Tribal leader: 'Our tribe is small, any hardship to one family is felt by all'

Perseverance, a lucky sweater, and an uncanny resemblance to one of world’s most iconic authors. That was the winning formula that helped a 69-year-old man from Key West, Florida, win the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest title this weekend in the Southernmost City in the U.S.A Key West local, Tim Stockwell, captured the coveted title, beating out more than a hundred contestants to make the top 5. And it was in that final round that he offered a compelling story as to why he deserved to be “Papa 2025.”

The leading advocacy group for the deaf community in Southwest Florida, is stepping up efforts to help first responders interact with deaf people out on the street.

Fort Myers Police Department holds a commemorative blood drive to honor fallen officer Adam Jobbers-Miller, who was killed in the line of duty.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, that day in 1865 when a Union officer announced liberation.

Fireworks can literally scare birds to death. Audubon Florida cautions Fourth of July revelers to be aware of the hazards of fireworks to small animals.

GL Homes conducted building of an unusual kind Monday — and ended up helping relieve hunger.The mission was for two teams combined from GL Homes communities in Lee and Collier counties to go can-to-can in the annual GL Homes CAN-tastic Competition.

It's kitten season and Manatee County is looking for foster homes for little cats until they're old enough for adoption.

More than 4,000 people showed up to Pridefest this year, but only about 600 of them were able to attend the drag performances the festival is known for.That’s due to a decision from a federal court that forced the annual drag show inside the Norris Center in downtown Naples, away from the main stage of Cambier Park.

Southwest Florida residents get free admission to the Naples Botanical Garden during a week in June.