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The Naples Airport is looking for ways to reduce the noise that bothers some people who live and work nearby. A study that's just beginning is looking for measures to cut back on the noise affecting neighborhoods.

Environmental groups working to restore the Florida Everglades were elated to learn Wednesday that $1.1 billion from the federal infrastructure package has been earmarked to help pay for the massive, multi-decade restoration. The money will be used to hasten the efforts to undo the extensive environmental damage the Everglades suffered in the early 1900s, when the Army Corps built canals, locks and levees in a massive water management and flood control plan before the damaging environmental impacts of such efforts were fully known. Improving water quality and quantity is the Everglades is a top priority.

January 27 will mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration camp. In 2005, the United Nations declared that day International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples is among organizations recognizing the anniversary and working to educate future generations about the Holocaust.

Annabelle Tometich, food critic of the Fort Myers News-Press, talks with us about outdoor dining in Southwest Florida.

State health officials reported 2,327 new COVID-19 cases and 66 deaths, Wednesday for a total of more than 2.3 million infections and more than 37,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. So far, more than 10 million people in Florida have been vaccinated, including more than eight million people who have completed a two-dose series or received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Governor Ron DeSantis singed a bill into law this week providing $1,000 bonuses to teachers and principals of charter schools and traditional public schools. DeSantis also signed a bill into law aimed at increasing protections against pandemic-related fraud and scams.The City of Naples is set to end its distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Friday as demand has waned. The city is also looking to end temporary use permits for restaurants that have allowed for expanded outdoor dining.Florida Conservation Voters is criticizing Governor DeSantis and the Florida legislature for failing to put any federal pandemic relief money towards helping Floridians who’ve struggled to pay their utility bills during the pandemic. Between August 2020 and March 2021 more than 610,000 residential utility lines were cut off by the big five investor-owned utility companies in Florida. Of those, 59,000 haven’t been restored.

A unique partnership between the Naples Humane Society and Naples’ Restaurant Week pairs shelter animals with local restaurants, in an effort to bring…

Florida lawmakers hid hundreds of millions of dollars for special projects inside funding for state universities, a report from the Naples Daily News…

As the holiday break approaches for schools in Southwest Florida, parents face the opportunity—and challenge—of deciding how to structure their child's…

Animal control agencies are encouraging pet adoptions during the holiday season, a practice that used to be discouraged. Now, if people are considering…

Naples Municipal Airport may bring back scheduled commercial airline services. That means consistent flights from an airline. Officials asked for the…