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Private Park Royal Hospital Applies to Handle Baker Act Patients

The new Park Royal mental health hospital in south Fort Myers hopes to hear soon whether its application to become a privately operated Baker Act center…

Storm damage from January 16, 2022. Scenes from the Century 21 Mobile Home Community in Fort Myers (Iona area) that was struck by a tornado early Sunday morning. Many neighborhoods from Naples to Iona suffered extensive damage

National Weather Service confirms 6th tornado in SW Florida on January 16

National Weather Service forecasters confirmed over the weekend that a sixth tornado touched down in Southwest Florida the morning of Jan. 16.

Mammography bus will offer no- and low-cost mammograms

An opportunity for no- and low-cost mammograms is coming up.

Clinton trails Trump by a margin of 43 percent to 41 percent.

Candidates Hit Florida As Bondi Backs Trump

Presidential candidates and their supporters tried to rally voters across Florida on Monday, the last day before primary elections that could decide the...

COVID-19 Morning Update

The Florida Department of Health reported 754 new cases of COVID-19, Monday, bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 5,489. The death toll…

Free Wills For First Reponders And Military Members This Weekend

This weekend, veterans, first responders, and active duty military and their families can get free legal aid to make wills.Legal Aid Service of Collier…

Health Brief for October 7th

This is this week's health brief for WGCU News

Most states are still using outdated rainfall records to design their stormwater infrastructure. In a hotter climate, storms are dropping more intense rainfall.

Program launched for hurricane stormwater, wastewater grants

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has announced a funding opportunity for governments that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system that was affected by Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole.

FILE - Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., speaks at a convention, June 15, 2024, in Detroit. Former President Donald Trump has narrowed his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders that include Donalds, as he prepares to announce his pick in the days before, or perhaps at, next month's Republican National Convention. Trump told reporters Saturday, June 22, that he already has made his decision and that that person will be in attendance Thursday night in Atlanta at the first debate of the general election campaign with Democratic President Joe Biden.

Byron Donalds retains seat in U.S. House of Representatives

Mario Diaz-Balart defeats Democratic challenger

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart won reelection to U.S. House seat.

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