Sandra Viktorova

The federal government has ordered a Southwest Florida resident, an undocumented worker, to be deported by the end of March. His son worries about how his family will cope.

This election Florida voters will decide whether marijuana should be available to millions more, allowing anyone age 21 or older to get and use marijuana without a prescription.

At Sunday Masses across Florida, Catholic priests have taken some time this election season to diverge from their typical homilies to try to convince parishioners to vote no on Amendment 4.

While mounds of debris from Hurricane Helene still sit in front of many homes and businesses in Charlotte County, residents move quickly to do what they can to protect those homes and businesses.

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell admits he doesn’t like running for office, but he knows it’s part of the job as he seeks a fourth term as the county’s top cop.“I just really have a love of this job, a love of this community. And there's things that I saw that we needed to do here, to improve the quality of life for our residents. And, you know, I still have some goals that I want to achieve,” said Prummell.

Vietnam war veteran Harvey Charter didn’t have to be an expert in World War II relics to know that the old American flag hanging in the Fort Myers American Legion Post was special. As a Jewish-American, he recognized the symbolism the flag's creators intended in replacing the banner's traditional stars with a field full of the Star of David.Now known as the Nordhausen flag, it is on permanent loan at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples. It’s on display full time thru about January. It will then go on rotation with another treasure there, a quilt created by the survivors of Auschwitz who presented the gift to Soviet troops who liberated them.

President Joe Biden announced, Sunday, he’s dropping out of the presidential race and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, instead. We get reaction and explore what’s next for the Democratic party in a conversation with Founding Director of the Institute for Youth and Justice Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D., and Interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Lee County, Jim Rosinus.

A whole new Florida crowd is learning hockey lingo, from cherry pickers to cross-checking to hat tricks. That’s because more Floridians are getting hooked on the sport, as Florida’s teams have more success on the ice. The NHL’s Florida Panthers need just one more game to win the team’s first Stanley Cup.

Hydroponics program rebuilt after Ian is more fruitful for Charlotte County Jail and inmates who tend to the farm.

Valerie's House, a non-profit providing grief support services to children in Florida, expands to its own home in Fort Myers.