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Rick Scott's Camp Prepares for Election Night
Polls are now closed statewide, except in the Panhandle, and results will begin pouring in.Governor Rick Scott will be finding out whether he will keep…
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New Sea Turtle Tracking Study on Sanibel/Captiva
Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway. This year, researchers are beginning a new tagging study to learn more about the nesting habits of…
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Need for Food Aid in SWFL at Unprecedented Levels
During normal times the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida was providing food for about 110,000 individuals every month. Right now they are serving more than a quarter million people a month, and have provided 25,073,464 meals since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Southwest Florida Law Enforcement Acquiring Military Equipment
Recent tension between demonstrators and police in Ferguson, Missouri prompted the Obama Administration last month to call for a review of a federal…
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Gov. DeSantis Appoints Three More SFWMD Board Members
Governor Ron DeSantis announced three new appointees to the South Florida Water Management District, Thursday, at a press conference in Naples. From North…
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Worrell hearing likely in coming week, sentencing after Oct. 25
This week is likely when Christopher John Worrell, a Naples resident and member of the "Proud Boys" who was re-apprehended by the FBI Sept. 28, is brought to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.Worrell's arrest by the FBI on Thursday came after he was found unconscious his home in Naples. The agency said the U.S. Capitol breach case participant attempted to covertly return to his Collier County home.
State-based shortage prompts call for local blood and platelet donors
There are severe blood shortages throughout Florida and that has prompted a call for Southwest Floridians to donate platelets or whole blood.Laura Rosen, community relations manager for the NCH Community Blood Center in Collier County, says the call to donate is to ensure local blood inventories remain optimal for patients in area hospitals.
GOP Candidates Win SWFL Legislative Races
Republican candidates in Tuesday’s election won every Florida House and Senate race covering a district in Southwest Florida.
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SWFL environment closed: parks, trails off-limits for foreseeable future after Hurricane Ian
Public lands managed by the South Florida Water Management District in Lee and Collier counties remain so dangerous more than two weeks after the wrath of Category 4 Hurricane Ian that, above or below water, the areas will be closed for the foreseeable future.
COVID-19 Morning Update
State health officials reported another 1,371 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Wednesday, increasing the statewide total to 67,371 confirmed cases. With the exception of this past Monday, the Florida Department of Health has reported more than 1,000 new cases of the virus each day since June third.
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