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Sunday, July 26, 2026
- Florida wildlife under threat from Trump administration rule
- Boil water notice for Babcock Ranch community has been rescinded
- Some receive help, some give help, some give thanks at 27th Big Backpack Event
- Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions
- QLC campers rehearse for end-of-summer multicultural showcase
- Sol LeWitt print exhibition at Sarasota Art Museum is an illustration of conceptual art
- Big Backpack Event Sunday to equip 3,000 children with school supplies and families with food
- New College Foundation seeks to dissolve school’s alumni association
- Remains unearthed in 2024 identified as those of woman missing from Cape Coral since 1985
- The Papas are back: Hemingway hopefuls return to Key West
- Precautionary boil water notice issued for the entire Babcock Ranch Community
- Tenth annual memorial basketball showcase Sunday; honors Club Blu victims Strawder, Archilles
- ‘DeSantis murdered my art’ -- artist paints ugly picture of government censorship
- Stephanie Hodgdon to rock the Music & Arts Community Center Saturday
- Young Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe singer, dancer, storyteller refused to accept limitations
- Gulf Coast Jazz Collective 'jazzifying' Stevie Wonder songbook in July 30 concert
- Florida's immigration deportation orders surge in June
- 'Dancing Lessons' enlightens as it entertains
- Arts Bonita creates stage magic for 'Frozen' through special effects, sound design and projection mapping
- Children born prematurely may struggle in school
- Dog and cat adoption fees reduced through the weekend
- Cyclosporiasis cases surge in Florida; Lee reports 16 cases, second highest in state
- Highlands County schools hoping to fend off state takeover
- Highlands County schools set tentative budget for 2026-27
- Lee County DOT advises motorists to be aware of overnight traffic shift Sunday on Ortiz Avenue
- Shark dissection gives CROW campers a closer look at science
- I-75 at Pine Ridge Road interchange full weekend closure starts Friday night to Monday morning
- FHP, Lee Sheriff involved in incident that shut I-75; suspect in fatal shooting of St. Pete mother nabbed
- School supply drives and giveaways fill the calendar; multiple locations collecting goods
- Sam Fisher sees Lee school district moving in the right direction, hopes to continue for District 1