A Clearwater man has been charged with selling endangered and threatened native orchids on E-Bay. One of the varieties grows only the Fakahathcee Strand State Preserve and next door in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Valerie Alker has this report. (AUDIO)

A young manatee, dubbed Daisy by researchers, is missing. Daisy was released from a rehab facility back into the wild on March 29th – her transponder stopped working on April 24th. Wildlife officials are asking folks to keep an eye out for her. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

A leading expert on modern-day slavery addressed a crowd of Catholic women from southwest Florida Monday. Sister Mary Ellen Doherty – a Washington-based expert on human trafficking—was a keynote speaker. Adding local perspective: Lieutenant Bill Rule, who heads the Collier County Sheriff’s Victim Services Bureau. Valerie Alker spoke to Lt. Rule and has this report.(AUDIO)

Bills that would provide funding to replant Sanibel Island’s public parks and beaches with native plants and grasses are up for consideration in the State House and Senate appropriations committees. Local officials are counting on the funds to help repair damage from Hurricane Charley. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

The Minnesota Twins held an open house Monday at their new training facility at the Lee County Sports Complex. Team officials thanked Lee County officials for a long and mutually beneficial relationship. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

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