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  • Collier County
    DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Increasing storm coverage next few days
    Andrew Shipley
    Port Charlotte
    'Is it a miracle?': Pope's brother shares incredible story from their childhood
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    Cape Coral pushes for I-75 exit at Del Prado to ease growing traffic concerns
    Bella Line
    Local News
    Neighbors tell Fox 4 they spotted a bear in a Fort Myers cemetery
    WFTX Digital Team
    Naples
    Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    'Don't doubt yourself': 10-year-old Cape Coral boy escapes attempted kidnapping
    Bella Line
    Lehigh Acres
    SLOW DOWN! New Florida bill targets excessive speeders with jail time, fines
    Ella Rhoades
    Local News
    GOT PLANS? | It's Mother's Day Weekend in SWFL
    Amy Wegmann

    More News In Your Neighborhood

     
    • No injuries after FP&L substation fire in Fort Myers, crews say

      Austin Schargorodski

    • DNA testing underway in fatal Florida bear attack as residents share concerns

      Mahmoud Bennett

    • Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?

      Anvar Ruziev

    • Rethinking the Road: Mobility study lays out a walkable future for LaBelle

      Austin Schargorodski

  • If you give a child a book

    Got $12? Click now to help a kiddo' in your community in Southwest Florida

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    Local News

    FWC says Clewiston driver hit panther, possibly just 6-months-old

    WFTX Digital Team

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 11: Go behind the scenes with two of the FC Naples front office

    Ryan Kruger
  • National News

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      New York's Chinatown noticing impact of Trump's tariffs

      Alexandra Miller
    • Immigration Tufts Student Detained

      Federal judge orders release of Tufts student held in Louisiana detention

      Scripps News Group
    • Trump

      Trump floats tax increase for the rich to pass 'big, beautiful bill'

      Nathaniel Reed

    Scripps News
  • Police

    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County deputies arrest 12-year-old for shooting threats

    WFTX Digital Team
    The Carlton

    Local News

    Fort Myers Police: Armed man shot and killed by person in apartment

    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers Fire

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Red Cross helps family after Fort Myers fire

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

    Naples

    Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

    TOY TARIFFS: Local businesses relying on Chinese imports feeling the squeeze

    Alex Orenczuk
    lee county school board approves budget cuts

    Fort Myers Metro South

    SHOW YOUR WORK: People want to see the math behind Lee Co. School District cuts

    Ella Rhoades
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Could saving the manatee lead to cleaner water?

    Andrew Shipley
    Fire crews look into cause of brush fire in North Port

    North Port/Englewood

    Fire crews on scene of brush fire in North Port

    WFTX Digital Team
    FHP Shortage

    Investigates

    FHP trooper shortage leaves parents wondering if their son could have been saved

    Katie LaGrone
  • More water restrictions loom as Cape Coral water supply dwindles even more

    Cape Coral

    More water restrictions loom as Cape Coral water supply dwindles even more

    Bella Line
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Crews working to repair leak in dredge pipe on Fort Myers Beach

    Anvar Ruziev
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 10 – April 13

    Vanessa Busch
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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port Police lift lock down after school threat

    WFTX Digital Team

    Naples

    Man arrested for deliberately crashing into St. Matthew's House Thrift Store

    WFTX Digital Team

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 7: FC Naples remains in 1st, tough test this weekend

    Ryan Kruger
  • Shooting investigation

    Naples

    Collier County deputies investigate shooting near school

    Miyoshi Price
    Money

    Local News

    IT'S YOUR MONEY: How AI is being used in tax scams

    Ryan Kruger
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    Sanibel

    'You need real probable cause,' says DeSantis on boater stops

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Arcadia

    Arcadia well-being check turns into murder investigation

    Victoria Quevedo
    Lukas Carlton is booked in the Lee County Jail

    Lehigh Acres

    Lehigh murder suspect brought back to Lee County, booked into jail

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Cape Coral’s Burrowing Owls: A Local Gem with a Growing Population

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral’s Burrowing Owls: A local gem with a growing population

    Bella Line
  • 'Stronger than the surge'; Pine Island continues to rebuild 6 months after Milton

    Pine Island / Matlacha

    'Stronger than the surge': Pine Island continues to rebuild after Milton

    Bella Line
    Nicholas Canfield

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Life in prison for man convicted of killing 2-year-old girl

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Arches project on Fort Myers Beach gets unanimous advisory board approval

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Jail

    Arcadia

    'PREMEDITATED': Arcadia police charge man with murder

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda officials pushback on county takeover of 911 call consolidation

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    Jury to decide death or life in prison for Nicholas Canfield for killing toddler

    Austin Schargorodski
  • After 20 years of flooding, Cape residents say enough is enough

    Cape Coral

    After 20 years of flooding, Cape residents say enough is enough

    Bella Line
    Fort Myers City Attorney Grant Alley

    Downtown Fort Myers

    ‘Time to move on:’ ’City Council motion to fire Fort Myers City Attorney fails

    Stephen Pimpo
    animal abuse awareness

    Downtown Fort Myers

    The fight to stop dog fighting and animal abuse in Lee County

    Miyoshi Price
  • Lukas Carlton

    Lehigh Acres

    Man arrested and charged with killing woman inside Lehigh Acres home

    Stephen Pimpo
    Baby Bryan

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Where's Baby Bryan? Police release new info in Fort Myers cold case kidnapping

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral firefighters respond to house fire

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Money

    Local News

    Florida residents worried about economy, survey finds

    Ryan Kruger
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers Beach food truck park gets unanimous approval from town council

    Anvar Ruziev
    LEGACY ISLAND PARK

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers seeks grant for Legacy Island Park with boat dock, trails and beaches

    Victoria Quevedo
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    Lehigh Acres

    Florida lawmakers push for animal abuser registry, already in Lee County

    Ella Rhoades
    CRAB CRISIS: How seafood tariffs could effect your next seafood meal

    Cape Coral

    CRAB CRISIS: How seafood tariffs could effect your next meal

    Bella Line
    Deputy shoots and kills a dog they say charged the Collier County deputy.

    Naples

    Why East Naples neighbors say Collier County ignored aggressive dog problem

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda boat attack: Boater calls for threats to end

    WFTX Digital Team
    Naples Police Department

    Naples

    BEAT UP THE EASTER BUNNY: Naples Police investigating attack at the mall

    WFTX Digital Team
    Legacy Park

    Fort Myers Beach

    Park in the Caloosahatchee: city council to take next step toward island park

    WFTX Digital Team
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