Michelle Alvarez

As the voter-approved amendment to raise the minimum wage is crafted into law, the bill introduced to implement the change leaves out young people and former felons.

Construction leads surge in Employment as more move to Southwest Florida, while tourist season boosts hospitality industry.

'Black excellence' comments at a Florida Gulf Coast University Student Government meeting lead to a protest on campus this week.

An Florida Gulf Coast University study to gauge asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 needs thousands of volunteers willing to have their finger pricked for a drop of blood.

State health officials reported 13,900 new COVID-19 cases, Wednesday for a total of 1,517,472 infections. The Florida Department of Health also reported 169 coronavirus-related deaths, Jan. 13, increasing the statewide death toll to 23,759 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.

Florida’s partnership with Publix grocery store chain to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses is expanding and will now include 16 Publix locations in Collier County.

About 5,800 Lee County drivers are eligible to save money on overdue toll fines.

The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have hurt many industries, and while we hear about restaurants and hospitality, retail is also reeling.

As the clock neared 7:00, polling locations were almost empty. WGCU's Michelle Alvarez reports from Lakes Regional Library.

The Election is four days away and already, more young people have cast ballots than participated in the 2016 election overall. WGCU’s Michelle Alvarez spoke with a few young voters about the importance of voter participation.