WGCU Staff

The majority of brushy wildfires that burst into flames across Southwest Florida since last weekend have either been contained or close to it.

Lee County encourages community to monitor conditions amid high heat.

As the nation celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is waiving admission fees for Florida state parks from Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5.

Lee County Health Department issues an advisory about enterococcus bacteria off Sanibel Causeway.

The ninth Florida panther death this year and the fifth female of the species was reported killed in Collier County in the past week. The remains of the big cat, a 3-year-old female, were collected June 19, on County Road 846 in Collier County, east of Immokalee. The suspected cause of death was vehicle collision.

Former global advertising executive Tim Love's 2025 book “The Medium is the Mirror: The Reformation of Truth Reshaping Our Relationships, Politics and Sacred Beliefs” explores the way our online world works, and how behavior data being collected on us is being used to shape our behavior. It was recently awarded first prize in the Business Marketing & Advertising category in the 2026 International Book Awards so we’re checking back in with him, and former Missouri Congressman and Democratic House Majority Leader, Dick Gephardt, who wrote the book's introduction.

Florida Forest Service units were working several fires around the state on Tuesday.

There is always some level of need for food assistance in Southwest Florida, but during times of economic stress — like many people are facing now because of rising prices and increased fuel costs — the need only grows, so we check in with Midwest Food Bank Florida to see how things are going. Through their volunteer-driven operation, Midwest Food Bank Florida provides tens of thousands of meals every month through their partners, and they make and distribute what are called Hope Packs for kids which provide nutritious weekend meals through local school partnerships to children facing food insecurity when school is not in session.

Lee County encourages the community to monitor conditions amid high heat.

Between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday, June 22 through Friday, July 17, motorists may encounter intermittent northbound and southbound outside lane closures on Interstate 75 between the Corkscrew Road Interchange and Estero Parkway overpass.