WGCU Site Search | WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida

People wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020.

1st-Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings

Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year were among the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998.

Over 160 people still missing after Texas floods. And, federal layoffs can now resume

The death toll for the Texas floods tops 100 as the search and rescue efforts continue for over 160 missing people. And, the Supreme Court is allowing Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now.

Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump immunity case in April

The order from the court on Wednesday keeps Trump's prosecution in the Jan. 6 case on hold.

A view of fruit and vegetables at an area grocery store in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 12. Surging prices are hurting households and eroding President Biden's approval rating.

Inflation surges to its highest since 1990

Consumer prices were 6.2% higher in October than a year ago as inflation continues to chip away at the buying power of households across the country.

Florida Gulf Coast University's softball team are the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Champs with a 7-6 win Saturday over the University of Northern Florida.

FGCU Softball wins ASUN Title; draws UF in College World Series

Florida Gulf Coast University's softball team won the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship 7-6 Saturday on a Neely Peterson walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth.It was the first ASUN softball championship for the Green and Blue since 2012 and qualified the team for the NCAA College World Series.The Eagles (37-19) will pair up against the Number 4 seed University of Florida Gators (46-12) in the Gainesville regional playoff contest at noon on Friday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday signed HB 7073 that will provide billions of dollars in tax relief for Florida’s families and business, including various sales tax holidays and a 1-year break on insurance premium taxes for Florida’s homeowners.

DeSantis signs annual package for sales tax holidays, other savings

Emphasizing a sales-tax “holiday” for hurricane preparedness supplies, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed an annual package of tax breaks.The package (HB 7073), passed by lawmakers during the legislative session that ended in March, is expected overall to trim state and local revenue by $439.6 million during the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year.

Richard Remsberg Holter Jr. (left) and his father, Richard Remsberg Holter Sr. at their namesake corner in 2019. It's a mile south of the family farm in Frederick County, Md. Holter Road is named after their family, the other road named for a neighboring farmer.

Grieving From A Distance: Remembering A Dad Lost To COVID-19

Nothing prepares you for losing a beloved parent to illness. But when you can't be present at the bedside or the graveside, how do you let go and begin to grieve?

Bill sponsor Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, said some universities "had concerned about the types of companies or contracts that might be entered into." NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

'Morality Clause' Could Be Tied To Athlete Pay Plan

Strip clubs, casinos, breweries and cigarette makers could be benched from a proposal that would let Florida college athletes market themselves off the...

Fertilizer Plant’s Toxic Water Tank Could Overflow in Isaac

The likelihood of heavy rainfall from Isaac could lead to toxic water overflowing from a reservoir at the now defunct Piney Point fertilizer plant in…

Changes Coming in U.S. Military Command for Iraq

Reports say President Bush's new Iraq strategy is likely to be carried out by new commanders. Media reports say the president will replace the two top generals in the region.

Search results for