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Due to the National Weather Service forecasting cold temperatures Tuesday night, cold weather shelters will be available in Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

Lee, Charlotte and Manatee counties are in the top 10 Florida counties for manatee deaths so far in 2025, a new report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission shows.The report shows that of the 148 manatees that have died this year in Florida as of Feb. 14, Lee County has had the most with 31 deaths.

Coast Guard crews located and rescued three overdue boaters, Sunday, near Captiva, after their vessel capsized.  A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter aircrew found the three boaters sitting on top of their capsized vessel in reportedly good health.

The Fort Myers Police Department located a missing and abducted 2-year-old child Monday afternoon.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce has launched the “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition to highlight the importance of the state’s manufacturing sector.Nominations for the competition are open until May 31. Businesses and the public are encouraged to nominate any Florida-manufactured product. The winner will be determined by a bracket-style voting format. Products will advance in the competition by winning each popular vote.

The Associated Press is reporting that air quality in some parts of the United States is worsening as smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada travels south, pushed by winds high in the atmosphere.The U.S. was sending aid in several forms to Canada.

Southwest Florida’s contender in the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals bowed out in semifinal competition Wednesday afternoon, stumbling during a vocabulary round.

Better Together to host Nationwide Day of Second Chances job fair on April 29 for Southwest Florida job seekers with barriers to employment

The Captiva Erosion Prevention District will hold a public hearing Monday on a tentative apportionment for a beach renourishment project set to start this summer.The estimated $26.67 million project cost will be paid, partly, through special assessments imposed on the properties that benefit.

An early-morning start for a test of new procedures at Naples Airport was scheduled to avoid conflicts with regular air traffic.