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FGCU students at a local Habitat for Humanity project earlier this summer.

FGCU softball team members pitch in on regular basis to help local Habitat for Humanity efforts

FGCU’s Softball team will help build three homes this weekend in Lehigh Acres in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties. The team works on Habitat projects multiple times a year.Head Coach David Deiros has maintained a relationship with the organization for 15 years. Miguel Fernandez, a late Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry County board member and father of a FGCU Softball alumni encouraged the team to help back in 2009.

People park in front of the entrance at Hertz Arena in Estero. They were checking in to the emergency shelter in advance of Hurricane Milton.

People came to emergency shelters at nearly the last minute

A steady line of cars and trucks pulled up to the emergency shelter at Hertz Arena in Estero in advance of Hurricane Milton. Lee County said on Wednesday morning that shelters had plenty of spaces for people.

Alva man gets prison for $1.35M Covid-19 relief fraud scheme

An Alva man will head to prison after he was sentenced in connection with a $1.35 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell Monday sentenced Evan Graves, 40, to 18 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud.

Barry Rosen, FGCU Professor, Department of Ecology & Environmental Studies, in the Water School, talks with Program Manager Kent Ross, center, as Florida Gulf Coast University student Gustavo Rosas, looks on. Two Florida Gulf Coast University students as well as one student from University of Central Florida, and one from Oregon State University, were accepted into NASA’s DEVELOP program this summer. The program aims to give students hands-on experience in the field of earth science, and help partners of the program solve environmental problems. This is the first time FGCU has been selected as a NASA DEVELOP site. The team will be working with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to analyze water samples taken from Seminole land.

NASA program has FGCU and other students studying water quality on Seminole tribal lands

NASA’s DEVELOP Program has brought a new research project to Southwest Florida bringing together a group of four students from FGCU, UCF, and Oregon State University to work with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to analyze water samples taken from tribal land.DEVELOP aims to give students hands-on experience in the field of earth science, and help partners of the program solve environmental problems.

Change in federal gun law closes 'gunshow loophole'

A change in federal gun laws should make it more difficult for people without licenses to buy weapons.

A celebration of Freedom: Juneteenth in Fort Myers

Juneteenth celebration in Fort Myers, honors a historic-based event.

There's been a breakthrough in organ transplants

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine say they successfully transplanted a kidney while the patient was awake.

<em>Jeopardy!</em> host Alex Trebek is seen during a 2012 rehearsal. Next month, the U.S. Postal Service is releasing a Forever Stamp honoring Trebek, who died in 2020.

The late 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek has been honored with a U.S. postage stamp

The stamp says: “This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’ for 37 seasons.” Underneath and in the show’s signature interrogative format is written: “Who is Alex Trebek?”

Karen Muller needed to clear out her parents' old belongings when a family friend stepped in to help.

She was overwhelmed by clearing out her parents' belongings. Then a friend stepped in

When Karen Muller's father passed away, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of clearing out her parents' home. Then a family friend stepped in.

Confusing DOE memo led to wholesale school book banning in Collier County and elsewhere

The battle over books in Florida schools continues. WGCU’s Cary Barbor took a closer look at the guidance offered from the state’s Department of Education.

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