Perhaps the biggest way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday takes place in Cape Coral, where an annual event provides national entertainment and boasts the largest fireworks display in all of Southwest Florida. The city of Cape Coral’s Red, White & BOOM! is the largest single-day ...
Cape Coral Museum of History is celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary with a new exhibit. Salute to America – 250th Anniversary exhibit is centered around the key moments that shaped America over the last 250 years. The exhibit’s display begins in 1776 with the signing of the ...
A mix of island activities are planned to celebrate this year’s Fourth of July and America’s 250th. On July 4, the bigger ones will include the Annual Independence Day Parade on Periwinkle Way and city of Sanibel’s Stars, Stripes & Sanibel Community Celebration at the Sanibel ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices ...
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027, a $117.6 billion spending plan "that reflects nearly eight years of conservative leadership anchored by fiscal discipline, responsible governance, and strategic investment. "Following nearly $810 million in line-item ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders ...
A new era of FGCU men’s golf has arrived. Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics announced this week that Lee McCoy, who developed four All-Americans in three years at Columbus State, has been named the fifth head coach for the FGCU men’s golf program. In three seasons as head coach of ...
Flood panels were touted as the wave of the future in hurricane protection, replacing sandbags and providing more reliable protection, but safety and structural damage concerns have led the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess the value of the panels. In the Town of Fort Myers ...