Once a year for the last nine years a group of re-enactors gather on a field in the everglades to relive the bloody battles of the second Seminole war. For two days in front of hundreds of spectators, under the leadership of a group of Seminoles, they try to show a side of history most have never learned. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez attended this year and has this report.

Click on the image to the left to see more pictures from the re-enactment.

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Charlotte County has launched a discount card program to help residents cope with the high cost of prescription drugs. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The 2008 legislative session began Tuesday, and arguably the biggest issue for lawmakers is the budget shortfall. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more from one state senator on who may take the biggest hit in this year’s session.

It's shaping up to be a tough year in Tallahassee. Declining tax revenues and the state's continuing housing crunch mean the budget axe may fall heavily during the upcoming session. Steve Newborn talked to two South Central Florida lawmakers - one Republican, one Democrat - about what's expected this year in the state capitol.