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Firefighters worked through the night Tuesday on the 10,551-acre wildfire growing in the Big Cypress National Preserve east of Naples, a tactic that appears to be working as control of the Sandy Wildfire rose from 5% to 15%.

About one month after Richard Ruel died in a fatal e-scooter accident, his family is still mourning as the City of Fort Myers and Spin, a micromobility company headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., began rolling out the first phase of an agreement to bring a new form of transportation to the streets of downtown Fort Myers. While some support the initiative, others are concerned about what the program lacks and what it could bring to the already bustling streets and sidewalks of the downtown area.

Despite rains that extremely dry ground siphoned up almost as soon as it fell Thursday, Friday and Saturday, several brush fires still managed to erupt across the area. The largest is in the Big Cypress National Preserve, in an area north of I-75.

Consider the San Francisco Zoo's Valentine's Day special. Adopt a giant hairy scorpion in honor of your ex-lover because, according to the zoo, scorpions are also low-lifes.

Friends and admirers of Antoinette “Toni” Stabile are invited to remember her with a donation to a charity of their choice. Stabile, who died earlier this…

The Florida Secretary of State's office says it will soon be sending out lists to county elections offices of felons who are ineligible to vote.

Two gallery shows feature the work of photojournalist Kinfay Moroti.

A group opposed to the Sarasota County School Board's mandatory mask policy has raised more than $11,000 in an effort to sue the district.

Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday announced the appointment of Melissa Blazier as Collier County Supervisor of Elections.

Cape Coral will host a 2023 Hurricane Preparedness Expo on May 31.