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Tens of thousands of cases of deodorant have been recalled by the manufacturer, a report from the Federal Food and Drug Administrations says.The recall by manufacturer A.P. Deauville affects more than 67,000 cases of 1.8 ounce versions of "power fresh"-scented Power Stick for Her Roll-On Antiperspirant Deodorant, "spring fresh"-scented Power Stick Invisible Protection Roll-On Antiperspirant Deodorant and Power Stick Original Nourishing Invisible Protection Roll-On Antiperspirant Deodorant.

Registration is open now for anyone who wants to sell items at the Lehigh Acres Community Yard Sale planned for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Veterans Park, 55 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed Monday that President Donald Trump may be making a visit to the "Alligator Alcatraz" site being prepared in the Everglades in eastern Collier County.That confirmation came after Special VIP Movement Notifications and Notices for Airmen were issued for both Palm Beach Airport, near where the Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence is, and Ochopee, the location designation for the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport where the Alcatraz site is located. There is also a petition on Change.org seeking to stop the project.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Gasparilla Island State Park Beach. This is in response to a water sample taken on December 30.

Turtle nest numbers were steady on Collier County's Keewaydin Island, but several storms disrupted hatchling success by almost half.

Cold weather conditions continuing through the end of the week has preparations being made for sheltering availability by Lee, Charlotte and Sarasota officials.

Fort Myers resident Annabelle Tometich’s compelling recounting of growing up biracial in Southwest Florida in her book The Mango Tree has been awarded the prestigious Southern Book Award.Her book joins two other Southern Book Award winners this year: Rednecks by Taylor Brown (St. Martin’s Press) in Fiction, and Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo (Bloomsbury YA) in Young Readers. Winning authors receive a donation in their name to the charity or nonprofit of their choice.

Scam artists are always looking for new fraudulent ways to separate people from their money. Cape Coral Police Economic Crimes Unit Detective Christopher Simonds gives out a warning about a particularly new such new trend — courier scams

Around 1,000 properties in Northeast Cape Coral will be required to connect to the city irrigation system within six months according to letters just issued from the city.The connection demand comes as part of an emergency order contained in a November 2023 ordinance. The ordinance was created in response to issues with the Mid-Hawthorne Aquifer, the underground water source for the portion of Cape Coral affected.Only properties in the water-shortage area served by the aquifer and only where City irrigation service is already available will be affected.

More than 212,000 pounds of liquid egg products that may contain a cleaning solution with sodium hypochlorite is being recalled nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday.The liquid egg items, from Cargill Kitchen Solutions, a Lake Odessa, Michigan establishment, were produced on March 12 and 13, 2025.After conducting an investigation and thorough assessment of the contents of the cleaning solution, FSIS scientists concluded that use of this product should not cause adverse health consequences, or the risk is negligible, resulting in a Class III recall.