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Students at FGCU flocked to the library lawn to view the eclipse, Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024, Fort Myers, FL. A partial eclipse could be seen in Florida as a few clouds passed by. Free viewing glasses were handed out to the students and public for the viewing event. 2045, is the next time the U.S. will once again experience a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse.

Moon's shadow over the sun provided a day's distraction

On the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University, as it was across North America, people stopped for a few hours Monday and, after taking a few safety precautions, got a glimpse of the moon's shadow traversing the sun.

Unsettled end to the week for the Panhandle, above average temps continue for the peninsula

Rounds of thunderstorms could lead to localized flooding over Florida's Panhandle. Meanwhile, over the peninsula, the warm trend will continue until the end of the weekend.

Florida's Labor Day Weekend forecast and beyond, more rain

Higher-than-normal rain chances continue to affect different parts of Florida throughout the Labor Day Weekend.

Tropical disturbance forming near Bahamas could impact southeast

The National Hurricane Center is tracking an area just northeast of the Bahamas where a tropical depression may develop later this week.Global forecast models have been showing an area of low pressure forming in the area north of the Bahamas in the early part of this week before moving inland toward the Florida peninsula and/or the southeastern United States by the weekend.This is just one of two areas of interest being tracked by the National Hurricane Center. The other system is forming in the Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche.

Sean Price onstage in New York City in September of 2014.

Sean Price, Well-Loved Brooklyn Rapper, Dies At 43

The death of the highly respected hip-hop figure prompted an outpouring of tribute and personal stories from his community this weekend.

Now is the time of the year when it is legal, and advisable, to rid your home or office of any bats that took up residence during their April-to-August nesting season

Bat maternity season over, it's OK to kick them out

In Antarctica, Russian scientists posed at the site where they say they've drilled through to Lake Vostok. The sign indicates that the breakthrough happened on Feb. 5, 2012.

Russians Claim To Have Punched Through To Antarctic 'Subglacial Lake'

Lake Vostok is under 2 miles of ice and hasn't been exposed to air and light for millions of years. Scientists are eager to see what, if anything, might be living down there.

The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam keeping eye on the North Fort Myers eagle nest is in hatch watch mode with the likelihood of an earlier than normal hatch.

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam prepares for baby eaglets

The popular North Fort Myers-sited live web cam, which has been keeping an eye on this specific nest for the past 13 seasons, has been watching the mated eagle pair preparing earlier than normal for their offspring.

Annual Punta Gorda seawall assessment set Jan. 9-March 1

From January 9, through March 1, Punta Gorda will be running its annual seawall assessment.During low tide periods, city staff will inspect seawalls in the southwest and southeast zones of Punta Gorda Isles. The boundary of these zones is Aqui Esta Drive, Punta Gorda Isles perimeter canal, Almar Drive, Muscovie Court, and around the tract of land known as Bird Navigation.

Think Your Hearing's Great? You Might Want To Check It Out

About a quarter of adults who think their hearing is fine actually have some hearing loss, according to the CDC. And many of them are in their 20s. Activities of daily living are often to blame.

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