The new Sanibel Causeway is now officially open. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.

Florida Power and Light is in the process of refueling its Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant in Miami. The spent fuel is stored on site. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Florida Highway Patrol officials are still trying to determine why two men were traveling across Alligator Alley with close to a million dollars worth of HIV drugs. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

Elephant vasectomies.

Now that’s a phrase you probably thought you’d never hear – on public radio, or anywhere else for that matter. For one reason, that’s because nobody’d done one until last year – that’s when a team of scientists led by the chief veterinarian at Disney’s Animal Kingdom successfully pioneered the surgery.

The same team recently returned from South Africa where members performed five more of the operations and started teaching vets there how to do the procedure themselves. But as Judith Smelser reports, elephant sterilization is costly, challenging … and even controversial.

Florida lawmakers are again considering a tuition increase for state universities. Governor Charlie Crist met with student body presidents from the state’s 11 universities yesterday to talk about education funding. Trimmel Gomes reports.

A diet that’s high in fiber and low in fat is good for you. That’s understood. But changing habits can be difficult...and what about flavor? WGCU’s Valerie Alker has this report about a group of Cape Coral residents who are learning how to cook and enjoy eating a vegan diet.

Lee County issued fewer building permits for single-family homes during August than any month since November, 1981. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

Southwest Florida entered 2007 with a rainfall deficit - and despite recent rains, the deficit remains. WGCU's Valerie Alker has more.

Researchers working to understand why red tide algae sometimes start wildly reproducing now have some more facts at their disposal. WGCU's Valerie Alker reports.

Registered Nurses working in the Naples Community Health Care System are looking to unionize. WGCU's Valerie Alker reports.