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Collier County Supervisor of Elections incumbent faces opponents in primary

The position of Collier County Supervisor of Elections is on the primary ballot this fall.

A Fort Myers Beach town worker sweeps sand from Lynn Hall Park on Monday after Tropical Depression Debby brushed the coastline.

Impacts from TS Debby force closure of some Lee County sites; water intrusion reports sought

Lee County Parks & Recreation is assessing sites for damage and impacts from Tropical Storm Debby, which made landfall as Hurricane Debby in Florida’s Big Bend earlier Monday. Bunche Beach Preserve, Lynn Hall Memorial Park and access No. 4 of Bonita Beach Park are currently closed. Some parking areas along Bonita Beach has also been impacted.

The Progenitor of Life: Artwork Inspired by Water exhibition will run August 15th - September 26th, 2024 at the Performing Arts Center Hinman Gallery-In-The-Round Artists' Reception and Awards Ceremony is August 22 from 6-8 p.m.

Artwork inspired by water is keystone of Arts Bonita exhibition

August is National Water Quality Month and Arts Bonita is marking the occasion with a special art exhibition titled “Progenitor of Life: Artwork Inspired by Water.”

Estero urges residents to get work permits after the fact to avoid getting kicked to the curb by FEMA

Some 100,000 federal flood insurance policy holders are in limbo after residents rebuilt hurricane damaged homes without permits in nearly all of Lee County.

Remember: Today is Election Day for the 2024 primary

Today is Election Day and is the last opportunity to vote in the primary election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and voters who vote in person must do so at their assigned precincts. Voters in line by 7 p.m. will have an opportunity to vote. Voters can find their assigned precinct on their voter information card or at the local county supervisor of elections office.

Rescues made: First assessment of Manatee County after Helene

Manatee County reports that 300 residents and visitors were safely rescued and evacuated from Anna Marie Island, Palmetto and unincorporated areas of the county.

Former NFL all-star quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease. Favre played 20 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Green Bay Packers. He retired in 2011. Favre won the Super Bowl and was a three-time NFL MVP. He also had his share of concussions and said he had often had memory loss.

Retired NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson's disease

Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey issued a forecast Tuesday that Hurricane Helene is so strong and so powerful that its waves and storm surge will reshape Florida's West Coast - all of it

USGS: Hurricane Helene likely to re-shape Florida's west coast

The U.S Geological Service forecast that soon-to-be Huricane Helene is so strong it will send waves overtopping the beaches and dunes everywhere on Florida's Gulf Coast leading to a "worst-case scenario"

Canadian Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister, Isabelle Mondou, left, and Andrea Clark-Grignon, Head of Public Affairs, unveil a photographic portrait known as 'The Roaring Lion', of Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return

Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as "The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search.

Proponents of Captiva's low density, height limits square off with county in court Tuesday

At issue are changes Lee County's government made to the Land Development Code freeing South Seas from density and height limits.

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