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Volunteers as well as those from homeless and veteran’s groups fanned out across Lee County in January counting 820 people who do not have a permanent place to call home. That figure is up from 560 people experiencing homelessness last year.

The City of Cape Coral has approved a hurricane evacuation study to better identify residents' needs in effort to reduce evacuation times.

As of Tuesday, a relief center with representatives from 10 agencies is open for victims of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers. The disaster recovery center is at Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gov. DeSantis’ office announced.

Evacuation orders have gone out for areas across Southwest Florida and shelters are opening in advance of Hurricane Ian’s approach. Here is evacuation and shelter information for Lee and Collier Counties.

It is not necessary to visit a center to apply for assistance. Survivors can go online to disasterassistance.gov, use the FEMA mobile app or call 800-621-3362. The line is open every day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Just Stop Oil has been in the spotlight after its demonstration in which protesters threw soup at a Van Gogh painting. The coalition is demanding an end to new fossil fuel production in the U.K.

From the Panhandle to the Keys, excessive heat warnings and heat advisories blanketed the state.

A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for portions of Southwest Florida, West Central Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Approximately 1,550 consumers have potential claims stemming from a fuel contamination issue that arose with Citgo fuel in August with close to $500,000 in repairs or reimbursements made by the petroleum company.The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provided an update Thursday regarding the Citgo fuel contamination incident at the Port of Tampa that occurred on August 26.

Due to a National Weather Service forecast for heavy rain, self-service sandbags are available for residents in Sarasota County and in the City of North Port.