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In 1972, a group of young people from Clearwater, Florida, traveled to western North Carolina on their way to a Rolling Stones concert. When they were settled in their campsite for the night, the local sheriffs showed up with weapons, killing one young man and assaulting several others. Historian Timothy Silver thoroughly investigated the case and wrote a riveting book about it called Death in Briar Bottom.Buy the book!Buy the ebook!

The documentary Facing Suicide airs Tuesday, Sept 13 at 9, on WGCU TV. Today on Gulf Coast Life, we hear from two local clinicians who discuss how the problem hits locally, and how to help loved ones.

Toronto Star book critic Janet Somerville joins us to give us the lowdown on ten great new reads.

In the novel NIGHT WHEREVER WE GO, author Tracey Rose Peyton traces the lives of six enslaved women on a small Texas farm.

"I Walked With Heroes" tells the story of a local WWII vet. Filmmaker Andre Degas joins us to talk about it.

A Fort Myers high school student has published a book. And it’s not her first foray into the publishing business.

5/3 Bank presented babies born May 3 with a goodie bag that included $1,053.

A conference in Fort Myers helped to break down barriers for teens seeking help with mental health.

In Naples, My Dog's Mobile Gym makes the rounds to help dogs get plenty of exercise. Its most important stop may be the Humane Society of Naples.

This live edition of the Gulf Coast Life Book Club features Fort Myers writer Annabelle Tometich and her new memoir, The Mango Tree.