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The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold its next public hearing about redistricting on Tuesday, November 2 at 6:00pm. When the current district maps were drawn back in 2011 many of the homes in the Fort Myers Dunbar community were moved into District 4, which is primarily made up of North Fort Myers across the Caloosahatchee River. As commissioners consider new map proposals, we highlight efforts to get them to choose a new map which would reunite the Dunbar community with Fort Myers.

The financial instability many people face as a result of the pandemic has put more people at risk of losing their housing. A national eviction moratorium established by the CDC is set to expire on December 31 and local governments have until then to use federal CARES Act relief funds designated to help people with past due rent and utilities. We talk with Janet Bartos, Executive Director of the Lee County Homeless Coalition, and the City of Fort Myers’ new mayor Kevin Anderson, about efforts being made to help people experiencing homelessness and those at risk.

Fire crews were called to a section on the interstate when a wildfire produced flames and smoke near the Bonita Beach Road exit.

The FutureMakers Coalition is a collective of about 140 business and educational partners in five counties working to transform Southwest Florida's workforce. The organization's goal is to help working adults with college degrees, workplace and industry certificates, and other up-skill credentialing. Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, spoke with coalition director Tessa Lesage, who shares the role and opportunities that the coalition offers, in partnership with FGCU, in the Southwest Florida Equitable Jobs Pipeline.

Heat advisories and excessive heat continued in all of Florida on Sunday; the same is expected for Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is directing the state to build an immigrant detention center on so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" — a partially-built airstrip in the Everglades.

One Winner, Six Unforgettable Performances



Celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season, Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, a longtime corporate partner of WGCU, has generously donated season tickets to their Fifth Third Bank Broadway Series! When you make a financial gift of support to WGCU, you’re automatically entered to win a pair of opening night tickets to six National Touring Broadway shows: Some Like It Hot, & Juliet, Back to the Future: The Musical, Mamma Mia!, Kimberly Akimbo, and Moulin Rouge.





Your support not only helps WGCU continue bringing trusted news and enriching programs to Southwest Florida—it also gives you a front-row seat to Broadway magic, right here at home!

Homeowners in Briny Breezes, a small ocean-front mobile home community in Palm Beach County that sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, are said to be looking for a deal closer to $1 billion.

Ion Sancho is a name well-known in the world of elections, and election security. He recently retired after spending 28 years as the Supervisor of…

This Saturday afternoon from 2-5:00pm there’s going to be a debate on U.S. Immigration Policy at Florida Southwestern State College’s Charlotte County…