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Collier County may get animal abuse registry; would help track those not allowed to have pets

Advocates call for statewide registry to stop animal abuse

Miami-Dade County taxi drivers protested Tuesday in downtown Miami, for equal rights as they compete with new ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft.

Taxi Drivers Ask For Equal Rights: 'Since Uber Came To Miami-Dade County We Lost Everything'

Miami-Dade County taxi drivers protested Tuesday outside Government Center Station in Downtown Miami, for equal rights as they compete with new ride...

Florida Gov. Rick Scott visits Wynwood, an active Zika transmission zone, after two locally acquired cases of Zika were confirmed in Miami Beach.

Scott Confirms 5 Cases Of Zika In Miami Beach, CDC Issues Travel Advisory For Miami-Dade County

Florida Governor Rick Scott confirmed that Zika has spread to Miami Beach, after at least 5 people -two residents and three tourists- contracted the...

Danger can lurk in flood waters; Private well testing kits available in Charlotte County after Debby

Charlotte County residents concerned their private wells may have been contaminated by flooding from Hurricane Debby, can test your water at no cost through Aug. 9.

A Robinson R22 series helicopter was among more than $1 million in aviation assets recently donated to the Lorenzo Walker Technical College Aviation Mechanics Program in Collier County.

Aeronautics training at Lorenzo Walker Technical College helped by Collier County Community Foundation: Moore About Business

Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore recently heard Collier County Community Foundation President-CEO Eileen Connolly Keesler share how the foundation is working to fill local labor gaps, particularly in aeronautics.

Food pantries struggle in a North Carolina county, where about 1 in 4 residents receive SNAP benefits

Food pantries were running low last week in a North Carolina county where about 1 in 4 residents receive SNAP assistance.

Flames in a wooded area west of I-75 just north of the Charlotte County Line from Lee County.

Fire along I-75 in Charlotte County closes one lane northbound near Charlotte-Lee line

The Florida Highway Patrol and firefighting units were on scene of a brush fire near Northbound Interstate 75 at mile marker 150 Thursday evening.

U.S. Democratic Senator Bill Nelson fields questions from reporters before flying to rural North Florida counties to assess need after Hurricane Michael devastated the region.

Sen. Bill Nelson: Tyndall Air Force Base 'Will Be Rebuilt'; Visits Big Bend Counties Monday

Democratic Senator Bill Nelson says fears that Panama City’s Tyndall Air Force base might shut down are “unfounded” after Hurricane Michael brought...

Dr. Nadine “Deanie” Singh, founder of Premier Mobile Health Services

Nonprofit mobile clinic started with a used RV now serves uninsured children & families across Lee County

When Dr. Nadine "Deanie" Singh founded Premier Mobil Health Services in 2018 as a mobile clinic operating out of an RV she bought with her own money on eBay. They serve uninsured and underinsured children, families and individuals at multiple locations across Lee County, as well as at a walk-in, bricks-and-mortar clinic in Fort Myers. Dr. Singh recently traveled to Boston to attend an executive education course for nonprofits at the Harvard Business School — which was supported by a scholarship from the Harvard Club of Naples — so we brought her into the studio to talk about her path that led to founding Premier Mobile Health Services, the work they do, and what she took away from her trip to Boston.

National Project Provides Free Wifi To Lee County High School Students From Low Income Families

The Lee county School District was selected to participate in the nationwide initiative by Sprint to provide high-speed wireless internet and mobile…

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