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Arts for ACT gallery in the Fort Myers River District reopens Friday, July 7th

After more than nine months of renovations following Hurricane Ian, Arts for ACT Gallery in the downtown Fort Myers River District is scheduled to finally reopen on July 7th. Claudia Goode sits down with WGCU's Tom Hall to describe the journey.

Grigory Vodolazov's 3-year-old son peers into his family's apartment complex from their unit in Bellevue, Wash. The Vodolazov family is part of Creating Moves to Opportunity, a housing voucher experiment that uses incentives and counseling to encourage low-income families to move to what are called "high opportunity" areas.

In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

Osteopathic physician Kevin de Regnier of Winterset, Iowa, checks Chris Bourne, who came in for an adjustment of his anxiety medication on May 9, 2023.

With few MDs practicing in rural areas, a different type of doctor is filling the gap

The number of doctors of osteopathy is surging, and more than half of them practice in primary care, including in rural areas hit hard by doctor shortages.

Corri Francisco was a 30-year resident of Fort Myers Beach and lost everything in Ian, gets a hug from Susan Carter, also a 30-year resident, lost her Fort Myers Beach home in the storm, after Francisco spoke to the crowd. As June first brings the start of another hurricane season to a Southwest Florida that is still rebuilding, and the ravages of Hurricane Ian have taken a toll on the psyches of residents.This week, Park Royal Hospital in Fort Myers, along with other service providers, sponsored a Resiliency Roundup, to help residents gain access to the myriad mental health resources available to them. This event was held at the Diamonhead Beach Resort on Fort Myers Beach.

Resiliency Roundup offers mental health aid to Hurricane Ian survivors

Mental health organizations that serve the Fort Myers Beach community are ready to lend a hand to residents. They hosted a Resiliency Roundup this week.

In 2023, opioid settlement funds flowed to states. Here's how it's going

Some $1.5 billion flowed to local government coffers this year, sparking debates about transparency and how to spend the money. Here are 5 takeaways from a year's worth of reporting on the issue.

Players Circle's 'Godspell' production proves to be one-of-a-kind

Produced "in the round," it's hard to know where the stage ends and the audience begins in Players Circle Theatre's highly-immersive production of the soft rock musical Godspell.

'I did not feel like a human': Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.

Georgia on the mind of the Trump and Biden campaigns as the key state holds primary

Georgia is an important state for both former President Donald Trump and President Biden in 2024. It's also a state with the clearest examples of the obstacles each faces in his path to victory.

Police continue to block roads around the home of Thomas Matthew Crooks in Bethel Park, Pa., on Sunday, as the FBI continues its investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

What we know about the Trump shooter

The 20-year-old gunman came within a matter of inches of killing the former president, but investigators are still struggling to understand what may have motivated Thomas Matthew Crooks.

States are trashing troves of masks and protective gear as costly stockpiles expire

As a deadline to allocate federal COVID-19 cash approaches next year, states must decide how much to invest in maintaining warehouses and supply stockpiles after panic buying during the pandemic.

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