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Beach birth: Hawaii blocks some Waikiki sands for seal pup
Hawaii officials this week fenced off a large stretch of a popular Waikiki neighborhood to protect the Hawaiian monk seal, named Kaiwi, and her days-old pup.

First of 4 candidates for FGCU president holds Q&A for students, staff
On Tuesday evening, Florida Gulf Coast University students and staff sat down with the first of four candidates to be the university president.

FGCU students bond with assisted living residents in memory care
A group of students from Florida Gulf Coast University makes biweekly visits to residents in the memory care unit at Canterfield of Fort Myers, and everyone benefits.

FGCU student arrested after social media threat
A Florida Gulf Coast University student was arrested Wednesday after the university says it noticed his “concerning social media activity.”
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To the skies: Naples kids build and fly their own aircraft
Eleven kids from the Naples Youth Aviation Project devised a plan to build an aircraft. Three years later, they get to fly it.

‘Smiling ear to ear’: 85-year-old skydives and likely breaks state record
A grandma takes to the skies for her birthday and likely broke a state record! After Joanne skydived over North Dakota for the first time…

Caught on camera: mother, 5 children saved from car crash
A mother and her five kids were rescued from a roll-over crash. The frightening aftermath was caught on body camera video.

Video shows man scale fence, break into Naples Police Department
New videos have been released of the man Naples police say scaled a fence, got inside the police station and walked around for 40 minutes.