WGCU Staff

David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health, a comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health care provider serving children, adults and families in Collier County, kicked off construction of its Diermeier Access and Integrated Care Center with a demolition ceremony Friday.Centers officials said the commencement marks a significant milestone in the organization’s Hope for Collier: Building Stronger Minds Together initiative.

The State Archives of Florida is seeking photographs for its newest photographic collection, “Weather, Disaster and Recovery.”By donating photos for this new collection people can help document and preserve the history of their Florida community and fill historical gaps in the State Archives’ collections.

A baker's dozen of puppies found suffering in extreme heat in a garage in Buckingham earlier this week were rescued in a joint effort by two Southwest Florida animal welfare organizations.The Cape Coral Animal Shelter and Gulf Coast Humane Society joined forces to help the stressed and endangered young dogs.

The Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club is hosting an annual nationwide emergency preparedness exercise and public outreach event demonstrating the critical role of amateur radio in post-disaster recovery.The 24-hour American Radio Relay League Field Day event runs from noon June 28 until noon June 29 at North Fort Myers Community Park, 2000 Recreation Park Way, North Fort Myers.

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.

The fear of deportation is growing for hundreds of thousands of immigrants across the country after a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, which allows the Trump administration to revoke their Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The Trump administration also continues efforts to make good on its pledge to deport 3,000 people per day. Florida leads the country in the number of local law enforcement agencies partnering with ICE to deport undocumented people. And recently, the Trump administration has enacted sweeping travel bans and restrictions on citizens from some countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. To help us understand these new immigration policies and the impact here in our state, we talk with Fort Myers Immigration Attorney Ricardo Skerrett.

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

LeeTran will begin offering half-priced ULTRA Mobility on Demand rides in Lehigh Acres for bus rides to and from its new Lehigh Acres Park & Ride transit station on Village Lakes Drive, beginning June 12.

Lee County Department of Transportation crews are about to enter the second phase of construction for the Buckingham and Gunnery roads roundabout. LCDOT urges motorists to use caution as the traffic patterns change.

This Thursday, June 12 WGCU’s Documentary Unit will premiere the new film “Rising: Surviving the Surge.” It features dramatic storm footage, powerful stories of resilience, and insights from scientists, first responders, and community leaders to provide a wake-up call to the reality of storm surge that we all now know is possible on a very personal level. And it offers a vital reminder to be prepared for when it matters most. We discuss the making of Rising and some of the lessons we've learned from the storm that forever changed Southwest Florida.