Local:
Naples Winter Wine Festival Held to Support Children in Collier County
This year was the 25th anniversary of the Naples Winter Wine Festival which features an auction that raised millions for children’s charities.
The event was held at the luxury Ritz-Carlton Naples Tiburon.
The auction featured items such as a Ford Bronco Raptor, and a brand-new Bentley which included a trip to California for Monterey Car week according to WINK News.
The event’s tagline is, “Bid high, bid often.” It’s all for the kids. Many of the items sold for far above their market value, some going over $850,000 all for the sake of charity.
State:
Florida Forest Service Warns of Increased Fire Risk During Dry Season
The state of Florida is entering its annual dry season, this comes as wildfires continue to rage in California.
The Florida Forest Service warns residents of this annual occurrence and the unique factors that raise the risk this year. vegetation that Hurricanes Milton and Helene relocated and killed poses an extra risk as all this vegetation has dried up and is highly flammable.
The state is working to put in preventative measures but there are actions residents can take according to ABC Action News Tampa.
Residents should clean their gutters, remove piles of lumber and brush, as well as supporting prescribed burns. While the state and counties manage prescribed burns, they often rely on permission from landowners.
These prescribed burns reduce highly flammable brush, which would fuel a wildfire.
National:
President Trump begins ICE Raids across the Country
President Trump has kept his promise to deport undocumented migrants, as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been conducting raids across the country.
This past Sunday, ICE reportedly detained 1,000 people across the country.
One of these detainees is reportedly a woman from Miami Florida, according to CBS News. An unnamed man told CBS Miami that she was taken while in the process of moving through her process to citizenship. The woman had been living in the U.S. for a few years and had a court date set up for her citizenship.
The raids come as Trump prepares to host a conference for Republican Leaders at his Doral golf course.