Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida says it would have to close its Immokalee clinic, and possibly pull back on other services, if a change passed by Congress and signed into law last week by President Donald Trump were to strip them of Title X family planning funding.

The Robo Rays are a STEM-focused robotics team at S eacrest Country Day School who took first at the Orlando regional competition and are bringing their robot-building skills and teamwork this week to the World Championship competition in Texas .

The bat maternity season is approaching in Southwest Florida, and that means homeowners who are the unwitting hosts to a bat roost will have to wait until August to attempt a move. With the mysterious winged mammals like the bonneted bat now endangered , safe roosting is especially important to the animal's future.

A unique partnership between the Naples Humane Society and Naples’ Restaurant Week pairs shelter animals with local restaurants, in an effort to bring attention to how the slow summer season in Southwest Florida has impacts from food service to pets.

Records from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice show Orange County processes the highest number of juvenile arrests statewide , and most of those arrests are felonies charged to black boys. Reporter Renata Sago at WMFE in Orlando documented the journey of three young men, each charged with felonies, and their paths through the juvenile justice system in a five-part series called "Young and Arrested."

An ongoing economic recovery, gains in health care and retail jobs, and continued low wages: that's the findings from the 2016 regional workforce study of Southwest Florida.

Florida's Secretary of State was originally elected directly by voters, but in 1998, the position was moved out of the Cabinet and became a job appointed by the governor. Now a measure in Tallahassee would once again make the Secretary of State an elected office.

The Galapagos Islands represent one of the world’s pinnacles of natural diversity as well as scientific discovery. It is the place that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and has since become one of the last unspoiled ecosystems on earth. A new book traces the the journey of the scientists who spent a year in the Galapagos collecting specimens that bolstered Darwin's ideas.

The Tampa Bay Times has spent the last four years compiling what it calls "Florida's most comprehensive database of police shootings. " Data from nearly 400 law enforcement agencies across Florida reveal startling racial disparities: forty-one percent of people shot by police were black, despite making up 15 percent of the state's population.

If Hollywood were to assemble a cast of Florida marine life for a film, the dolphin would be the high-energy hero, the sea turtle would be the brainy taskmaster of the operation, and the manatee would be the slow-moving but lovable character everyone looks forward to seeing.