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A settlement has now been reached requiring the Florida Department of Health to release COVID-19 data withheld from the public during the height of the pandemic.The Florida Center for Government Accountability and former State Representative Carols Guillermo Smith fought for release of the data in a two-year legal battle. We take a closer look at the settlement and what release of the hidden data will mean going forward in a conversation with Smith and the Florida Center for Government Accountability’s Michael Barfield.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be under consideration to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense during a second Trump term, as the President-elect’s first choice is embroiled in allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse.

Picayune Strand in Collier County was once slated to become the largest subdivision in the world. In the 1970s, momentum grew to restore the area’s natural hydrologic flow and environmental integrity. Now the ambitious Picayune Strand Restoration project is nearly complete. FGCU Professor in the Department of Ecology & Environmental Studies Win Everham, Ph.D. has been monitoring the site’s restoration progress by studying the status of several indicator species. He joins us to talk about the project ahead of his lecture later this month titled “Picayune Strand Restoration Project: It could have been Cape Coral South.”

STORY UPDATE: A companion bill to the Senate's "Florida Opiod Overdose Prevention Act" was filed in the House Feb 16. The House bill is co-sponsored by…

Lee Health officials announced, Tuesday, the death of a third coronavirus patient in Lee County. This latest death involves a 67-year-old man who'd had…

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in March 2024, we hear Cornelius “Neil” Cahill and his wife, Linda Cahill, share remembrances of their late friend, Harry Snyder, including a story from Harry’s time as a U.S. combat veteran during World War II.

The Florida Department of Health reported 563 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Wednesday, bringing the statewide total number of cases to 38,002.…

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in 2024, we hear Finzo Hall and his mother Marcia Robinson talk about immigrating from Jamaica to the U.S, Finzo’s determination to follow his dream of becoming a pilot, and helping other young people achieve their dreams through the powers of faith and resiliency.

In this encore installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, Dr. Pierre Lorado tells his wife Elizabeth Lorado about his childhood, daring to dream big, defying others’ expectations, and becoming a pediatrician.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, lifelong friends Karen Hurst and Cathy Goodacre Smith share childhood memories of growing up on Fort Myers Beach in the 1950s and 60s.