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FORT MYERS BEACH

Sand is added to Fort Myers Beach to protect homes from future storms

Truck after truck filled with sand is headed to Fort Myers Beach as part of a plan to help the beach repair and rebuild a place that means so much to many.

CAPE CORAL

Fire Station 13 breaks ground in northeast Cape Coral

A new fire station is being built in northeast Cape Coral to cut down on response times, and three more are planned for the near future.

MARCO ISLAND

Marco Island city manager responds to latest police scandal

Marco Island’s city manager has had his hands full in the wake of years of scandals involving the city’s police department.

Study taking place on effects of blue-green algae in Southwest Florida

FGCU and FAU are coming together on a long-term study on the effect of blue-green algae.

PORT CHARLOTTE

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte

A motorcyclist was killed in a late Wednesday night crash on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte.

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LEE COUNTY

NAACP seeks travel ban to Florida

An attack targeting black people in Florida is making one group say, stay away. This coming weekend, the NAACP Florida State conference voted unanimously to seek permission from its national headquarters to issue a travel advisory for the state of Florida. The NAACP in Florida believes that blacks in Florida are under attack. The president […]

COLLIER COUNTY

New Florida bill would crack down on hiring undocumented workers

Some are concerned that a Florida Senate bill cracking down on hiring undocumented immigrants would land too harshly on business owners. Hiring hasn’t been easy for Todd Brooks, owner of Brooks Burgers. And he worries he will have trouble keeping the current employees at his three Collier County locations if SB 1718 passes. “We’re struggling […]

CLEARWATER (AP)

Florida mayor resigns over fund distribution concerns

A Florida mayor resigned during a tense budget meeting and said he made the quick decision due to concerns over his colleagues’ direction with city funds.

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Florida surgeon general misleads on vaccines’ value

CLAIM: A study published in The Lancet proves that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase people’s chances of contracting the disease after seven months, providing further evidence that people should not get vaccinated.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: Misleading.