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Ed, the runaway pet zebra, has been captured in Tennessee

Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

Release of Uvalde school shooting documents raises questions for victims' families

Family members of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting where 19 students and two teachers died, recently got a look at newly released files from the Uvalde Consolidated School District and Uvalde County from the day of the shooting. More than three years after the tragedy, their suffering lingers without answers to their questions about how the security protocols failed that day.

Smoke from a 25-acre wildfire in the CREW Wildlife Management Area Thursday afternoon could be seen from I-75.

Fire at CREW Wildlife Management Area in Lee Country burns 110 acres, fully contained

A fire burning in the CREW Wildlife Management Area in Lee County was 100 percent contained by Saturday midday and was being worked on by Florida Forest Service personnel from the Caloosahatchee Office.

Dog adoption fees are lowered; cat fees are waived

For the month of July, a dog can be adopted from Lee County Domestic Animal Services for just $30, and adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived entirely.

Stephen R. Deutsch places his hand on the flag pole after the ceremony. During a press conference and blessing, Charlotte County Veterans Liaison Commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch unboxed the flag pole that was found at the site of the bombing of Marines BLT HQ building near the Beirut Airport in 1983. The flag pole will soon be on display at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. Michael Gaines, William Jr. (Bill) Gaines’ brother retraced some of his brother’s time spent in Beirut. During this trip the flag pole was found. Over a year later the pole was donated to the park to sit along side the Beirut memorial that is being built.

Flagpole from Marine barracks in Beirut comes to Port Charlotte park; part of peacekeepers project

A metal pole which once carried U.S. and Marine Corps flags over a military site in Lebanon will return to its proper vertical stance — but this time it will stand tall for veterans and the public to see in a special area at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park in Charlotte County.The pole was brought to the Gaines park on Wednesday but the route it took to get to the Charlotte County location was a long and tragic one.

What Some West Virginia Residents Have To Say On Why They Don't Vote

A majority of Americans didn't vote in recent midterm elections. Nonvoters tend to have less education and income, like those in McDowell County, W.Va., who feel overlooked by the political system.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaking during a law enforcement workshop Tuesday.

Sheriffs Talk What They Want Moving Forward To Avoid Another Mass School Shooting

A group of law enforcement officials from across the state is looking into putting prevention methods in place to avoid another mass school shooting.

Debby Zutant tends bar at Coconut's on Big Pine Key on weekends.

Florida Keys Cope With Suicide Spike After Hurricane Irma

Monroe County already had one of the highest suicide rates in the state of Florida. Then came Hurricane Irma. And although most of the debris has been...

Students return to school at Seminole Heights Elementary School after the Florida Department of Education mandated that all schools must have in-class learning during the week on August 31, 2020 in Tampa, Florida.

Some Florida School Districts Will Require Masks. The Governor May Cut Their Funding

Several districts are keeping their mask mandates in place despite an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that leaves it up to parents to decide whether their children wear face coverings in school.

Marsha Ellis, Lee Co. Resident, spoke at the meeting. June 20, 2023, several concerned Lee County residents voiced their opinion at Tuesday’s Lee County Commissioner’s meeting to the proposed change in the Land Development Code (LDC) on Captiva. They say it would jeopardize its historic low-rise, low-density ambiance. The proposal is to significantly increase the height of buildings at South Seas Island Resort. South Seas Island Resort has requested changes to the LDC and the county's comprehensive land use plan to facilitate the redevelopment of buildings damaged by Hurricane Ian.

Decision that could change a Captiva resort's footprint on the barrier island postponed to Sept.

South Seas Island Resort is stuck in limbo with plans to build back its hotel until the county changes its land use code

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