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EMTs are providing at-home care to more patients when possible, instead of transporting them to ERs.

County, local and state officials celebrated with Matlacha residents Tuesday at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Lee County Parks & Recreation’s restored Matlacha Community Center and the Pine Island Art Building as well as for the conclusion of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Little Pine Island Bridge Reconstruction project.

The State Archives of Florida is seeking photographs for its newest photographic collection, “Weather, Disaster and Recovery.”By donating photos for this new collection people can help document and preserve the history of their Florida community and fill historical gaps in the State Archives’ collections.

A 20-year-old Sarasota man has been indicted for possession of an unregistered firearm, a firearm with a removed serial number and receiving child sexual material. Lucas Alexander Temple faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison if convicted. Temple was previously arrested on a criminal complaint.

The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a design and permitting contract for a project at Kiker and Flint Pen Strand preserves. The project in question is targeted to improve regional flood control, restore flow ways, protect habitat, improve water quality and enhance aquifer recharge.

Monday, Feb. 3, is the deadline for City of Sanibel residents to register for the March 4 election for three council member positions and a Charter Amendment Referendum concerning council member vacancies.To participate in the upcoming election, individuals must be registered Florida voters and reside in the City of Sanibel.

Four teams of artists are transforming the streets of Southwest Florida into an outdoor gallery, by creating large-scale public art as part of Artsemble Underground's 3rd Annual Southwest Florida Mural Fest.The muralists were selected after participating in Artsemble Underground's "Battle of the Arts."

Friends of Rookery Bay and the art program at Florida Gulf Coast University will host a “Wildlife and Wild Places in SWFL” collaborative art reception Thursday, May 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center (300 Tower Road, Naples).

In a social media conversation Tuesday afternoon, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno discussed the state of the agency, highlighting what he described as the agency's accomplishments. In the fifteen-minute exchange, he mentioned next to nothing about an ongoing FBI investigation.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners has authorized a burn ban due to deteriorating near-drought conditions. According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, 99 percent of Collier County is now under abnormally dry conditions.