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SUN Trail expanding; input sought

The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization is conducting a study for a new shared-use path in Fort Myers and North Fort Myers to further the connection of the SUN Trail network. The anticipated continuation on the northwest side is to link the Florida Department of Transportation SUN ...

Community rallies to aid flood victims in Texas

A Cape Coral City Council member is spearheading an effort in conjunction with a local community foundation to assist financially with the recent floods in Texas.  District 4 Councilmember Jennifer Nelson-Lastra, has established The SWFL Hearts for Hill Country Fund at Collaboratory in Fort ...

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Coast Guard offloads illicit drugs valued at $93.2 million

ST. PETERSBURG - The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $93.2 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Thursday, following a 59-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Resolute deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task ...

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Animal shelter issues heartworm warning

The Cape Coral Animal Shelter has issued a warning: Pet owners should make sure their pets are on a monthly heartworm preventative. "Our warm, humid climate and abundant rainfall creates ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes — and this can be deadly to our pets," the shelter said in a ...

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Back to School Rush set for Saturday

The School District of Lee County is offering a one stop shop for new students Saturday to complete the registration process. Physical and Mental Health Services Assistant Director Wally Colon said the Back to School Rush event began a few years ago in response to the need to support families ...

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Bohanon Foundation holds annual football clinic

In the nine years the Tommy Bohanon Foundation has held its annual football clinic, nothing has been able to stop it. Not rain or even a pandemic. And so it was that a record number of kids came to North Fort Myers High School’s Moody Field on June 21 for a chance to train like a pro at the ...

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the pulse | Safety & Security Tip: Operation Medicine Cabinet

Many are unaware of the fact that a significant percentage of individuals that are abusing prescription opiates obtain these drugs from their own homes, the homes of family members and/or the homes of friends. In the United States, in 2023, approximately 8.6 million individuals reported ...

Is the deportation of alleged Venezuelans to a “terrorism confinement center” in El Salvador without legal review an issue that gives you cause for concern?

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