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In 1912, white mobs set fire to black churches and black-owned businesses. Author Patrick Phillips revisits the incident in his book, Blood at the Root. Originally broadcast Sept. 15, 2016.

“Southwest Florida has been the darling of US real estate investors,” declared Gerald Hendry, principal with commercial real estate appraisal firm, Maxwell, Hendry & Simmons in Fort Myers, to a local audience of business owners and professionals.

Fifty-two old TV sets were placed by unknown people on doorsteps in Henrico County, Va., on Sunday. The people wore other TVs covering their heads.

Collier County is dropping its membership in the American Library Association because of political and other concerns. Concerns start with the political views of the new ALA president, and continue on to what critics call the promotion of gay and sexually explicit books that children could find.

Before Tuesday evening’s Fort Lauderdale City Commission meeting, protesters gathered outside City Hall with signs asking motorists to honk if they...

The decision means about 127,000 ballots cast by drive-through voting in the Houston area will be counted. It follows similar rulings by a federal judge and the Texas Supreme Court.

A group of Lee County residents met in downtown Fort Myers Tuesday night to stage a mock oil rig spill to draw attention to the risks of fracking and…

Growth is affecting many parts of Southwest Florida, perhaps none more so than Hendry County and the City of LaBelle, about 30 miles east of Fort Myers. One real estate broker said people are moving inland to get away from high rents and home costs, and to flee heavy traffic and crime. But growth poses challenges to communities that have prided themselves on small town lifestyles.

Erie County, Pa., is one of just a handful of places that boomeranged from supporting Obama in 2008 and 2012, to Trump in 2016, to Biden in 2020. It's worth watching in 2024.

Lee County’s plans to make absentee voting easier have been put on hold thanks to a recent state directive changing absentee ballot rules.Secretary of…