Passengers flying in and out of Charlotte County Airport will see a big change soon…a new name.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Employment in Lee County has improved a bit. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on what to make of the recent unemployment figures.

Meeting with mayors from across the country, Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson is among those who want the president to appoint stronger leadership in the oil spill clean-up.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

It took 13 picks before Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called out Chris Sale’s name in this year’s draft. That still makes his the second highest player drafted from southwest Florida since Matt LaPorta from Charlotte High School in 2007. The Florida Gulf Coast University junior pitcher spoke with WGCU’s Luis Hernandez about fulfilling his lifelong dream.

Lee county hotels and inns are reporting an increase in cancellations linked to the oil spill in the Gulf.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the latest efforts to convince visitors - local beaches remain pristine.

Florida Citrus Mutual, the state’s largest citrus association, is holding its annual l conference this week in Southwest Florida. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on how growers are working to stay afloat while dealing with citrus diseases and declining demand for orange juice.

There is a league of  high schools in Florida that participate in a unique form of football; 6-Man football, a version of the grid-iron game made popular in the rural regions of Texas.  This version is played on a shorter field and combined scores in the 100’s are typical.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on the newest crop of schools to join the league from the state’s southern region.

In an unmarked building, not far from Florida Gulf Coast University, Dr. Charles Mesloh is teaching criminal justice students how to test less-lethal weapons used by law enforcement.  On one particular day they’re testing claims of a weapons ability that was made on a popular television program.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Hurricane forecasters and emergency officials are concerned too many Floridians are being complacent about this year’s hurricane season.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The oil spill in the Gulf is not killing southwest Florida’s shrimp industry.  But as WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports, it still has shrimp boat captains racing to catch as much as they can before it does.