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      • Collier County
        Pilot survives plane crash in water near Everglades City; passenger dies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm days ahead
        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
        SLOW DOWN: Should Cape Coral lower neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph?
        Bella Line
        Golden Gate
        Golden Gate Estates neighbors react to planned cell tower on Everglades Blvd N.
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Bonita Springs
        Bonita Springs literacy council responds to English-only driving exam rule
        Eric Lovelace
        Naples
        Naples Mayor pleads no contest to DUI charge, will serve 12 months probation
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Dangerous Ride: Lee County Deputies chase, arrest teen e-motorbike drivers
        WFTX Digital Team
        Immokalee
        'DREAM COME TRUE': Immokalee kids see the beach for the first time
        Victoria Quevedo
        Bonita Springs
        Hurricane-damaged FGCU water, environment research hub reopens on Bonita Beach
        Austin Schargorodski

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        • Estero twins win bronze at US Figure Skating Championships

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        • Fort Myers Walmart evacuated as police investigate anonymous bomb threat

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      • If you give a child a book

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        Naples

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        Woman killed in 3 vehicle crash on I-75 in Collier County

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      • National News

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        Brush fire sparks near homes in Port LaBelle

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        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Immokalee

        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

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        Collier County

        'Island Boys' rapper arrested in Collier County, charged with having Fentanyl

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      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Kick off 2026 with fireworks, arts and family fun

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        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals with $350 fee hike

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals, hiking fees to $350

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        Lehigh Acres

        Suspects sought after robbery attempt at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven

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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte synagogue evacuated after bomb threat; no device found

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Americans make financial resolutions but lack confidence about follow through

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        Children's nonprofit in Arcadia burglarized

        Eric Lovelace
        San Carlos Park Crash

        Fort Myers Metro South

        No occupants found in submerged vehicle in San Carlos Park

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FHP

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man dies in Tamiami Trail crash into pond

        WFTX Digital Team
        New Years Immokalee Fatal Crash

        Immokalee

        Four dead in multi-vehicle crash on SR-82 in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli responds to wildlife concerns over low-flying helicopter near FMB

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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man charged with trying to lure child on the internet

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025, according to FWC

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025: FWC

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        Fort Myers New Years Eve

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        Coldest New Year's Eve in 25 years has downtown Fort Myers bundling up

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      • Burglary suspect

        North Port/Englewood

        RECOGNIZE HIM? Deputies said he's linked to at least one Englewood home burglary

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        Lehigh Acres

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      • Fireworks in Cape Coral

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        NEW YEAR'S EVE: What you need to know about fireworks in Southwest Florida

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        Cape Coral

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        Stolen vehicle

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        FHP: High-speed chase ends with stolen guns, drugs; father, son arrested

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      • Restaurants planning to put heaters outside for customers

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        Businesses in Southwest Florida prepare for frigid New Year's Eve

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        Mom of Cape Coral teen shot and killed starts nonprofit

        Cape Coral

        Mom of Cape Coral teen killed starts non-profit to raise gun violence awareness

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        'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

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        ‘This is ridiculous’: Fort Myers Beach pushes county about traffic chaos

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        Downtown Fort Myers prepares for New Year's Eve celebration

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        Florida's first regulated black bear hunt in years yields 52 harvested bears

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        UPDATE: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man

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        Fort Myers Police charge man with having $33k worth of fraudulent checks

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        FINANCE GOALS

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        Americans’ financial pessimism hits highest level since 2018, survey finds

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        ON CAMERA: ATV theft suspects caught after low-speed chase in DeSoto County

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        Naples

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        Four arrested in Lee County Walmart theft ring using fake receipts and U-Haul truck

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        Four charged in Lee Co. Walmart theft ring using fake receipts and U-Haul truck

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      • Lehigh family loses home in Christmas Day fire and community rallies to help

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh family loses home in Christmas Day fire and community rallies to help

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        Collier County

        DNA technology leads to arrest of man for 2004 Golden Gate sexual assault

        Cold weather

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        Cold-weather shelters have opened in Southwest Florida

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