Legislation that would significantly change the state’s role in growth management has passed in the Florida House – and a similar measure is making its way through the Senate. The bill has drawn sharp criticism from the environmental community. Pro business interests support it. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports. Read More...

Gov. Rick Scott appointed two physicians to the Florida Board of Medicine this month – one of them is Dr. James Orr of Fort Myers. For Healthy State dot org, WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.

Drive east about an hour on State Road 80 and you’ll find the doors of one of Labelle’s venerable institutions darkened and shuttered. After more than 75 years serving friends and family from near and far, Flora & Ella’s Restaurant and County Store closed earlier this month. Bonita Bay Group bought the restaurant along with the rights to the recipes that made Flora & Ella’s pies world famous.

We left Fort Myers hours before dawn had begun to pierce the Southwest Florida sky. After reading in a local paper that Flora & Ella’s would soon close, we wanted to get there early and (hopefully) avoid the crowds.

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Cape Coral police officers are field testing a new piece of technology. It’s a camera system officers can wear on their person. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Newspaper ads and billboards asking “is your faith being nurtured by the Diocese of Venice?” have recently appeared across SW Florida. They were placed by parishioners who don’t like the policies enacted by Bishop Frank DeWayne the spiritual leader of the regions 250-thousand Catholics. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more in this report.

Some say cancer treatments can be just as bad for a patient’s well being as the cancer itself. But part-time Sanibel resident John Kanzius had aimed to change that. The late inventor and cancer patient developed a device, which some believe has the potential to cure cancer. Researchers continue to assess the new treatment, and, as WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports, the head researcher visited Florida Gulf Coast University Monday to update the findings.

Demonstrators lined up outside Bank of America branches across Florida today marking tax day. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Hundreds of people, including many who are severely disabled, protested state funding cuts Thursday in Ft. Myers. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition today/Thursday with a state appellate court challenging the process and procedures of Florida’s foreclosure courts. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

On Tuesday, members of Florida’s Youth Commission travelled to Tallahassee to meet with elected officials for what was billed as a “teens only” Town Hall. The meeting gave teens an opportunity to voice their concerns about issues related to young people. The delegation included one Fort Myers teen. WGCU’s Valarie Edwards has more.