Sydney Persing

American Gold Star Mothers of Southwest Florida are gathering this weekend to remember their children who never made it home. They also want to help those who did. Gold Star mothers are not like every other mom. But if you ask one of them about their hero, they will sound like every other mom. Beth […]

A landmark gambling deal is changing the game inside Florida casinos, but it could also open the door for more online betting. Gov. Ron DeSantis generated lots of excitement in the state when he signed a new deal with the Seminole Tribe recently to bring — among other things — sports betting to Florida. “As […]

Guardians of students, students themselves and other members of the public joined the Lee County School Board at a meeting Monday to respond to controversy regarding LGBTQ policies in the 2020-21 student code of conduct. More than 350 people who showed up to voice either their vigorous support or opposition to students using the bathroom […]

A major gambling deal is in the works that would bring sports betting to Florida. Lawmakers are rushing to pass a deal between the state and the Seminole Tribe to allow sports betting inside the tribe’s casinos. It’s an agreement that would turn the Seminole casinos into spots like those in Las Vegas with craps, […]

A Southwest Florida family continues to await the day the person who killed a beloved daughter is brought to justice. Wednesday marks three years since a shooter gunned down 25-year-old Destiney Bocanegra in Bonita Springs. She died with her young son in her arms, protecting him from bullets. Authorities are still searching for her killer […]

A park that forced the homeless community out in order to get renovated is now facing another obstacle. This time the work at Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers has slowed due to the cost of building a new amphitheater. Three city council members during a Monday night Fort Myers City Council meeting voted against […]

The School District of Lee County must begin searching for an educator to replace Superintendent Greg Adkins, since he announced Friday he will retire at the end of his contract June 30. This leaves the future of Florida’s ninth largest school district up in the air. Adkins received a round of applause before and after […]

Tom Palmershein is not the first person you see when you walk into HealthPark Medical Center, but he is definitely the first you hear. Palmershein is one of the many volunteers that were welcome back to the hospital since COVID-19 sent them home over a year ago. Also back are guitar players, officer workers and […]

Lee County School Board members are now looking at each other when it comes to LGBTQ policies that made it into the approved student code of conduct for the 2020-21 school year. This comes after concerned parents and community members attended the Tuesday regular meeting in droves to voice concerns for policies and a poster […]

Monday, Lee County School Board and the school district superintendent debated school conditions in public for the first time. We first reported about portable classrooms, showing photos from board member Gwyn Gittens last week. They showed rusty doors and chipped cinder blocks. These were conditions Gittens called unacceptable for children. Board members responded collectively to […]