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Lee County Commissioners will be holding a public mining adoption hearing this Wednesday, June 19 at 9:30 a.m. in the commission chambers in downtown Fort…

Former journalist turned author Amy Hill Heath, whose work includes the non-fiction Having our Say: The Delaney Sister’s First 100 Years, is out with her…

Officials in Florida say an injured mother manatee and her calf have been rescued from a river and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation. The Lee County Sheriff's Office shared video on social media showing Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staffers netting the pair on Wednesday. Drone video shows the rescue boat circling around the manatees to corral them in what looks like a fishing net before the crew hauls the sea cows aboard. Officials didn't have details about how the mother manatee was injured or their current conditions. The mother and calf are among at least six manatees rescued in the county since Feb. 19 because of cold stress, watercraft injuries and malnutrition.

The power to expand gambling, including slot machines, belongs exclusively to Florida lawmakers, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week,…

The Mid County Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility, 19765 Kenilworth Boulevard, is now accepting household hazardous waste and hypodermic needles (sharps) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays.

After a one-week hiatus of no new measles cases, Collier County reported a new case during the week ending April 11, which is the most recent data the state is making public.

Counties say declining tax revenues are hitting their budgets hard so they need federal money to keep fighting the virus and providing other essential services.

Over the summer the School District of Lee County developed a virtual learning model called Lee Home Connect. Students in the program would attend classes remotely in real time, following the normal school class schedules. Now, the district is encouraging almost three-quarters of those students — about 16,000 kids in all — to return to in-person learning for the second semester because they are not making adequate progress in their online classes.

The county allows for two, 90-day permits. That could be more than doubled under ideas floated by officials

Broward County commissioners have approved a new program that aims to keep adults accused of non-violent misdemeanor crimes out of jail by giving them...