Dannielle Garcia

The Naples Zoo is trying to find the thieves who stole cameras used to track Florida panthers and raise the funds to replace the missing technology. You might remember seeing heartbreaking video of panthers and bobcats struggling to walk with limp hind legs, preventing them from getting food and staying with their groups. The reason […]

For the first time, there are more women than men enrolled in U.S. medical schools, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, and Florida is trending that way: The eight doctors in the newest class of Lee Health’s residency program are all women. Lee Health says it doesn’t base its decisions off of race […]

DNA technology has evolved so much in the past few years that Fort Myers detectives think they may be able to make a match in a 2014 cold case. Angela McClary, mother of Deonte Redding, one of the victims in the double homicide, says Fort Myers is a small town—and in small towns, people talk. […]

Homebound seniors have run into major issues trying to get vaccinated, but after months working tirelessly every day to get doses of the vaccine for patients, a Southwest Florida home health company finally got its hands on the shots. This is a critical need that many say has been overlooked. People who have mobility issues […]

All the one-way roads in downtown Fort Myers make driving through the area a headache. City officials know this, and in the next month, they want to hear from you about the design of the roads and plans to make them run two ways. The two main goals for reworking the area are economic impact […]

The Lee County School Board will hold a Monday workshop focusing on best practices for the LGBTQ student community, in response to some of those students saying they weren’t getting the support they need from teachers and faculty. After a motion to designate October as LGBTQ History Month failed, many students and people in the […]

By 10:30 p.m. Friday, Lions Park in Fort Myers must be empty of people experiencing homelessness, and the relocation process was already well underway to begin the early hours of the day. A man experiencing homelessness at a different location claims police moved others early in the morning. Lee County’s homeless outreach team was  at […]

Spring break is wrapping up for Southwest Florida students, but many girls spent their break at a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) camp in Sanibel focusing on science, field methods and learning how to use lab equipment. Two marine scientists, both women, run the free camp that they say gives the girls confidence they […]

Even though millions of people are vaccinated and Florida is open, there is still a push to stay safe while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Today, Dr. Larry Antonucci with Lee Health will have a media briefing on COVID-19 and where we stand. He’ll also warn people ahead of the festivities tonight: Going out and celebrating […]

On Tuesday, Lee County commissioners will discuss widening Corkscrew Road to alleviate its traffic issues. If you live in Estero, you already know the struggle of getting around Corkscrew Road, dangerously congested from the new houses popping up, from the traffic of building those communities and from commutes to school. In February, Sgt. Jeff Reidy […]