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The Tampa Bay Times has spent the last four years compiling what it calls "Florida's most comprehensive database of police shootings." Data from nearly…

It’s now been two days since Hurricane Ian swept through southwest Florida causing massive and widespread devastation. Search and rescue efforts are still underway in many areas, especially out on Sanibel Island which has been cut off from the mainland.State emergency managers are not fully confirming the death toll so far from Ian but it appears that at least 20 people were killed. We’ll have more details on that as they become available. Today we’re going to talk about some of the ways people can help…especially through financial donations.We’ll also talk with some of our reporters and producers to hear what they’ve been seeing and experiencing since the storm passed.

The American Bittern is known to science as Botaurus lentiginosus – a name that tells us a bit about it. Botaurus is derived from an old English word that refers to a bull – because this bird’s unique deep-throated call reminded people of the bellowing of a bull. The species name “lentiginosus” means freckled – a reference to the tiny black spots on this bittern’s back.

Earlier this month there was an event at Florida Southwestern State College called ‘Normal is Overrated.’ It's essentially an effort to remove the stigma of talking about mental and behavioral health issues among teens. We talk with one of the organizers, and three of the teens who told their stories at the event.

Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti last Tuesday as a powerful category four hurricane with winds up to 145 mph and leaving 1.4 million people there in need of…

In 1900 there were about 12 million people employed in agriculture in the U.S. in the year 1900. That's 1 out of every 6 people. Today, there are about…

Remote villages in the Atlas Mountains are among the hardest hit by Friday's earthquake that killed more than 2,100. Crews are struggling to reach communities amid aftershocks and damaged roads.

Bobsled used to be an all-male sport until 2002. Even now, the women only race two-man, not four-man bobsled. Team USA features 2 summer Olympians as brakemen. Lauren Williams is a gold and silver medalist in the sprint. Lolo Jones did the hurdles in Bejing and London.

Lauren Wilkinson's sharp debut novel about a black woman living a double life as a spy spans three decades and leapfrogs from New York to the Caribbean to West Africa.

Throughout the month of July WGCU is celebrating the 30th anniversary with the “Move to Include” initiative, a nationwide public media effort that seeks to inspire and motivate people to embrace different abilities and include all people in all aspects of life.