Butterfly fans can learn how to attract the winged beauties to their yards at this weekend’s 7th Annual Southwest Florida Butterfly Conference. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Nine different schools across southwest Florida are getting a significant gift to help them create opportunities for students. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

A little-used state program to make telephone service more affordable for low-income residents may see a big enrollment boost because of a partnership between two state agencies. Tom Flanigan has more…

Folks in Bonita Springs gathered together Tuesday morning to remember 9/11. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez was there and has this report.

The devastating earthquake that killed hundreds in Peru last week hit home for Southwest Floridians with Peruvian ties. It hit especially hard for a television crew in Naples which is now lending a hand. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

The town of Ave Maria in eastern Collier County is hosting a “TownFest” Saturday. The public is invited to take a look at Florida’s newest planned community – and the new university that dominates the landscape. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The Collier County branch of the NAACP met Monday to look at the restoration of voting and other civil rights for ex-offenders in Florida. WGCU's John Davis reports.

Grouper is a big hit with many seafood lovers but some retailers and restaurants may be cooking up a poor substitute. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a new website that helps consumers find out the truth.

Identity theft is a problem striking more people every day. The Federal Trade Commission estimates nearly 18-thousand Floridians had their identities stolen last year. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum wants to educate people on how they can protect themselves. He attended what’s called a Shred-A-Thon outside a Sarasota bank on Tuesday. Alex Newberry was there and has this report.

The city of Cape Coral is being proactive in providing safe, cool places for children to play.

The play ground at the Yacht Club beach in cape coral is closed for the next two weeks while workers install a shade cover. The newly rebuilt handicapped accessible playground opened about a year ago. It’s nice but it’s hot. Bob Burns is parks superintendent for the city.

"45 what we have is – we aware like the rest of the country is about the sun and what it can do to people’s skin and whatever. When we put the new unit in it was somewhat larger, we had to trim back some limbs so they were out of the reach of our kids, so that took away some of our shade so we wanted to come up with a shade cover."

The shade cover fits over the playground sort of a like a tent. It cost about 17 thousand dollars. Burns says they will also be installed in two other city playgrounds.