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      • Cape Coral
        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: The unsettled weather pattern returns today
        Katie Walls
        Bonita Springs
        Death investigation underway in Bonita Springs; one person detained
        WFTX Digital Team
        National News
        3 police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Gabrielle has officially formed in the Atlantic
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods
        Miyoshi Price
        Local News
        Gen Z renters view renting as smarter financial choice than buying homes
        Ryan Kruger
        National Politics
        Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by 0.25% for the first time in 2025
        Justin Boggs

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        • Speed cameras could be coming to North Port schools

          Hunter Walterman

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        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

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          West Coast states, Massachusetts issue vaccine guidance amid CDC turmoil

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        North Fort Myers

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        Captiva

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers residents oppose 'Godzilla Hotel' plan in historic district

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        Port Charlotte

        SUNSEEKER: Blackstone's plan for the property uncertain after $200M acquisition

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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13

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        Labelle

        LaBelle’s cooking up a new plan to help food trucks get rolling and grow easier

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        Covering Florida

        Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Lawmakers will tour Florida migrant facility

        Forrest Saunders
        Collier Mosquito Control meeting

        Naples

        Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 20: Ian Cerro shares the lessons he learned from his father

        Ryan Kruger
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        Sanibel

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        Andrew Shipley
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        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Former Punta Gorda teacher now facing federal child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Bank to host blood drive in Fort Myers, amid critical shortage

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Sites to check out if you need food assistance in SWFL

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Florida graduates face fourth-highest student debt in the nation, study finds

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        Sarasota County

        Woman killed in Englewood crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • North Port 'Circle of Honr

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port breaks ground on new veterans memorial

        Hunter Walterman
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        Naples

        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples

        Eric Lovelace
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        Punta Gorda

        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Marco Island

        Marco Island

        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters

        Hunter Walterman
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        Labelle

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        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral developer works to bring workforce housing for community's 'missing middle'

        Cape Coral

        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects

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        Cape Coral

        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputy hurt in crash while trying to stop driver, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers Fire Dept. responds to fire on Lantern Lane

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        State provides over $1.2 million for Fort Myers Beach infrastructure

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        RSW REACTS: TSA gives the boot to airport security shoe removal rule

        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987

        Katie Walls
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Cape Coral councilwoman joins Fort Myers restaurant to aid Texas flood victims

        Miyoshi Price
      • BALL PYTHON

        Lehigh Acres

        A SLITHERING SURPRISE: Ball python crashes Lehigh Acres family pool party

        Victoria Quevedo
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        North Port/Englewood

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        Naples

        Controversial project on Immokalee Road advances with reduced affordable housing

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        Florida poised to break execution record; Clergy demand moratorium

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        Cape Coral

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        Naples

        Memorial approved for 14-year-old killed in North Naples e-bike crash

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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Fire says Mila Spa damaged by overnight fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigate overnight death on Towles Street

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF

        Anvar Ruziev
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