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      • North Port/Englewood
        North Port High student seriously injured, six others arrested in altercation
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        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm, sunny for Valentine Day
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        4,000 acre brush fire is burning in Glades County right now
        WFTX Digital Team
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers councilman set to propose church purchase for community use
        Miyoshi Price
        Lehigh Acres
        A SECOND CHANCE: Lawmakers give Sunshine Boulevard road extension another try
        Victoria Quevedo
        Punta Gorda
        New Charlotte County Sheriff's Office cruiser honors fallen deputies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise money for hurricane survivors
        Bella Line
        Sanibel
        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification
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          Alex Orenczuk

        • Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve

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        Collier County

        Measles outbreak grows at Ave Maria University, despite high vaccination rate

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Gateway

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        Victoria Quevedo
      • National News

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        • Amazon-Ring

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        • Epstein New Mexico Ranch

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          Alexandra Miller

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      • Handcuffs

        Naples

        Naples New Year’s Day traffic stop turns up large drug stash

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers secures $12.75 million to start STARS Complex expansion project

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        State animal cruelty offender database is live, local shelter says it needs work

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        Fishermen’s Village is back on the market with new call for offers process

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Port Charlotte

        Tensions rise as Charlotte and Lee County debate Boca Grande parking rules

        Alex Orenczuk
        'It's a dream moment': Venezuelan food truck owner says she may get to visit home after Maduro's capture

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Venezuelan food truck owner says she may get to go home after Maduro's capture

        Bella Line
      • Intersection

        Glades County

        'VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION': People in Moore Haven push for safety measures

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lehigh Acres

        Investigators seek 'person of interest' in Veterans Park shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Naples Pier rebuild officially begins more than three years after Hurricane Ian

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral reduces speed limit on Old Burnt Store Road to improve safety

        WFTX Digital Team

        Lehigh Acres

        14-year-old boy charged with trying to kill four in propane arson attack

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Rick Scott

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        'Lower oil and gas prices': Sen. Rick Scott on capture of Nicolás Maduro

        Audra Schroeder
      • Marco Island

        Marco Island sees 4% drop in tourism, but businesses stay hopeful

        Eric Lovelace

        Naples

        Naples hosts 30th New Year's Art Fair with global artists

        Eric Lovelace
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        Charlotte County

        Boat crash in Placida sends two to the hospital, FWC says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Venezuelans in Southwest Florida celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro

        Hunter Walterman
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        Sanibel

        Protecting the sanctuary: Sanibel leaders consider more wildlife crossing signs

        Austin Schargorodski

        Charlotte County

        Multiple agencies respond to large Charlotte County brush fire

        Hunter Walterman
      • Cape Coral major projects making headway in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Major projects in Cape Coral are making headway in 2026

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Innovation Walk moves forward with master plan development

        Miyoshi Price
        FC Naples soccer camp

        Naples

        Sold-out FC Naples youth camp introduces kids to pro-level coaching

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Labelle

        Brush fire sparks near homes in Port LaBelle

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Immokalee

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

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Collier County

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

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Local News

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

        Amy Wegmann
        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

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        E-bikes on Sanibel paths? City considers letting class 2 E-bikes join the ride

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        WELCOME! First baby of the New Year arrives in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Suspects sought after robbery attempt at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven

        WFTX Digital Team
        Deputy presence in Port Charlotte neighborhood

        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

        Austin Schargorodski
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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

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

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

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        North Port/Englewood

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

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        Suspect deputies are looking for

        Lehigh Acres

        Deputies need help identifying masked suspect in Lehigh Acres vehicle break-ins

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        Florida Immigration Detention Center

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