Dayna Harpster

Lesley Bush won a gold medal in the Olympics in 1964. It was a surprising win that taught her a few things about life.

Editorial cartoonist Doug MacGregor of Fort Myers, who has been wielding the pen and ink to draw often humorous but also poignant attention to issues facing Southwest Florida for decades, donated about 250 of his original drawings to Florida Gulf Coast University, where they are housed in its special archives.

Thousands in Southwest Florida joined the coordinated "Hands Off" protests around the country on Saturday, April 5.

Marni Sawicki, mayor of Cape Coral from 2013 to 2017, moved back to her home state of Michigan and is running for governor.

The Maylene and Wen Wu Family Foundation donates $1 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County toward the Park Meadows capital campaign, to turn the former Fort Myers Event Center into a full-service club.

A workshop April 5 in Naples aims to teach people who want to write for children the process from idea to finished product.

Mugshots to Headshots program puts former felons before the camera for professional headhots.

The Empowerment Farm in Naples offers "open farms" and workshops on Saturdays.

Federal layoffs at Everglades National Park hit 12 employees; other local Florida parks have fewer affected employees.

One person was laid off at Big Cypress National Park and “several” are now without jobs at Bay Pines VA Hospital as federal downsizing under the Trump Administration begins to affect Southwest Florida.The person out of a job at Big Cypress was on a probationary period and was laid off on Tuesday, Feb. 18, said Michelle Hanson, lands and permits coordinator at the park.