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Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Exclusive: Taxpayers paid nearly $200,000 in legal fees for a witness the Hope Florida grand jury found 'not credible'
- Voluntary recall of So Delicious brand salted caramel cluster frozen dessert pints made due to potential presence of foreign material
- Lee teachers, union declare impasse
- Low-income senior women benefit from Women's Foundation grant and help from NAMI
- Correction: Florida not among states affected by Medicaid work reporting requirements
- Island Hopper Songwriter Fest kicks off today; experiences with headliners available
- Collier's new budget will cut some funding for conservation program
- Playwright Ken Ludwig describes 'The Game's Afoot' as equal parts mystery and hilarity
- ‘Rust tide’ appears in Lee County waters near Sanibel Island, Pine Island Sound
- After dropping first artificial reef off Naples, Florida Coastal Corridor creates second off Fort Walton Beach in the Panhandle
- Work progressing on new Fort Myers Beach pier; public caution urged near site
- Commissioners slow Lee County comp plan, need time to 'digest' nearly 500-page report
- Many Venezuelan immigrants shun Florida and turn to smaller cities in Utah, elsewhere
- State board approves artificial intelligence guidelines for K-12 Schools, colleges
- Pickleball entrepreneur tops candidates in second annual local pitch competition
- Two from Lehigh Acres among trio charged with trap robbing in Monroe County
- The monologue is like an actor's first handshake with a casting director
- Cuts to many immigrants' Medicaid coming soon
- Florida Studio Theatre opens its winter cabaret season with 'Sailing: Yacht Rock and Beyond'
- Bigger stage, bigger space gives Fort Myers Dinner Theatre a choreographer's dream come true
- 'Costume Swap for a Cause' offers free Halloween costumes
- Summer fertilizer restrictions remain in effect across much of Southwest Florida
- SWFL summit focuses on helping nature bounce back after an environmental body blow
- Six shows open this week in Southwest Florida, seven others also on the boards at area theaters
- DeSantis splits with state GOP on reserve fund amendment
- Lee Commissioners OK new $7M EMS station in Alva, and temporary site by Babcock Ranch
- Pepper Ranch Preserve sunflower viewing reservations now available
- Shell Museum to host virtual lecture on solar-powered sea slugs
- Proposals sought for restaurant and arts center operators at McCollum Hall
- Expired TPS: How a broken immigration system is turning dreams into nightmares