WGCU News

On the verge of the 2026 hurricane season emergency management workers from Florida and well beyond are in Palm Beach County this week for the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference. Attendees got to hear some first-hand experience from Lee County.

Okeechobee County land use code first created in 1992

Okeechobee County to start regulating vacation rentals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has grown frustrated at pieces of his agenda being thwarted by the GOP-led House, and lashed out at Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday.

Thirty-six speakers addressed the board, all of them expressing distress over budget cuts, teacher non-renewals and the system’s $46.7 million budget deficit.

“Leaving on a Jet Plane: A Folk Journey” kicks off Florida Studio Theatre’s 2026 Summer Season. It celebrates the spirit of a generation, rediscovering the heart and harmony of the 1960s and proving that folk music wasn’t just a moment: it was a movement.

“Who Is Eartha Mae” explores the striking contrast between Eartha Kitt’s glamorous public persona and her difficult upbringing. Playwright and performer Jade Wheeler brings to life a powerful woman in search of happiness and the roots she never forgets – inviting audiences to discover the woman behind the icon. The regional premiere of this intimate musical opens at Sarasota’s Urbanite Theatre on May 29 for a three-week run.

African garments took center stage recently at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples, where Dr. Maria Beebe explained the traditions and symbolism behind each piece.

Rachel McIntyre has spent more than two decades developing and operating Open Doors.

County Road 78 is in need of improvements; Hendry County awarded $1 million grant to kick-start the work.