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Garbage Trucks With AI Eyes: How Cities Turn Trash Routes Into Neighborhood Scans. Cape Coral, Florida, nearly took a step that would have put artificial intelligence on its sanitation fleet. The plan called for cameras mounted on garbage trucks. As crews made their regular rounds the lenses would capture images of fro

A familiar name to high-performance marine industry veterans, Tim Gallagher quietly opened the doors of Straight Arrow Marine in Fort Myers, Fla., at the beginning of this month. The newest dealer for MTI, which Gallagher has represented for much of his career, Straight Arrow Marine is a “full-service performance boati

76 Florida child drownings already reported in 2026. Child drownings in Florida are on pace to surpass the number in 2025, the deadliest year for child drownings in modern Florida history, according to officials and child safety experts. Seventy-six children have died by drowning in 2026 as of July 27,...

Zachary Latham was arrested in October 2023 on charges of attempted kidnapping, domestic battery by strangulation and criminal mischief

Rose Marie Gayhart, 23, was reported missing by her parents in 1985

A US STATE’S tallest American flag suddenly disappeared from its post on Saturday, prompting officials to explain why it vanished. The 250 foot flag cost $420,000 to build, and was dedicated on July 4. The flag on top of the tallest flagpole in Florida has been removed, just weeks...

University of Florida scientists are working on a new kind of forecast for South Florida, and it has nothing to do with rain. They are building an app-style tool to predict when and where Burmese pythons are most likely to show up, so trained hunters and wildlife managers are not spending all night driving levee roads

Between the heat, humidity and afternoon thunderstorms, sometimes the best bet for a Floridian in the summertime is to hang indoors with some air conditioning and a good book. Luckily, South Florida is overflowing with unique and interesting bookstores and libraries. Here are some of our favorites:. The Book Café,...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Fort Myers police announced that a suspect is in custody following a deadly shooting at the Village Creek Apartments on Monday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, officers are investigating a death at the apartments, which are located in the 2800 block of Winkler Avenue.

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lee County deputies responded to a duplex in Lehigh Acres on Monday morning and confirmed they are conducting an active death investigation. Deputies surrounded a duplex on 22nd Street Southwest in Lehigh Acres. Crime scene tape is in place, and the crime scene unit arrived at the home shortly afte