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News Archive Index
03-11-2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its orange crop forecast for Florida. Valerie Alker has more.
03-11-2010
A number of southwest Florida communities are clamoring to get on Google’s shortlist. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez explains.
03-10-2010
This year’s state legislative session has a twist. Dozens of lawmakers are running for a higher office. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on how that could mean even less will be accomplished.
03-10-2010
Marine biologists say damage to Florida’s coral reefs is severe after record low temperatures in January caused widespread coral bleaching and tissue death. WGCU’s John Davis has more.
03-09-2010
Environmental Activists are in Washington D.C. this week for a coastal summit. They’re urging congress to adopt new policies to manage America’s coastlines. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
03-09-2010
An Immokalee man is in federal custody on charges related to the enslavement of a teenage Guatemalan girl smuggled into the U.S. in 2007. Francisco Domingo faces ten years in prison without parole and a 250 thousand dollar fine with more charges pending. The Guatemalan teen alleges Domingo forced her into field labor and sexual servitude. Domingo’s federal detention hearing took place Monday. WGCU’s John Davis spoke with News-Press reporter Amy Bennett Williams who’s been investigating the story since Domingo’s arrest last week.
03-08-2010
Southwest Florida residents dealing with drug and alcohol addiction have a new option for treatment. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
03-08-2010
Spring Training has returned, and not a moment too soon for fans…but especially for businesses. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the return of the boys of summer.
03-05-2010
One hundred and twenty million households across the country begin receiving their U.S. Census questionnaires this week. The mass mailing is the first phase of the country's ten year population count. Local census officials say the region's ethnic diversity and the down economy make Southwest Florida one of the most difficult regions to count. WGCU's John Davis reports.
03-05-2010
The U-S Environmental Protection Agency has extended the comment period on proposed new water rules. As WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports, the decision came after EPA officials met with Florida lawmakers Thursday morning.
03-05-2010
Colder than average winter temperatures have not put a damper on tourism in Lee County this season. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
03-04-2010
More than a hundred people, some from as far away as Ohio and Michigan, gathered in Matlacha last Saturday behind the Mulletville Restaurant for a 19 year old competition that has become a tradition for Pine Islanders. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez was at the mullet tossing championship and has this report.
03-04-2010
The Money Bus Tour, brainchild of Fort Myers resident Todd Macke, is making its only Florida stop in Fort Myers this week. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on one man’s mission to teach financial literacy to the masses.
03-03-2010
Florida lawmakers are in Tallahassee for the 2010 legislative session that kicked off Tuesday. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
03-02-2010
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is hosting a mobile slavery museum exhibit this week throughout Southwest Florida. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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