There hasn't been a lot of good news for proponents of Amendment 3 since the Florida Legislature put the measure on the ...

The latest child drowning in South Florida was a 2-year-old boy who police said was found unresponsive in a lake behind his ...

When I asked readers for story ideas earlier this year, Stephen Park suggested one about how July marks the 35th anniversary ...

While El Niño is a benefit during hurricane season, it can mean a cooler, stormier and more tumultuous winter for Florida.

Area students entering grades seven through 10 can experience hands-on science this summer at Rookery Bay Research Reserve’s Marine Science Summer Camp. The flexible, half-day program is led by real ...

Marco Island Center for the Arts invites the community to experience two inspiring new exhibitions which opened June 29 and continue through July 28. “Draw the World” brings together four accomplished ...

A developer says he has withdrawn plans to build a hurricane evacuation road through Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The developer, Joe Cameratta, said he wants to relinquish a decades-old ...

A Marco Island woman pleaded no contest to 29 counts of animal confinement. Authorities discovered dozens of living, neglected cats and more than a dozen dead cats in the couple's home. Olga Murphy, ...

The Marco Island Police Department and Fire Rescue responded to a near-drowning incident involving a child around 4:30 p.m., July 2, in the 900 block of Hunt Court. “Marco Island police officers ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is encouraging people to vote for the Florida Highway Patrol in the 2026 "Best Looking Cruiser ...