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A classroom sits empty at Littlewood Elementary School on NW 34 St on Monday, November 11, 2025.

Teacher, assistants may be on the cuts list as Highlands County tries to make school budget ends meet in the age of vouchers

As it stands now 62 jobs could be cut across the district.

Changes in trash pickup for some Cape Coral residents will begin Monday, Oct. 20.

Some Lee County residents to have earlier trash pickup

Some areas of county will see trash, recycling and yard-waste pickup begin 90 minutes earlier.

From student to mentor, Immokalee assistant director earns recognition

An Immokalee assistant director has been recognized statewide for helping first-generation students navigate the path to college.

Watercolor painting by artist Barbara Swift

Calling all creative kids, enter art work to be featured on a poster as part of Earth Month

In conjunction with Earth Month the Florida DEP is asking kids to create images on the sea's floor.

Is telehealth enough care for your pet?

The cost of pet care is rising, just like the cost of most other things. Should a pet owner turn to telehealth to save money?

Florida rural governments struggling with deciding if impact fees are the way to go

Highlands to hold public hearings on re-instating impact fees.

Smoke and flames could be seen near I-75 in Charlotte County Saturday afternoon.

Wildfire along NB I-75 in Charlotte County now at 98 acres, 85 percent contained

A wildfire of undetermined origin was burning in 98 acres alongside northbound Interstate 75 by mile marker 151 Saturday with smoke and flames visible from the freeway. The fire was reported at 85 percent contained.

Kayla stopped to talk to a man living on the street in Cape Coral. He didn’t want to be counted, but he did take her information she was handing out. The Point In Time count took place in Lee and Collier Counties. Volunteers walked the parking lots, woods, parks, and even set up a basecamp in areas they know the homeless will be at to get a count on the need in the area. The face of the homeless has changed over the past few years. The first time homeless made mostly up of elderly and single parents with kids are starting to outnumber the chronic homeless.

Collier County nearing major achievement because of added services for homeless

The numbers of unhoused military veterans has decreased significantly.

Okeechobee is proposing a new soccer complex

Hendry County schools look to fees to defray costs for athletics participation

Measure comes as school districts try to make ends meet with shrinking state funds.

Members of the U.S. military and Afghan refugees play soccer at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. There are nearly 13,000 Afghans at the base.

Wisconsin military base turns into a small city as Afghans await resettlement

Some 13,000 Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban forces find themselves in an Army base in rural Wisconsin. They await resettlement in communities across the nation.

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