State officials are trying to figure out how to handle the growing number of calls to the Department of Children & Families’ child abuse hotline with fewer people available to investigate them. Margie Menzel has more.

Earlier this month the Florida Department of Agriculture approved the use of methyl iodide as a crop pesticide. The chemical is hailed as a substitute for the ozone-depleting soil fumigant, methyl bromide. While growers welcome the new pesticide, some scientists and farm worker advocates say the chemical isn't safe. WGCU's John Davis has more.

Florida’s environmental groups see President Bush’s move to lift the ban on offshore drilling as a threat to the state’s thousands of miles of beaches. Some even say it’s all a ploy to undermine real solutions. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Lee County residents looking for another way to get their passports need look no further. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

The Everglades received another push toward restoration this week. It’s part of a collaborative effort between the South Florida Water Management District and the Miccosukee Indian Tribe. Luis Hernandez has more on efforts to restore an eight-thousand acre piece of the River of Grass to its once natural beauty.

The Navy re-established the U-S 4th Fleet during a ceremony at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville on Saturday. Karen Feagins has more.

Governor Charlie Crist was to have met last week with pediatric doctors and dentists who are suing Florida Medicaid. The group says children in the program don’t have proper access to its services – but Crist postponed their meeting for a second time. Margie Menzel prepared this report…

Schools are cracking down on bad behavior, but according to the Department of Juvenile Justice, they may be getting too tough. As Lynn Hatter reports, the Department is hosting a summit in August to look at so-called “zero tolerance policies”.

A new report says state licensing agencies, including Florida’s, are unprepared to handle the coming wave of senior drivers – and the mobility crises they may face when they’re no longer able to drive. David Pitman reports.

Pomp and circumstance was the order of the day at the Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard Station yesterday morning during a change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter “Marlin”. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin was there and has this report.