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Wednesday September 27th a group of South Cape Coral residents got up early to protest the planned Redfish Pointe Development. The plans include 800 residential units, 300 hotel rooms, 38,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 200-slip marina. So much of SW Cape suffered from the storm surge caused by Hurricane Ian. They feel the development would be built on 350 acres of wetlands and uplands currently officially designated as nature preserves and they would loose their protection.

Neighborhood protests multi-use development south of Rotary Park

A group of homeowners north of Rotary Park marched in the rain earlier this week to protest the pre-development efforts of a group seeking a way to make 380 untouched acres in South Cape Coral attractive to a future developer

FILE - State Sen. Bob Graham gets a congratulatory kiss from his wife at their campaign headquarters in Miami, Oct. 5, 1978, where he won the Democratic runoff election for governor. Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died, according to an announcement by his family Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Bob Graham family releases obituary for governor, U.S. senator

Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham will lie in state, attended by military and state law enforcement honor guards, in Florida’s Historic Capitol from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Following the Historic Capitol ceremony, Governor Graham will be buried in a private, family service. On Saturday, May 11, at a time to be announced, he will be remembered at a memorial service at the Miami Lakes United Church of Christ in his hometown of Miami Lakes, Florida.

Paul Alexander, forced into an iron lung by polio in 1952, dies at 78

"More than anything, I believe he would want others to know they are capable of great things," Alexander's friend Christopher Ulmer told NPR.

How Alabama's ruling that frozen embryos are 'children' could impact IVF

Frozen embryos are people and you can be held legally responsible if you destroy them, according to the Alabama Supreme Court. The decision could have wide-ranging implications for IVF clinics.

Students at The Wesley School in the Los Angeles neighborhood of North Hollywood collected their food waste for a year and turned it into compost.

How to inspire climate hope in kids? Get their hands dirty

A school composting program in Los Angeles helps teach students how to take climate action through its composting program.

At Least 58 Dead, More Than 500 Injured In Las Vegas Mass Shooting

At least 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas at an outdoor country music concert on Sunday night. A gunman opened fire on the crowd from Mandalay Bay hotel.

The NHL postpones a game and the Lakers coach evacuates his family amid LA fires

The fires burning across Los Angeles have affected tens of thousands of people, including athletes and staff for the city's sports teams. Pasadena's iconic Rose Bowl was under evacuation warning.

An artist's rendering of some of the new conservation buildings set to be put in places where the replaced building once stood as Audubon Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is in the midst of a multi-million dollar growth spurt

Audubon Florida transforming Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Audubon Florida's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is getting a makeover of sorts with some new buildings feature new attractions such as interactive displays that can be seen, heard, and touched

Finding ways to keep the Caloosahatchee River clean with the triple threats of stormwater runoff from nearby roads and parking lots, releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, and phosphorus and nitrogen from over-fertilizing lawns is just one of the many solutions Calusa Waterkeeper's 400 volunteers and staff must come up with to clean up Southwest Florida's rivers and streams for future generations

Connie Ramos-Williams returns to retirement, and family, after serving as Calusa Waterkeeper's executive director

Connie Ramos-Williams decided to step down from her executive director position to spend more time with her growing family and return to what she was doing before she felt the need to help Calusa Waterkeeper – being retired.

The Borel wildfire is devastating parts of California. One man shares his story

There are more than 80 major wildfires burning across the western United States. In California, one family escaped the Borel fire, which continues to engulf large swaths of land.

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