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Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.

Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.

Elections supervisors around the state have come up with several requests for lawmakers to consider during the legislative session that begins in March.…

The local construction industry is rebounding, and with that, law enforcement anticipates an uptick in construction site theft. Now, the Lee County…

The foundation's executive director unexpectedly resigned this week. One of its outposts was the scene of chaos as Israeli forces fired warning shots over frenzied Palestinians desperate for food and aid.

The association that represents Florida’s 67 school districts is saying “no” to testing. The Florida School Boards Association wants to eliminate the…

Gov. Doug Ducey gave in to some of the educators' demands and promised to boost teacher salaries in increments over three years.

Back in early June when protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers were rapidly spreading and growing across the country we assembled a panel comprised of members of southwest Florida’s Black community to talk about what was happening. While protests have mostly stopped, efforts continue to try and address systemic racism and police violence. And, with the election just a week away with these issues in many ways central on the ballot, both nationally and locally, we have invited them back to talk about what’s happened since the summer and where things stand today.

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, we're sharing an episode of WGCU's podcasts Grape Minds. Julie Glenn & Gina Birch talk about and taste through a few options for the Thanksgiving table, while reminiscing with winemakers about their favorites and some hilarious turkey-day cooking fails.

Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.