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Nearly two years after Hurricane Ian tore through Southwest Florida, the only memorial remains in the hearts and souls of those who survived the raging storm.To correct that, 16-year-old twins Paul and Violet Schwartz collected more than 300 names on a petition to create a Hurricane Ian Memorial within the city of Fort Myers as a lasting tribute to the spirit, resilience and memory of the storm’s victims and survivors. On Monday afternoon, their spokesperson, artist, playwright and filmmaker Wendy White, presented a design for the memorial during a Fort Myers City Council workshop.

More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.Efforts to bring the network back online were still ongoing as the state was hit with a second cyberattack that resulted in outages of the Florida Department of Health’s Vital Statistics System. The statewide system is used to process birth and death certificates, among other records.

With a population of just over 40,000 people, Pyeongchang has Buddhist temples and a reputation as a rural mountain retreat with a healthful climate. But it wants a reputation as a sports mecca.

The Missouri woman persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother, Dee Dee, after she had forced her daughter to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia and other serious illnesses.

Severe storms are forecast for Tuesday in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska and showers and storms are also possible in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota.

When India and Pakistan battle in the Cricket World Cup, fans of both nations will at least have a favorite dish in common.

California National Guard members arrived in the Los Angeles area after President Trump activated the troops to curb protests against federal immigration raids. More protesters gathered on Sunday.

Climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous floods. But people often balk at the cost of flood insurance, especially since many doubt they need protection.

The candidates are both spending time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated.

Dustin Kjersem was found dead in his tent earlier this month of what was first thought to be a possible bear attack. Investigators have ruled it a homicide, saying he died of "multiple chop wounds."