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A Cape Coral man was arrested, Thursday, on charges of making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. 55-year-old Ira Denis Crosser Jr. was arrested at his Southeast Cape Coral home and transported to the Lee County Jail.

Deaths by county were reported as: Collier – 3; Hendry – 1; Hillsborough – 1; Lake – 1; Lee – 42; Manatee – 2; Sarasota – 3; Volusia – 5.

Based on a tally provided by the state and additional calculations by NPR (WGCU is a member station), the number of those killed is at least 100.

A report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement placed Lee County at the forefront of deaths from Hurricane Ian with 30 of the 44 confirmed thus far.

As the coastal waters in southwest Florida warm up this summer, the danger of a vibrio bacterial infection increases.

New logo will reflect the result of a survey that asked students, faculty, staff, alumni and other campus stakeholders to rank three options for a new institutional logo. Rollout will be in the coming months.

The Lee County Domestic Animal Services will turn October into #Dogtober this year and provide the chance for those looking for a canine companion to make a choice in celebration of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.

Lee County Commissioners, Tuesday, approved spending more than $273,000 to purchase an emergency call system that could be quickly set up to take 911 calls in case a natural or man-made disaster renders regular call center locations nonoperational.

A call involving a possible active shooter was determined to be part of a number of “swatting” calls impacting schools around the country. "Swatting” is the action of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to garner a large number of law enforcement to a specific location.

More than 12.1 million MREs and 43.5 million bottles of water have been distributed so far.