The Grand Parade will step off from Fort Myers High School Saturday night as the 88th annual Edison Festival of Light concludes this weekend with a crafts show, 5K and a party with food trucks and more. Thomas Edison built his winter home in Fort Myers in 1885 and throughout the 50 years that ...
The School District of Lee County recently announced that 47 student musicians have been selected to participate in the Florida Music Educators Association All-State performing groups, earning recognition among the finest young musicians in Florida. Each year, FMEA holds statewide auditions to ...
The Alliance for the Arts presents the 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition, on display March 6–28, alongside two additional gallery exhibitions: Selected Works by Ralph Bigletti in the Theater Gallery and Marilyn Hedlund’s Fine Art Acrylics Students’ Showcase in the Member Gallery. An ...
The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The decision on Friday centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs ...
Approximately 25 manatees were reported to have died in Lee County over the past week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Friday. Kelly Richmond, a spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), said there has recently been an ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth. The Justices didn't buy the president's sweeping claims of authority to impose tariffs as ...
The North Fort Myers girls soccer team completed the three-peat Tuesday night, as they took down rival Mariner in the FHSAA 5A-Region 3 Final. In an always-tight game between the two teams, the Red Knights (17-3-2) held on for a 2-1 win over the Tritons (17-3-2), punching their ticket to the ...
Congenital heart disease is defined as a condition one is born with, though for most affected, it is a lifelong journey. For some, stresses are apparent from the moment they are born. For others, it may go undetected for years. Affecting nearly 1% of births in the United States, congenital ...