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Magali Saldana Secos, who goes by Maggie, has had vision problems throughout her life. Despite glaucoma, cataracts, and corneal edema, Maggie was able to maintain sight in her left eye. Three years ago when vision in that eye began to fade, Saldana Secos said she had to learn how to do everyday things, like placing a coffee cup on a table, using her sense of touch."It's a huge demanding mental process, because you have to touch first your cup you are not anymore a sighted person you are a touching person now," Saldana Secos said. "So you have to touch your cup and figure out where is the handle, and you have to touch your table in order to be aware that your cup is not at the edge and it will fall."Saldana Secos said she then had to relearn how to navigate the world around because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under a deadline set for today, the WNBA and its players' union remain at odds over a new collective bargaining agreement. Steve Inskeep speaks with Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports.

With Florida’s measles outbreak making headlines, the Sunshine State is preparing to welcome millions of college students and families to its beaches, amusement parks and other hotspots for spring break throughout March and April. Doctors worry those visitors may return home with more than tans.

Charlotte County writer Mike Hirsh is known for his non-fiction – including “Terri…the Truth” which he co-wrote with her husband Michael Schiavo. But not…

Barbara Oehlbeck was a noted Glades County writer, horticulturalist and champion of Florida’s often underappreciated state tree, the Sabal Palm. Upon…

Back in early June when protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers were rapidly spreading and growing across the country we assembled a panel comprised of members of southwest Florida’s Black community to talk about what was happening. While protests have mostly stopped, efforts continue to try and address systemic racism and police violence. And, with the election just a week away with these issues in many ways central on the ballot, both nationally and locally, we have invited them back to talk about what’s happened since the summer and where things stand today.

Pollinators are responsible for assisting about 80% of the world's flowering plants to reproduce, and that includes quite a few crops grown for food. So, it’s fair to say that pollinators play a crucial role in not only our ecosystems, but our economies and lives.We learn about the work being done by pollinators all around us, and get some tips on how to attract them to our yard, and how to keep from harming them by misusing pesticides.

A consortium of Florida taxi companies and an Uber customer have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for not…

many media accounts were telling of the thousands of tons of smelly, brown algae set to wash ashore on Southwest Florida’s beaches any day: Didn't happen.

It’s been a decade of wild swings and weather extremes in Florida. Record-setting temperature and precipitation trends were noted during the first half...