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Fish with a Hero is expanding the number of fishing programs and experiences offered to Southwest Florida’s wounded and disabled veterans. This expansion is being made possible by new partnerships with Freedom Waters Foundation of Naples, Kappa Alpha at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Estero River Outfitters. healing fishing experiences even more to help them cope with PTSD and other wounds of war.”
Monthly outreach events are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University at the Veteran’s Pavilion from 4 to 6 p.m. Additional fishing and boating experiences will be offered in Naples through the partnership with Freedom Waters Foundation.

Non-profit provides fishing, boating experiences for veterans

Fish With a Hero, Inc. is a public charity and Florida not-for-profit corporation — each year, Fish With a Hero provides world class fishing experiences and sponsors programs designed to assist participants in dealing with the effects of PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities and wounds of war.

Rep. Jenna Peoples-Mulicka, R-Ft. Myers, speaks amidst other Republican state lawmakers and staff at a news conference to discuss Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allotment of $125 million to tackle harmful algae bloom problems in, among other places, the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County. Peoples-Mulicka had no idea how much her message was on point as at the same time the Florida Department of Heath was issuing a second blue-green algae warning for the river waters shown behind the delegation

New blue-green algae outbreak in Caloosahatchee is backdrop for lawmakers' touting cleanup funds

A group of Republican state lawmakers met at the Riverside Community Center in Fort Myers to discuss millions of dollars earmarked to clean up the Caloosahatchee River while the Florida Department of Health was issuing an advisory for a significant blue-green algae outbreak that had formed in the water behind them.

With more than half the nearly 20,000-acre Sandy Fire now contained officials on Monday rescinded the evacuation plan put in place days ago.All residents within the impacted area have been updated on the change in evacuation status.

Sandy Fire containment at 52%; evacuation plan is rescinded

With more than half of the nearly 20,000-acre Sandy Fire now contained officials on Monday rescinded the evacuation plan put in place days ago. All residents within the impacted area have been updated on the change in evacuation status.

Abortion rights supporters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in response to its decision in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</em>.

Some states are restricting abortion. Others are spending millions to fund it

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion bans around the country to take effect, some cities and states are pushing in the other direction, a new report finds.

New Bedford Public Library Director Olivia Melo on Friday points to a stamp dating to 1882 when the New Bedford library system acquired the book.

An overdue library book makes a return trip to the shelves — 119 years later

There are overdue library books. Then there's An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, which was last checked out in Massachusetts in 1904. It finally made it back after being spotted in West Virginia.

Hurricane Fort Myers Beach re-entry passes ready at temporary town hall; mailing is also available for those still off-island.

Re-entry passes for Fort Myers Beach ready at interim town hall

Hurricane Fort Myers Beach re-entry passes arenow ready at the temporary town hall complex at 2545 Estero Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; mailing is also available for those still off-island.

Rachel Reynolds Luster became the Myrtle, Mo., librarian four months ago. The town rests in the rural Ozarks, about 5 miles north of the Arkansas state line. The nearest major bookstore is two hours away.

Turning A Page Inside A Rural One-Room Library

In a sleepy town in the Ozarks, population 300, one woman is trying to turn the local public library into a hub for learning. She's one of thousands of librarians around the country working to bring a sense of community to isolated areas.

Palestinians With Foreign Passports Leave Gaza As Attacks Continue

The conflict between Israel and Hamas continued, with intensifying Israeli air strikes against in Gaza and Hamas rocket fire aimed at Israel. More than 160 people have been killed so far.

LMHS Suspends/Revamps Transplant Program

Lee Memorial Health System is temporarily suspending its kidney transplant program at Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers while working to restructure and…

Save The Children Highlights Plight Of Syrian Child Refugees In New PSA

Non-governmental organization Save the Children released a follow-up to its 2014 Syrian crisis public service announcement, "If London Were Syria." The new video features the same British girl, but now she is a refugee.

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