You might want to knock on wood…but gas prices are falling. That’s welcome relief for southwest Floridians, many of whom commute long distances. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin reports.

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More than 2-thousand mourners from around the state, including Lt. Govenor Jeff Kottkamp, packed McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers Wednesday morning to pay respect to fallen Fort Myers police officer Andrew Widman. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin was there and has this report.

Police and sheriff’s deputies across Lee County are collecting donations at area Wal-Mart stores for the family of slain Ft. Myers police officer Andrew Widman. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin reports.

After the Bush/Gore debacle in 2000, Florida invested millions of dollars into touch screen voting machines. But this year they’re at it again - and southwest Florida is at the forefront of ensuring that history doesn’t repeat itself in November. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin was at a recent unveiling of the new machines in Lee County and filed this report.

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.

As Southwest Floridians prepare to celebrate Independence Day on Friday, before shopping for fireworks there’s something they should know. WGCU’s Tyrone Martin explains.

One out of every five Lee County eighth graders has used cocaine, marijuana or another type of illegal drug. The kids themselves reported that last year in the Florida Youth Substance Survey. So it makes sense that parents look for ways to police their children’s behavior. These days it can be done by curfew, GPS-infused cell phones, or by simply getting to know their child’s friends. Or, by picking up a free drug testing kit in Fort Myers, just in time for the new school year. Tyrone Martin reports.