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While Aitana has had a number of hits in Spain, "Superestrella" is undeniably her biggest global song to date.

Why Aitana's 'Superestrella' is the surprise Latin hit song of the summer

There's a reason why the escapist hit from singer Aitana has swept most of the Spanish-language world.

Dr. Alice Barfield, superintendent of the Glades County School District, is one of three finalists for superintendent of the year.

Glades superintendent to represent county, state and rural Florida on the national stage

Alice Barfield is one of three finalist for national superintendent award.

WATCH LIVE: Naples mayoral, city council candidate forum

Forum with candidates for Naples mayoral and city council can be watched live on the WGCU Facebook page, or Naples City TV on local cable stations Comcast Cable 98, Century Link 95, and Summit Cable 98. It will be recorded and re-broadcast for WGCU’s Gulf Coast Life sometime before the March 19th election.

This photo provided by City of Venice Florida shows a whale on Sunday off Service Club Park in Venice. Authorities were working to assist a beached sperm whale that is stranded on a sandbar Sunday morning.

Officials: stranded whale in Venice likely will be a recovery; wind, surf conditions push efforts to Monday

Venice Police and Sarasota County Sheriff's units on Sunday were assisting Mote Marine Laboratory staff with a beached sperm whale off the coast of Venice. The 70-feet-long whale was beached on a sandbar about 50 yards out from Service Club Park.

Lee County Fair will go on ... but with the county running the show

Lee County Manager David Harner and County Commissioner Mike Greenwell held a hastily called news conference Thursday morning to dispel rumors that the 100th Anniversary Lee County Fair celebration wouldn’t be happening in 2024.

A forensic technician works alongside a bomb-disposal robot near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where a drone with an explosive device was found and a detonator was removed from the object, in Schkeuditz, Germany, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026.

Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat

Regional police and prosecutors said an airport employee discovered a drone near the airport's south runway with "an unknown explosive device," and the object was examined by police

Eagle Scout's project is a film focusing on the short-term effects of vaping

Eagle Scout project is a film focusing on the short-term effects of vaping. Matthew Saba, a student at Florida SouthWestern Collegiate High School, presented it at an event held by Thrive Lee.

Florida's summer ends with persistent heat, rainfall deficits

Florida's summer of 2026 was dominated by persistent heat waves and rainfall deficits, especially across South Florida.

Director Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Centers On 'Love Beyond Words'

"I wanted to make a completely honest, heart-on-sleeve, non-ironic melodrama," del Toro says. Set in 1962, his new film features a fairy tale romance between a creature and a mute woman.

Nikolas Cruz, the confessed gunman in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, was assigned to PROMISE for vandalism in 2013, despite district officials' claims that he was never connected to the controversial disciplinary program.

Stoneman Douglas Shooter Was Assigned To Controversial Broward Discipline Program, Officials Admit

Broward school district officials admitted Sunday that the confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman was assigned to a controversial...

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