After fierce — and expensive — political battles last year about abortion rights and recreational marijuana, Florida lawmakers Thursday began moving forward with a proposal that would place additional restrictions on the ballot-initiative process.

By the 1970s in Cape Coral, younger, working-class families were beginning to flow into the population of primarily elder retirees.

A young, endangered Florida predator was hit and killed by a vehicle, marking the second death for the species in less than two weeks. The latest Florida panther death was a 1-year-old male discovered just south of the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County on March 6, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Prepare for some waves of rain in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and all Southwest Florida. The National Weather Service predicts showers before 1 p.m., with showers continuing and thunderstorms possible between 1 and 4 Monday afternoon.

The new flight will add to a growing number of options at RSW in Fort Myers, one of the busiest single-runway airports in the U.S.

Love Your Rebellion hosted Zine Fest, an event that supported local artists at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers.

Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R-Fort Myers), sponsor of HB 1205, argued that the petition process is in urgent need of reform to protect Floridians from fraud.

A low-pressure system will work its way across Southwest Florida Wednesday, and rain chances will be their highest in the afternoon-to-evening hours.

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected of retail theft at a North Fort Myers 7-Eleven.

Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski reports on the deadly Parvovirus outbreak in Florida and and what vets say you can do to protect your dog.