcoal and graphite to illustrate 10 current or former residents.

The Blanchard House Museum is celebrating its 100th anniversary and provides a glimpse into the journey that led to this milestone.

A Bonita Springs man who was taken into ICE detention in February says that during his three months in custody, he was mistreated so badly, he nearly died.

Donald, a Fort Myers guide dog, is in a national competition to win the title of Hero Dog from the American Humane Society.

A former detainee at Alligator Alcatraz describes conditions and the circumstances of his apprehension by a border patrol agent.

The summer’s Tour De Turtles, a race hosted by The Sea Turtle Conservancy, made a stop at Coquina Beach South in Bradenton. Organizers will tag 11 nesting turtles on various Florida beaches and track which turtle travels the farthest distance in three months.

They came by the thousands in Southwest Florida, by the tens of thousands across the state and by the millions across the U.S. — for a variety of reasons both political and philosophical but bonded by fear and hope.Saturday was both a protest and a rally called No Kings Day, a reference to claims that President Donald Trump wanted to be a monarch over what has been a republic.

A conference in Fort Myers helped to break down barriers for teens seeking help with mental health.

5/3 Bank presented babies born May 3 with a goodie bag that included $1,053.