Thousands of people are expected to attend vigils across the country tonight, marking the 50th day of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and calling for increased efforts to stop it and clean it up.  WGCU’s John Davis has more.

There is a league of  high schools in Florida that participate in a unique form of football; 6-Man football, a version of the grid-iron game made popular in the rural regions of Texas.  This version is played on a shorter field and combined scores in the 100’s are typical.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the newest crop of schools to join the league from the state’s southern region.

In an unmarked building, not far from Florida Gulf Coast University, Dr. Charles Mesloh is teaching criminal justice students how to test less-lethal weapons used by law enforcement.  On one particular day they’re testing claims of a weapons ability that was made on a popular television program.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Just in time for World Oceans Day, Tuesday, coral reef managers and scientists are releasing an action plan for studying and mitigating the effects of climate change on Florida’s reef system.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The Naples-Ft. Myers Greyhound Track has closed for the summer – and that means of racing dogs are available for adoption.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Animals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could soon be making their way to Fort Myers.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

A new way to feed the hungry has taken hold in Southwest Florida.  The
Everyday Marketplace in Ft. Myers is now open – offering people in need
choice and dignity.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Southwest Florida has been spared impacts from the massive Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – at least so far.  But area agencies and residents are not being complacent.  They’re putting together plans for protecting estuaries, beaches and sensitive mangroves – just in case winds and ocean currents bring the oil to this way.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

In December work began in Miami Dade County to replace a mile of the Tamiami trail with a bridge to restore water flow from north to south.  Now there’s a plan to build an additional five and half miles of bridges.  WGCUs Valerie Alker reports.

Hurricane forecasters and emergency officials are concerned too many Floridians are being complacent about this year’s hurricane season.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.