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Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida has begun offering free and low-cost birth control methods at its Naples and Fort Myers health centers.

It was a show of protest, frustration, disaffection and concern and it was shared by thousands Saturday in various Southwest Florida sites, other parts of the state and across the United States and the world. The No Kings III event was billed as a protest rally and drew people of many different political affiliations who said they had concerns with how the current administration in Washington run by President Donald Trump was handling things.

Last week the Venice City Council voted in favor of a year-round, voluntary ban on lawn fertilizers, extending the current ban outlined by the city’s…

A water shortage in Cape Coral and Lee County. Parched soil and worsening drought throughout Southwest Florida. Wildfires are expected next, and not small ones.The restrictions were put into place to protect the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer and drinking water supply in that area. The area affected is bound by NE Pine Island Road on the south, Neilson Road N on the west, NE 24th Avenue and Garden Boulevard on the east and the Gator Slough Canal on the north.

While the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences — or IFAS — is probably most often associated with ‘growers and farmers and issues around agricultural’ their work goes far beyond that, including helping individuals and businesses, as well as growers, before, during, and after natural disasters like Hurricane Ian. We sit down with David Outerbridge, director of the UF/IFAS Extension office in Lee County to talk about the work they’re still doing helping people recover from Ian’s landfall last September. We also check in with Asmaa Odeh, Project Director for the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council to learn about SWFL Fresh: Choose Local, Choose Fresh.

State health officials reported 1,838 new COVID-19 cases, Monday, bringing Florida's total to 648,269 cases.Sept. 7 marked the lowest single-day increase in reported new infections in Florida since June 15, but whether the Labor Day holiday weekend will result in a surge in new infections, as the state experienced about a week after the July 4th holiday, remains to be seen.The Florida Department of Health also reported 22 new coronavirus-related deaths, Monday, bringing the statewide death toll to 12,023 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic.

Billed as an alternative to suspension and expulsion, restorative justice efforts are transforming discipline, and classroom culture, across Southwest…

"The best advice I ever received was don’t get in the boat unless you can row it yourself."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14SdUZGFY4oMarty Valiant began…

"It was always important to me to fulfill my vision and be involved. I prepared myself by reading a lot, studying the laws, and saying yes when I was…

uring his 2024 campaign, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister received $50,000 from what might seem an unlikely source – a political committee tied to embattled Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, who is now the subject of a federal grand jury investigation into alleged money laundering and other crimes.Chronister, who was nominated by President-Elect Donald Trump to head the DEA last week before quickly dropping out, obtained the money from the Friends of Carmine Marceno political committee despite the fact he had little opposition to his re-election. At the time of the donation, his only opponent was Democrat Gary Pruitt, who in 2020 raised little money and lost to Chronister by 19 points. Ultimately, Pruitt did not qualify and Chronister ran unopposed.So why the large donation?