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Emily Jin of Sarasota's winning entry in the freshwater category for grades 10 to 12

FWC announces winners in fish art contest

Three local students honored for their artwork in FWC competition.

Airglades International Airport in Hendry County has some flights every day, but an investment group envisions much more. It's been working for 15 years on a dream of a huge cargo hub at Airglades, with lots of good-paying jobs. But some people in the region are wondering: where do the high-flying dreams stand? And will they ever come true?

Hendry hopeful funding coming through to get Airglades international back on track

County gave a nod to a taxiway design proposal at Hendry County's April 28 BOCC meeting.

Southwest Florida brewery to host Mexican Food Throwdown this weekend

A Fort Myers brewery will host a daylong food event featuring Mexican cuisine and live entertainment.

The Keetch-Byram drought index, a continuous reference scale for estimating the dryness of the soil and duff layers, showing the severity of drought conditions in Highlands County as of Tuesday, May 5..

Florida is parched; Rains have not been enough and Highlands extends burn ban

Highlands County is driest county south of Orlando.

Earthquake reported off Antigua and Barbuda Saturday.

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake felt Saturday off Leeward Islands; no tsunami expected

The U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Center reported a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 52 miles east of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda Saturday morning shortly before 11 a.m. No tsunami was expected.

Cattle with GPS collars at Blackbeard’s Ranch

With data centers no longer an issue, Okeechobee County amends land use code

Higher housing density is one possibility. Okeechobee County land use code first created in 1992.

Okeechobee County tries finding a balance with short-term rentals with regulations

Okeechobee County to start regulating vacation rentals.

Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers.

DeSantis appoints Jenna Persons-Mulicka as Lee County Supervisor of Elections

Jenna Persons-Mulicka has been appointed as Lee County Supervisor of Elections by Governor Ron DSeSantis.

When hungry elephants and people clash in a village — see the award-winning photos

Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia.

Power outages and canceled flights as winter storm brings snow, sleet and ice

Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.

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