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Florida Secretary of State on Wednesday issued an emergency order for special elections in Sanibel and Estero to ensure access for voters affected by Hurricane Ian. -
A blog had reported that a candidate for the position of Collier County School Board school attorney had prior and potentially unethical email contact with a board member, including sending the board member a proposed employment agreement in November. That information was discounted by board officials, who said nothing below-board had taken place.
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The IRS starts accepting tax returns for 2022 on Jan. 23. A financial expert breaks down the changes from last year, and shares her tips for coping with tax season.
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The photos were taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto by a 23-year-old Polish firefighter as the Nazis were brutally crushing the Jewish uprising of 1943. The photos were discovered in a family collection.
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Florida Department of Transportation had mandated that the West Winterberry Bridge in Marco Island be closed to all traffic immediately. It reopened Friday.
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This boil water notice was issued as a result of an FDOT contractor accidently hitting a 2-inch line at Crawford Street.
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Are the days of scrolling TikTok on Florida’s college campuses over? The University of Florida is warning about what it called a “strong possibility” it might ban the popular social media app on university devices and WiFi networks. The state’s flagship university calls TikTok – operated in the U.S. by a subsidiary of a China-based company – a “national security concern” and discourages the campus community from using the app on their personal devices. It’s also going further, banning any future academic research projects that involve accessing TikTok. Officials at other Florida universities say they are considering similar action against TikTok, but none has officially followed UF’s lead yet. TikTok says it’s trying to convince federal national security experts that its app is safe.
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DeSantis' administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools, saying the class violates state law and that it is historically inaccurate.
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Lee County Department of Community Development is making operational adjustments at sites in Pine Island and downtown Fort Myers to further assist residents of unincorporated areas who are rebuilding and repairing their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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Funds distributed to educators in SWFL and to Florida Department of Children and Families.
