Dayna Harpster

Thousands in Southwest Florida joined the coordinated "Hands Off" protests around the country on Saturday, April 5.

Marni Sawicki, mayor of Cape Coral from 2013 to 2017, moved back to her home state of Michigan and is running for governor.

The Maylene and Wen Wu Family Foundation donates $1 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County toward the Park Meadows capital campaign, to turn the former Fort Myers Event Center into a full-service club.

A workshop April 5 in Naples aims to teach people who want to write for children the process from idea to finished product.

Mugshots to Headshots program puts former felons before the camera for professional headhots.

The Empowerment Farm in Naples offers "open farms" and workshops on Saturdays.

Federal layoffs at Everglades National Park hit 12 employees; other local Florida parks have fewer affected employees.

One person was laid off at Big Cypress National Park and “several” are now without jobs at Bay Pines VA Hospital as federal downsizing under the Trump Administration begins to affect Southwest Florida.The person out of a job at Big Cypress was on a probationary period and was laid off on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said Michelle Hanson, lands and permits coordinator at the park.

With respiratory illnesses on the rise, Lee Health is experiencing high capacity. Hospital officials suggest ways of seeking care that may or may not involve the emergency room.

Lee BIA Builders Care and Lennar Homes spearheaded a holiday project that completely renovated a North Fort Myers home for a single-parent family.