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Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed in Virginia include students who say they don't want to be forced to glorify or represent historical figures who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.

Amid a long-running legal battle about the issue, a Republican state senator Tuesday proposed repealing a law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns. Sen. Randy Fine, a Brevard County Republican who is running in a special election for a congressional seat, filed the proposal (SB 94) for consideration during the 2025 legislative session, which will start March 4. The bill is similar to a measure that passed the House during the 2024 session but failed in the Senate.

Five present or former Punta Gorda police officers took the stand Tuesday at the trial of suspended police chief Tom Lewis. He’s charged with culpable…

The School District of Lee County released the first look at the preliminary designs for a renovated and remodeled Bonita Springs Elementary School on Friday. The project is scheduled to start in summer 2025 and finish before the start of school in August 2027.

Sudiksha Konanki remains missing after she disappeared during a spring break trip with friends.

The Maylene and Wen Wu Family Foundation donates $1 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County toward the Park Meadows capital campaign, to turn the former Fort Myers Event Center into a full-service club.

Two weeks can bring many changes in the drought. South Florida's constant stream of downpours put a good dent in the drought, but the Panhandle drought has doubled and tripled in the first two categories. The outlook seems promising.

A Florida bill would allow licensed drivers to use UTVs on two-lane county and city roads with posted speed limits under 55 miles per hour.

A bill now on the governor's desk would bar Mississippi counties and towns from enacting rules that require calorie counts to be posted, that cap portion sizes, or that keep toys out of kids' meals.

Royer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week.