Southwest Florida Chronicle

Serving Charlotte, Lee and Collier Counties

2025 Year in Review

Congresswoman Indicted: $5M FEMA Fraud Scandal

Trinity allegedly received an overpayment of $5 million from FEMA, the grand jury found. Rather than returning the surplus, prosecutors allege, Cherfilus-McCormick and her co-conspirators plotted to conceal it.

Commissioner Deutsch Needs to Go

A public servant who misleads colleagues corrodes the very mechanisms that allow our county to function.

A Swamp Controversy in Naples

its single, cracked runway has become the center of a new storm: a political, environmental, and humanitarian clash over a bold and controversial plan to convert the remote airstrip into a migrant detention facility, now chillingly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

AI Artificial Intelligence

Proponents of expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) often point to its potential to stimulate economic growth — increased productivity at lower costs, a higher GDP per capita, and job creation have all been touted as possible benefits.

Bear Witness

Albert Einstein’s advice in a letter to his son was “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

Cannabis Means Business: The Premier B2B Cannabis Conference That’s Redefining the Industry

The CMB Expo is gathering cannabis professionals this June for high-level education, powerful networking and immersive brand activations.

Scandal or Resignation in Charlotte County

The people of Punta Gorda deserve better. They deserve professionalism, accountability, and respect from all who serve in city leadership.

Now is the time to Invest

The biggest risk in a volatile market is doing nothing. Historically, the biggest gains often occur in the early stages of a market recovery—precisely when most investors are still too afraid to act.

Education, Governance, and Community Well-Being

Few partnerships exemplify the fusion of civic dedication, educational advocacy, and community enhancement as profoundly as Bill and Joanne Ribble.

Suffocation or Starvation

She was tough and courageous. She had no restrictions or limitations. She loved to travel, she loved music and she would break out into dance when her favorite song came on.

Stand Up to the Lee County Swamp

One point from supporters rings true: running county-wide is hard work. But the answer to that challenge is not to make elections easier for politicians. It is to maintain a system that ensures every commissioner is accountable to all residents.

Dear Beloved

Mothers go through an amazing transformation to have a child. There are changes to the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, urinary and other systems to be able to carry a baby.