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The biotech company has pledged to donate up to a billion doses of hemophilia therapy for patients in Africa and elsewhere.

The American Red Cross is garnering the lion's share of hurricane relief donations from Americans. The relief agency is written into law as the first responder to natural catastrophes. But some charities say that leaves them with fewer resources for long-term rebuilding.

Lillian Bloodworth, now 92, says when she first started to give blood, other donors would read her name tag and ask if that was really her name or if it was a gimmick for the blood bank.

The philanthropist donation goes to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches. The funds will help the organization recover from the impact of the pandemic, which drove down membership.

Editorial cartoonist Doug MacGregor of Fort Myers, who has been wielding the pen and ink to draw often humorous but also poignant attention to issues facing Southwest Florida for decades, donated about 250 of his original drawings to Florida Gulf Coast University, where they are housed in its special archives.

Big Cypress National Preserve has issued temporary trail closures for visitor safety during prescribed fire activity beginning Monday and continuing through June 18, for the East Hinson and Airplane areas.

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.

A Facebook live video from members of the Naples Fire Rescue Department showed the agency's Station One on 8th Ave South flooded by Hurricane Ian, with fire engines, rescue units and even firefighters and EMTs hip deep or more in water.

State officials said the program is expected to benefit approximately 1.2 million drivers and will save the average commuter nearly $400 in the 2023 calendar year.

Heat alerts are in affect across parts of Florida today and tomorrow, including across Southwest Florida.