WGCU Staff
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We talk with a psychologist as well as a Bonita Springs student about how adolescents with diverse learning styles can thrive.
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Children's Advocacy Center celebrates Thanksgiving with Pine Manor families.
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Tim Tebow to speak at Better Together event.
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On Nov. 12, the Alliance for the Arts will host a town hall at the Collaboratory in Fort Myers. It will delve into five areas shaping the future of arts and culture in Southwest Florida: Access to the Arts, Community Collaboration, Art Education, Artist Empowerment, and Special Projects.
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Fort Myers's Artis Henderson was just 5 years old when her father was killed in plane crash. As an adult, she dug up the explanation for the crash as well as other family secrets.
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A local private school has a new way to teach students how to live on their own. Local companies have built the equivalent of a fully equipped studio apartment, right in the school building.De LaSalle Academy is celebrating the opening of its Life Skills Lab.
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The School District of Lee County and the Support Personnel Association of Lee County have reached a comprehensive tentative agreement on contract modifications and compensation updates after negotiations.
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EMTs are providing at-home care to more patients when possible, instead of transporting them to ERs.
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Stephen Jones, a former attorney from Orlando, was sentenced to 42 months in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for Scheme to Defraud over $50,000, a first-degree felony, for misappropriating funds that were due to a former client. One of the issues involved a Lee County case where court documents said Jones stole $100,000 in insurance proceeds from the insurance settlement of a Vietnam veteran, who was hit by a bicycle in Lehigh Acres in 2019.
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Naples Botanical Garden is conducting a prescribed fire on approximately 2 acres in the facility's preserve, beginning late Tuesday morning and lasting several hours. Fire-certified garden staff will monitor the area into the evening and the following days to ensure no hot spots go undetected.