A piece of history is at Florida Gulf Coast University this week. The University hosts a Holocaust-era boxcar to teach students and the community about the atrocities of genocide. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.

African American leaders across southwest Florida are reacting to the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

In light of the Florida election debacle of 2000, the nation was watching closely during yesterday’s general election. The Lee County Supervisor of Elections’ Office was also being observed by Canadian Election Officials. WGCU’s John Davis has more.

In the aftermath of Election Day South Florida’s political landscape isn’t looking all that different. Three Republicans came out victorious after beating back serious challenges. While one Democrat fell victim to scandal. Matt Laslo has this report from Washington.

Voters in Southwest Florida helped send Democratic State Senator Dave Aronberg back to Tallahassee for four more years. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Republican U.S. Congressman Connie Mack kept his seat in District 14 with 59 percent of the vote.
Republican Venice resident Nancy Detert becomes State Senator in District 23. She spent 8 years as a state representative.
Republican Paige Kreegel won Florida House seat district 72, Doug Holder won District 70 and Ken Roberson won District 71. Republican Nick Thompson retained his seat in the state House for District 73.
Bill Cameron is the next Charlotte County Sheriff. And Mike Scott remains Lee County’s Sheriff.
Collier voters passed a referendum to fund schools.
Incumbent U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican of Miami retained his seat in District 25, which includes eastern Collier County.
Bob Janes, Frank Mann and Ray Judah remain on the Lee County Commission.

Voting right advocates closely watching the election process in Florida say malfunctioning optical scanners remain one of the most prevalent problems. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

High voter turnout and a new optical scan voting system in Florida have led to problems for some local voters. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Some people want to believe whoever wins the Hispanic vote wins the White House. President George W. Bush won 40-percent of the Hispanic vote in 2004. In Lee County there are more than 90-thousand Hispanics. But only 20-thousand of them are registered to vote. And if there’s a repeat of 2004 then many of those voters may not even go to the polls tomorrow. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez spoke some of the county’s Hispanic leaders to find out why turn-out among Latinos is historically so low.

Citizens who witness fraud on election day can report what they see to U.S. Attorney’s Office or the FBI. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.