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Months Before Florida Leaders Had Any Clue, Coronavirus Was Creeping Through The State

It was March 1 when Florida announced its first two cases of the novel coronavirus, a 29-year-old Hillsborough County woman who had traveled to Italy...

Florida History's Black Cowboys On Display In Northeast Florida

Stories about Florida’s black cowboys may be hard to find in a textbook. However, a new traveling exhibit could help students learn about the little-kno...

Danny Randolph (left) and Daniel Wadham, chief warrant officers in the Tennessee National Guard, were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash during a training flight in Alabama's Madison County on Wednesday.

2 Tennessee Guard pilots killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash are identified

Daniel Wadham and Danny Randolph, members of the Tennessee National Guard, died in the crash in Madison County, Ala., on Wednesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

New 'overlay' area code set for some in Miami-Dade, Florida Keys

New phone customers in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys will get a 645 area code starting Aug. 4, the state Public Service Commission announced Friday.

The Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Dunbar-Jupiter Public Library celebrates 50 years in Fort Myers

Celebrating a legacy of learning…the Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library in Fort Myers is turning 50.Lee County Library System and the community will celebrate the golden anniversary of the library on Blount Street Saturday, April 20.

A notice saying Lee schools were closed Tuesday was deemed a fake by school officials.

Social media message claiming Lee schools closed deemed a fake

A message that was distributed via social media and claiming Lee County schools were closed due to inclement weather was a fake notice and district officials said the majority of students were in class Tuesday morning.

A massive march and rally was held June 28, 2023, beginning at Centennial Park, marching through downtown Fort Myers, along Palm Beach Blvd to El Nuevo Maguey a restaurant on Palm Beach Blvd. From June 28th to July 5th the immigrant community of Florida have entered into a work stoppage to protest the now law SB 1718. The marched to demonstrate their value to the economy.

ID cards for undocumented immigrants in Florida targeted

In another round in long-running debates about illegal immigration, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a bill that would prevent cities and counties from accepting identification cards issued to undocumented immigrants.

FGCU police to conduct practice active assailant training at SOVI

The University Police Department is conducting an active assailant training exercise from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, in Biscayne Hall, part of FGCU’s South Village residential area. A simulator that portrays the sound of gunshots may be heard throughout the training.

More than half of U.S. states saw a decline in licensed foster homes from 2021 to 2022. In Nevada, the decline was nearly 18%. In South Carolina, it was a 61% decline, the largest of any state.

Kids housed in casino hotels? It's a workaround as U.S. sees decline in foster homes

A nationwide decline in foster home spots has led to dire situations around the country. In rural northeastern Nevada, officials resorted to housing children in casino hotels for short stints.

A prehistoric granary overlooking Cedar Mesa, a site inside the newly created Bears Ears National Monument in Utah that is sacred to many Native American tribes. Natives still hunt and forage for food and medicine throughout the Bears Ears region.

Bears Ears Monument Is A Win For Tribal Food Sovereignty. Will Trump Undo It?

The newly created monument preserves 1.3 million acres in Utah where natives have foraged for millennia. But critics who point to the land's energy extraction potential want the designation undone.

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