child safety

Crossing Guard Alexis Landry watches traffic outside a school in Cape Coral. The city is partnering with a company to put cameras around school safety zones to try to cut down on speeders on school days.

Cape Coral school zones to get cameras for speed enforcement

Mike Walcher

Drivers in Cape Coral could be on camera, and getting a speeding ticket, in the near future.The city has OK'd the installation of cameras around school speed zones, and possibly other places, to spot speeders and send them citations.

Cute little boy with the hand cuffs on his hands, playing

Legislation Aims to Update Baker Act Protocols for Children

Mike Kiniry

Nearly 38,000 children in Florida were detained for involuntary psychiatric exams in 2018-2019. A new report from Florida Weekly states that's an increase of more than 150% in 18 years. Advocates hope two proposals in front of the state legislature will provide better protections.

First Responders Raise Awareness To Prevent Leaving Children in Cars

Andrea Perdomo

In recognition of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, the Safe Kids Coalition of Southwest Florida partnered with first responders in Collier County to…

Drowning Prevention: What Parents Should Know

Mike Kiniry

Summertime is here, and for many families that means time at the pool, or at the beach -- but it also means an increased risk for drowning. About 1,000…