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Southwest Florida's largest airports, RSW (above) and Punta Gorda, do not take part in an international effort to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that hundreds of airports worldwide are active in to try and lessen the transportation sector's contribution to climate change.

Southwest Florida airports have no plans to reduce carbon footprint

Southwest Florida’s airports do not have climate change action plans to map out how they are reducing their carbon footprints to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Wynwood Aims To Be Miami's First 'Smart Neighborhood' With Surveillance System

Community leaders in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood are quickly moving forward with a plan to expand a newly unveiled neighborhood-wide surveillance...

Arizona Firefighter Remembered For Loving His Job

In Arizona, friends and family of the 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire are sharing their memories.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered bars, restaurants and gyms to shut down and encouraged state agencies to allow employees to telecommute, in an effort to curb the coronavirus known as COVID-19.

Florida's State Workers Worry As Telecommuting Lags

As Florida adjusts to an unprecedented public health emergency, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has lagged in implementing work-from-home policies for...

Anne Heche legally dead at 53, a week after a fiery car crash

The actress, best known for her roles in 'Donnie Brasco' and the 1998 'Psycho' remake, leaves behind two sons.

Fort Myers Beach mayor Ray Martin announces visitation criteria for town residents at a briefing Saturday afternoon.

More Fort Myers Beach residents get chance to see damage, collect belongings starting Sunday

Access to Hurricane Ian-damaged properties in Fort Myers Beach began Saturday but only to properties north of Times Square for now. Residents from other areas will get their chance starting at 7 a.m. Sunday.

Random checkpoints at Lee schools part of LCSO security plan; board to view options

The random checkpoints are one of multiple security measures that have been conducted for most of the semester, county school officials and the Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Harriet and M15 are shown on Nov. 11, 2022, working to diligently on rebuilding after Hurricane Ian destroyed their nest. The North Fort Myers eagle pair successfully produced two eggs that hatched aith the chicks fully fledging for the 2022-2023. Tragedy did strike the pair when Harriet went missing in early February. She was never found.

Florida’s bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian’s destruction

EagleWatch Report volunteers across the state determined that Hurricane Ian destroyed 148 bald eagle nests last September.

A Year After Attack, What's Changed In Mumbai?

India's financial capital, Mumbai, on Friday commemorates the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks that left 166 people dead.

Winning the Gold in the Aewrospace technologies category was the Leica BLK2FLY by Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. The BLK2FLY is an autonomous flying laser scanning sensor that performs reality capture in the air. Airborne scanning provides value for multiple industries in need of accurate data of inaccessible or hard-to-reach areas (e.g., façade projections, rooftops, large interior spaces), ensuring complete capture of a structure's features and dimensions.

Edison Awards focus on innovative advances in a number of fields

A robotic hand to help the blind and deaf communicate. Earbuds that allow a blink of the eye or nod of the head to control digital devices.A therapy to treat glaucoma. A software device to help people with PTSD. A cheaper way to make holograms. A more efficient way to raise aquaculture.These were just a few of the winners of the Edison Best New Products announced last week at the Edison Awards in downtown Fort Myers.

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