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Bird breeding season has begun, and it’s time for Southwest Florida to protect the birds who nest on beaches. Birds that lay their eggs along the shoreline perceive people and dogs as threats. This can cause them to abandon their colonies. Collier County has limited access to some beaches and boating areas like Big Marco CWA, Morgan Beach, and Dickman’s Point. They have temporarily closed Second Chance Wildlife Area. Audubon Florida, a member of the Florida Shorebird Alliance, advises residents and beachgoers to respect posted areas, pick up trash to avoid bird predators, and keep dogs on a leash and away from restricted areas. In the event of dive-bombing from the birds they suggest moving away carefully because it likely means there is a nest nearby.

Retired engineer, Cesare Frustaci, was just eight years old when his family was forced out of their home in Budapest, Hungary -- and forced into an…

Back in June of last year we sat down with the co-creators of a new TV show called Family Pictures USA. They were in town scouting for locations, and…

As many as 5.3 million Americans could be living with chronic viral Hepatitis B or C, yet health experts say most of them don’t even know they’re…

WGCU Public Media and its predecessor, WSFP-TV/FM, have served Southwest Florida with the finest in public television and radio programming for 35 years.

There have been four wildfires in six weeks within the Collier County portion of the Everglades. The 1,700-acre Newman Fire, near the Picayune State Forest, and the 41-acre Jetport fire, about five miles from the federal detention facility Alligator Alcatraz, are both at least 75 percent contained. Another two are over.

Tuesday, Aug. 28 was Election Day in the Florida primaries. Voters, registered either Republican or Democrat, cast their ballots to decide who would be…

REGIONAL/LOCAL RACESState Attorney, Florida's 20th Judicial CircuitREP: Amira Fox WINNERWRITE-IN: Joseph HoffmanFlorida State Senate District 28Covers…

Lee Health President and CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci released a statement, Monday, saying the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “continues to become bleaker by the day,” with hospitalization rates higher than they’ve ever been.Advent Health in Orlando and Volusia County are in the end phases of purchasing fleets of refrigerated morgues.As students head back to school, pediatricians from practices all over Collier County weighed in with a message: Kids should be wearing masks at school. The doctors report seeing a significant increase in hospitalizations in kids in the last few weeks.A USA TODAY Network analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University shows most children in Florida are returning to brick-and-mortar classrooms in areas where coronavirus outbreaks are much more severe than they were at the start of the previous school year.

A local arm of a national mental health advocacy organization has developed a successful way to screen children for signs of possible behavioral issues. A…