U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, who represents the Sarasota area, has written a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asking the agency to upgrade the manatee from “threatened” to “endangered.”

32-year old Fort Myers Beach resident Ryan Ray was arrested early Sunday morning charged with battery and child abuse. LCSO reports the 350 pound man started an unprovoked argument with a female and minor child that led to Ray pushing both down the front stairs at Hooters on Estero Boulevard.

John Goggin's committee will discuss results from the recent public safety survey, sidewalk markings and bike signs, the purchasing of bells for local bikers and several other items. We will carry the meeting live on our Facebook page at 9AM.

The Sanibel City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night. Three consulting firms will be considered to help the city search for a new manager. Back in May Judy Zimomra announced she's retiring in September after 20 years as manager of Sanibel.

Three important public meetings are being held this month to discuss the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual which will determine how water is released from the lake for the next decade. The first meeting is this Thursday. 

John Campbell from the Army Corps. keeps us up to date on LOSAM. Retired Federal Judge Steve McGuire talks about his book Prior Restraint and Bob Closson and Sarah McCormick, new owners of Hammerhead Gym. FACEBOOK YOUTUBE  IHEARTRADIO   SPOTIFY  

The next Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours is at Mango Rita’s in Times Square Thursday night from 5:30 to 7. Free appetizers and a cash bar will be served. Entry is free for Chamber members and $15 for non-members. Kim will be there representing Beach Talk Radio.

This Saturday why don't you surprise your dad with something really special like a handmade card. A special art class is being held from 9:30-10:15AM at the new Welcome and Discovery Center at Lover’s Key State Park.

J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge has announced plans to relaunch its free tours program this summer from June 20th through Aug. 7th. Tours include a children’s program, art activities, a Beach Walk and a Mindfulness Walk at Bailey Tract.

Residents in Bonita Springs that felt safe on Memorial Day may disagree with that statement from Fort Myers Beach Vice Mayor Rexann Hosafras while her constituents were dealing with a beach shooting incident that day that turned Fort Myers Beach into a ghost town.

One of the first things Jesse Purdon did when elected to the Bonita Springs City council was look at the contract Bonita had with LCSO. He noticed that while the city was growing it was not adding more deputies to its community policing program. Purdon planned to change that quickly.

Terry Dalton, with an address listed as "transient on Fort Myers Beach," is set to appear in court on July 6th after being accused of attacking a Plaka employee on Fort Myers Beach last week. Here's what happened.