The Naples Lions Club is setting for itself an ambitious goal: eradicating lazy eye, or amblyopia , from kids across Collier County. To accomplish that goal, they're funding eye exams, glasses, surgeries and more for needy adults and children in Collier County.

The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army continue their relief efforts more than one week after Hurricane Irma devastated South Florida . Tens of thousands of meals are being served and emergency shelters remain open. But full recovery is still to come: both agencies say they need more volunteers, and ongoing sewage and water quality concerns are fueling concerns of a potential health crisis.

Multiple counties in Florida can apply for federal disaster assistance through FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Irma, but the process takes time to yield relief. Cheria Brown, media specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, joins Gulf Coast Live to provide information on how exactly residents can apply for aide and what to expect after their application is in.

Four days after Hurricane Irma ravaged Southwest Florida, scenes of recovery stand alongside calls for help. As President Donald Trump visits Fort Myers and Naples Thursday, 1.3 million Floridians remain without power, and community efforts are mobilizing to bring food and other necessities to those most in need.

As Southwest Florida continues its recovery from Hurricane Irma, communities from Immokalee to the Florida Keys struggle with scarce supplies of food, fuel, and water. That's on top of medical patients who, despite precautions before the storm, face acute needs in the face of the region's ongoing power outage.

Hurricane Irma and the massive bands of wind and rain the rocked Southwest Florida has moved north, but in the aftermath of the storm, hundreds of thousands of residents remain without power and the toll of the hurricane is beginning to come into focus as emergency responders begin assessments and repairs.

Powerful Hurricane Irma is racing toward a direct impact with South Florida by early Sunday. Forecasters say the storm poses a “potentially catastrophic threat” to the Florida Keys and other parts of our state, with hurricane and storm surge warnings and watches already in effect on both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

A lobbyist given the edit pen on pending regulations. A regulatory agency influenced by the very people and businesses it’s tasked with overseeing. That’s the story from reporter Lucas Deprile , whose report in the Treasure Coast Palms newspaper looks at a trove of emails and meeting notes he says shows the South Florida Water Management District diluting new rules about water quality at the behest of a U.S. Sugar lobbyist.

Hurricane Irma is now the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. The Category 5 hurricane is barreling toward Florida with winds in excess of 185 mph. Multiple models show the storm shifting slightly toward the state's east coast , but severe weather is likely across South Florida. A statewide emergency declaration remains in effect Wednesday as communities from the Florida Keys to Marco Island begin evacuations.

A federal program that funds the clean-up of abandoned and leaking underground fuel tanks could be cut if the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for the Environmental Protection Agency moves forward. It’s a cut that is of concern to Florida in particular, which is home to 15 percent of the nation's leaking tanks, and because the state's drinking water supply is more vulnerable than in most other states.