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Recent history has shown us that shootings can happen anywhere, at any time.It's not something to take comfort in, but it's true.

Collier County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Wade Williams comes across these cases often.

Lee County and Fort Myers officials have said it's nearly impossible to prevent violence like last weekend's ZombiCon shootings, but other Florida cities disagree that there's little that can be done and use practices for large-scale events not in place in Fort Myers.

Naples is already saturated with bone-chilling and bloodcurdling Halloween haunts. But there will likely be nothing similar this year to the Naples Art Association’s “Captain Lazarus The Spectacle of Living Wonders” haunted house Oct. 29-31.

It starts weeks before the hunt, with miles-long treks through thick woods and a search for paw prints and bear poop. If you find a good trail, one with big, continuous tracks, follow it until another trail crosses it. That's where home should be.

Living in Florida can make it hard to mark the seasons, said Bonita Springs resident Valerie Hammersley

As growth and progress return to Southwest Florida, so too does the likelihood that two groups with pejorative acronyms will surface again.

TAMPA — More than a year after flying into a rage at a Fowler Avenue gas station, where he pointed a gun at a clerk, insulted the man’s ethnicity and later fired shots into the air, Clay Allred stood ramrod straight in a Tampa courtroom, ticking off the things he has accomplished during the past few months.

The Harry Chapin Food Bank has been serving Southwest Florida communities for more than 30 years. I have been privileged to be the CEO for the past 8 ½ years. As was noted recently in the media, I am leaving to accept a similar position in California.

A gallery of "Guardians of the Everglades" is being created, painstakingly, to remind us of that the work of unsung heroes is keeping our water fresh and our wildlife healthy.