While other GOP candidates make a final push in Michigan before today’s primary…former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is spending time in Florida …a state he believes can catapult him to become the Republican presidential nominee. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.



Click below to see video of Mr. Giuliani speaking at Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida looks to improve its facilities and increase its environmental advocacy efforts in 2008. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

A bright green lawn used to be the sought after standard in South Florida. These days it could be proof the homeowner is breaking the law. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.



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A group of nurses at Naples Community Hospital continue to fight to unionize…they are now making their fight a legal matter. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Florida Gulf Coast University officials say they understand that some college students will participate in underage and even binge drinking. The question is: what can they do about it? The issue has come to the forefront after two students died last semester in alcohol related incidents. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Every year nearly 20-thousand people are brought into the United States as slaves for sex or labor. Florida is second only to California in the number of people sold into such bondage. Numerous groups like the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking are trying to bring more light to the subject. This weekend they’re opening an exhibit at the Southwest Florida Museum of History to raise awareness about human trafficking, which is happening right here in southwest Florida. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

Some people may cringe when they get their electric bills every month. Using everyday things like hairdryers, televisions and toasters not only can rack up costs, they can be potentially hazardous. The Florida Repertory Theater and Lee County Electric Cooperative have partnered up to teach kids how to get smart, get safe, and get saving on their electric bills. WGCU's Andrea McCrary reports on a new children's play called "Zap".

The Everglades Coalition's 23rd Annual Conference got underway today on Captiva Island. The 3 day event brings together all the players in efforts to restore the River of Grass. Speakers include Governor Charlie Crist, former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Senator Bill Nelson and former CIA Director Porter Goss. Also speaking is Nathaniel Reed – who in 1967 was appointed the state’s first Environmental Counsel by Governor Claude Kirk.

The average American disposes of about 5 gallons of cooking oil a year. In Lee County that translates to nearly 3-million gallons of oil…all of which could be converted into biodiesel. And that’s exactly what the county’s solid waste division would like to do. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.

Cellist Matt Haimovitz performs tonight at BIG Arts on Sanibel. Haimovitz lives in Montreal and teaches music at McGill University there. The thirty-seven year old made his professional debut at age 13 with the Israel Philharmonic under the direction of famed conductor Zubin Mehta. Since then he’s become known for performing cutting edge compositions as well as the classical repertoire – and taking his Cello to some unusual venues.