Andrea Melendez

She's one of the few women running a local golf course's grounds crew and she came here from Mexico with nothing.

At a meeting at FGCU, Florida Board of Governors bars undocumented students from state's public universities by a vote on an amendment to admissions regulations.

There’s a temptation to lump “Carrie” with musicals like “Heathers” and “Mean Girls” - another sad story about teenage peer pressure, pecking orders and the desire to fit in. Truth is, “Carrie” is one of the most complex psychological thrillers to ever see the stage.

'Songbirds of the Seventies' performers Samantha Duval, Victoria Boland and Madalyn McHugh take Florida Studio Theatre audiences back to a time when female singer-songwriters transformed the music industry from spectacle to introspective storytelling that addressed love, heartbreak, independence and empowerment from a personal, feminist perspective.

A group of Sanibel campers got a rare and up-close look at sharks this week.

The day before Hurricane Ian, there were well over 150 businesses on Sanibel-Captiva Island. Not one was open the day after the storm. But island vibe helps several Sanibel shops, stores and restaurants weather string of hurricanes and slow summer sales.

A Bonita Springs volunteer initiative called “Adopt an ICE Widow Family” is matching residents with families in need of support.

The Father's Day celebration stretched a little longer at Brightwater Lagoon, where dads spent the afternoon learning how to braid, twist and tie their daughters' hair with a little help from the Florida Academy Cosmetology School.

Ahead of Juneteenth, the Lee County Black History Society highlights the legacy of Lee County's first government-funded school for Black students and the lessons it offers today.

In the aftermath of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 1998, people in Laramie, Wyoming rallied together to deal with the tragedy. That, says Director Kody C. Jones, raises a crucial question: “Why does it take tragedy to bring a community together?”