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As the federal government intensifies its immigration crackdown, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has emerged as one of the Suncoast’s most active partners with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In recent months, Sheriff Kurt Hoffman’s deputies have patrolled the Everglades immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” and shuttled immigrants between detention facilities in Florida, earning more than $280,000 in state funding for the work. Meanwhile, the number of ICE detainers — which keep people up to 48 hours past their release date for possible detention and deportation — have quadrupled this past year inside the already crowded county jail.

Carly Fiorina took full advantage of the public spotlight during the last Republican presidential debate, when she sparred with frontrunner Donald Trump...

Despite the amount of debris collected, homeowners across Lee County are struggling with the amount of time it has taken to collect the endless piles of debris.

More than 100 people gathered in Fort Myers Monday night for the Lee Homeless Coalition’s 24th Annual Vigil for the Homeless.

Opioid deaths in Manatee County are on track to double by the end of the year.County officials believe this spike is the result of Florida’s crack down on…

There are 1.5 million veterans in the state of Florida, with veterans in Lee County making up 10% of the county’s population.“One veteran's experience in homelessness is one too many,” Michael Raposa, CEO of St. Vincent DePaul CARES, said.

Each spring, third graders in Florida's public schools are required to take a reading exam , and a failing grade could result in a student being held...

Following the latest Coronavirus Task Force briefing, NPR correspondents detail the White House plan to categorize counties based on their coronavirus risk and the congressional rescue bill.

Orlando has committed to powering itself entirely with renewable energy by 2050. Miami-Dade County has a goal to plant 1 million trees by 2020 to...

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.