WGCU Staff
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On the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University, as it was across North America, people stopped for a few hours Monday and, after taking a few safety precautions, got a glimpse of the moon's shadow traversing the sun.
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Law in the Mall: Annual free legal clinic returns to Fort Myers with same name but a new location.Lee County Legal Aid Society to join six other nonprofits, government agencies at April 27 event.
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A lawsuit filed by a Fort Myers man over the removal of weapons and ammunition, much of it antique, from his home by the Lee County Sheriff's Office in March 2020 claims there were violations of the state constitution as well as damage done to materials taken.The suit was filed by W. Alecs Dean March 29 in Lee County Court and seeks damages up to $100,000.
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There is a critical need for Type O blood In Collier Count to help boost the Community Blood Center's critically low blood product inventories.The local shortage is due to a sudden increase in area use. The only way to obtain adequate levels of transfusable blood is through donations.
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Craig Kowalski has accepted the position of Chief of Police for Florida Gulf Coast University and will begin work officially on April 15.The acceptance was announced Thursday by David Vazquez, Vice President of Administrative Service and Finance.
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The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to launch Affordable Housing Development New Construction Programs with the publication of the Notice of Funding Availability for up to $200 million from Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.Lee County’s CDBG-DR Action Plan includes Affordable Housing and Development Programs that provide grant funding for the development and preservation of affordable housing units.
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A scheduled water main shutdown is being planned for 9 a.m. Tuesday in Cape Coral near the 4400 Block of Del Prado Boulevard.
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The boardwalk at the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve will be closed for two weeks starting April 11 for routine repairs.
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The Canvassing Board met Friday and certified the official results of the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election.The results include ballots cast by mail and in person during Early Voting and on Election Day.
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Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Chad Chronister signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that would provide aid to each agency during Hurricane Season, should the need arise.