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The rehabilitation of a young Florida panther injured in a vehicle collision is being recognized as a powerful example of statewide collaboration among wildlife and veterinary partners working together to protect one of Florida’s most iconic endangered animals. ZooTampa at Lowry Park played a key role in the panther’s survival and has now provided him a permanent home as a conservation ambassador. The panther, named "Loper," will remain at the zoo permanently and serve an important purpose in helping guests understand the threats facing Florida panthers and the need to protect the habitat they depend on.

A 13-Year-Old Fort Myers girl was the 170,000th Disney Wish Recipient on Disneyland Resort’s 70th Anniversary in July. The tech-loving Make-A-Wish teen was hosted by Disney Imagineers at Walt Disney Imagineering and Disneyland for her wish.

Harry Chapin food bank breaks ground on a new distribution center in Fort Myers that will double its capacity to feed the hungry in this area.

Cape Coral Fire Department issues caution about preventable fires during the holiday season.

A recall and a health alert have been issued for two different meat products — turkey bacon due to a possible listeria contamination and a beef jerky stick for an extraneous material contamination.Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.The FSIS also issued a health alert for possible contamination of a beef jerky stick product.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is reporting seven more illnesses have been reported linked to prepared pasta meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. CDC and states are working to get information on whether sick people ate recalled food or if additional foods may be contaminated. Twenty-seven people have been affected across 18 states, including Florida, with 25 hospitalized, and there have been six deaths.

With an oncoming forecast of low temperatures in the next few days, Lee, Charlotte. Collier, Hendry and Sarasota counties are coordinating with partner agencies for cold weather outreach.

The odds of significant cold, coastal, and marine impacts across South Florida this weekend and beyond continues to increase. An Extreme Cold Watch is in effect for the Lake Okeechobee region and coastal Palm beach County and a Freeze Watch is in effect for inland Collier, Miami Dade and Broward counties. Wind chills could drop into the 20s across all of South Florida early Sunday morning. Very breezy conditions are expected on Saturday afternoon through early Sunday morning as the strong cold front pushes through the area. Sustained winds 15-25 mph could gust up to 40 mph, with highest winds likely along the immediate coastlines. A Gale Watch is in effect for local waters beginning on Saturday afternoon and evening. Sustained winds of 30-40 knots with higher gusts is possible across the Atlantic and Gulf waters through Sunday afternoon. Wave heights could peak as high as 12 feet across the Gulf and Atlantic waters during the day on Sunday as well.

More cold temperatures expected for much of the Southwest Florida over the next few days has several counties setting up cold weather shelters.

Meat products produced by two companies are being recalled and an alert was issued for ground beef distributed to a popular retail outlet and possibly contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.