Sand Castles for Kids celebrates 3 years

NAPLES, Fla. – For the 3rd annual year, the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples is putting their imagination to work and sculpting some masterpieces of art in the sand with help of the LaPlaya Beach Resort and Hotel. Sand Castles for Kids is a community event that brings families and kids of all ages together […]

Healthy Kids: Back to School

FORT MYERS, Fla. – We are a week into August and for some students, school starts next week!  Here to discuss getting your child ready to go back to school is Dr. Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul. Sleep Schedule: Environment:  cool, quiet, dimly lit and comfortable. Bump back bedtime by 30 min per night. Week before school: […]

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Tiny hamster visits Disney World

FORT MYERS, Fla.  — YouTube sensation Tiny Hamster visits Disney World. The tiny guy did a lot during his visit to the Magic Kingdom. He got an autograph from his fellow rodent Mickey Mouse. The tiny hamster even got a pair of mouse ears for the occasion. He enjoyed several snacks including a tiny dole […]

3 schools receive new fitness centers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Three Florida schools recognized for demonstrating new and innovative ways to promote student physical activity and wellness will each receive a state-of-the-art Live Positively Fitness Center. Gov. Rick Scott and celebrity fitness trainer Jake Steinfeld announced the schools Tuesday. They are Caloosa Middle in Cape Coral, Moseley Elementary in Palatka and […]

Broward officials opt to prepare looser Uber laws for vote

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Broward County commissioners say they intend to soften laws to lure Uber and other app-based ridesharing services back to the county. Multiple media outlets report that commissioners voted 6-2 on Tuesday to have an Uber-friendly law drafted for a September vote. Commissioners will hold a public hearing in September to […]

Woman drowns while cleaning backyard pool

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A 50-year-old Jacksonville woman drowned while cleaning her backyard swimming pool. Steve Cox tells The Florida Times-Union his wife Angela was alone while vacuuming the pool last Thursday. Their 15-year-old daughter who had been watching television inside found her mother at the bottom of the pool. Cox says his wife was […]

Refugees stream into Greek island, meet wretched conditions

KOS, Greece (AP) – Dozens of people from the Middle East reached the Greek island of Kos from nearby Turkey Wednesday, joining thousands already camped in wretched conditions on what is normally a tourist playground known for its sun and beaches. Overwhelmed and unprepared for the unprecedented influx, authorities on the eastern Aegean Sea island […]

Wildlife groups say 41 tigers have died in India this year

NEW DELHI (AP) – Six months after India boasted that its tiger population was growing fast, conservationists on Wednesday said 41 big cats had already died this year and worried that the country was not doing enough to save them. Despite awareness campaigns, India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority and the wildlife group TRAFFIC say only […]

Shelling, strikes before Iran foreign minister’s Syria visit

BEIRUT (AP) – Heavy rebel shelling and government airstrikes hit around Syria’s capital Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding scores more just hours before the arrival of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, activists and state media said. Zarif is scheduled to arrive Wednesday afternoon in Damascus, likely to discuss a four-point peace […]