WGCU Site Search | WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida

Senate Judiciary Chairman Greg Steube of Sarasota is sponsoring a measure to increase interest charges awarded plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death suits.

More victims surface in Collier County court appearance fraud scheme, bringing total to seven

All complainants indicated that they received suspicious phone calls from the same phone number (239-351-5418) from individuals identifying themselves as either “Sergeant Jefferson” or “Lieutenant Cooper.”

The Collier Arts Archive will be an online repository of memories and memorabilia that tells the story of the arts' importance in Collier County.

Online art library to document role arts played in Collier County's growth and global reputation

United Arts Collier has launched an initiative that will document the role the arts have played in making Collier County a worldwide arts mecca. The "Collier Arts Archive will contain memories and arts memorabilia collected from area arts organizations and individuals.

Red Tide Returns: Fish Kills on Marco and Beach Warnings in Collier and South Lee Counties

Red tide is back in Southwest Florida’s Gulf waters. Fish kills have been reported along Collier County beaches on Marco Island and respiratory irritation…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Seeks Public Comment On Eastern Collier County Development Proposal

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on Tuesday for a proposal that would allow landowners to develop thousands of acres in…

Dept. of Health Officials in Collier County Say COVID-19 Deaths Will Not be Updated On State Website

The Florida Department of Health announced Wednesday that it will be conducting a “thorough review” of COVID-19 deaths reported in the state.Representatives of the Department of Health in Collier County said the state's COVID-19 dashboard will not reflect new fatalities until the review is complete.

Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota among 34 Florida counties named in state of emergency for Nicole

Governor Ron DeSantis isues itate of emergency for 34 counties to prepare for potential impacts from the storm

At Collier County schools, prospects of graduation are monitored early to reach its high rate of success

Collier County Public Schools' high graduation rate is due to monitoring of students' progress well before graduation day approaches.

Ashelba Brown with CASL, spoke to a man who was living in his car, but would not allow them to count him for the PIT. The Point In Time count took place in Lee and Collier Counties. Volunteers walked the parking lots, woods, parks, and even set up a basecamp in areas they know the homeless will be at to get a count on the need in the area. The face of the homeless has changed over the past few years. The first time homeless made mostly up of elderly and single parents with kids are starting to outnumber the chronic homeless.

Collier County's homeless count number dips slightly; that result doesn't call for a celebration

The Point-in-Time Count is done annually and tied to federal funding.

Warnings against looting Hurricane Ian-affected homes and businesses have been issued by sheriff's offices in both Lee and Charlotte counties.

Potential looters warned off by Lee, Charlotte sheriff's offices; Collier County installs curfew

The Lee County Sheriff's Office posted photos of purported looting arrests in Fort Myers Beach with the warning: "We are patrolling and you will be arrested if you partake in criminal activity."

Body of missing Fort Myers woman possibly found; Search continues for Collier County man

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said shortly before 2 p.m. that it had likely found the body of Arielle Valdez, 21, the Fort Myers woman missing since Wednesday. Searchers in Collier County meanwhile continued looking for a missing Golden Gate Estates man, Eduardo Ramirez, 64, whose vehicle was found in a remote area off Beck Boulevard in East Naples.

Search results for