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The Island Water Association distribution crews were onsite Thursday for an emergency water main repair near the intersection of Wulfert Road and Sanibel Captiva Road.

This week is Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, an effort led by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and National Weather Service Offices to educate residents on the various types of weather hazards that occur across our state.

Lee, Charlotte and Manatee counties are in the top 10 Florida counties for manatee deaths so far in 2025, a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows.The report shows that of the 148 manatees that have died this year in Florida as of Feb. 14, Lee County has had the most with 31 deaths.

The public parking lot at the Alison Hagerup Beach on Captiva Island reopened Saturday.A partial reopening was also Saturday at North Jetty Park in Sarasota County

The City of Punta Gorda on Saturday lifted a Precautionary Boil Water Notice that was placed days earlier due to a low-pressure event in the distribution system.

The South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plan to conduct a prescribed burn of up to 12,000 acres in Glades County on Monday weather conditions permitting.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced several appointments for positions in Southwest Florida on Thursday.

The Democratic Party of Lee County is hosting a Listening Tour for Lee County voters to share concerns, ideas, and feedback directly with the local Democratic Party.

A fatal black bear attack that claimed the lives of an 89-year-old rural Collier County man and his dog this week has been confirmed by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission.The confirmation of the attack that took place early Monday in the community of Jerome, was issued Friday. It was the first such confirmed attack in the state's history.

Mound House, a museum dedicated to the history of Fort Myers Beach, has a new public water quality monitoring station. The station collects 14 types of water quality data, including temperature, salinity, turbidity, pH and depth.