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      • Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Sheriff says a man stalked and killed his ex-girlfriend in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Record cold Veterans Day ahead
        Katie Walls
        Local News
        FIND A SHELTER: Stay warm amidst record-breaking chills in Southwest Florida
        WFTX Digital Team
        National Politics
        Senate passes bill that would reopen government, setting up a vote in the House
        Scripps News Group
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        SWFL Crimestoppers: Thief targets Matlacha businesses during string of crimes
        Allie Kaiser
        Marco Island
        Possible grenade found in condo building storage locker, Marco Island Police say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Florida bill could vastly expand smoking, vaping bans beyond local rules
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Local church feeds community during government shutdown crisis
        Miyoshi Price
        Lee County
        RSW passengers face delays as government shutdown impacts air traffic control
        Eric Lovelace

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
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          WFTX Digital Team

        • Mobile home destroyed by fire, according to Bonita Springs firefighters

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Bonita Springs celebrates second annual Pride Festival

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Fort Myers offers nearly $2M in Hurricane Ian recovery funds with June deadline

          Miyoshi Price

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Wildfire-Florida-Panhandle

        Local News

        Why brushfire season may start earlier this year

        Katie Walls
        Court weighs in on firing of FWC employee

        Covering Florida

        Free speech or misconduct? Court weighs FWC firing over Charlie Kirk post

        Forrest Saunders
      • National News

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          The shutdown is causing havoc for private air travel now, too

          Patrick Terpstra
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          People are getting older before they can afford to buy their first home

          Scripps News Group
        • Home Sales

          Trump hints at 50-year mortgages. Here’s what that would actually mean

          Scripps News Group

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      • Jason Punyahotra

        Cape Coral

        Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies report injuries in crash on Sunshine Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        Bicyclist killed in US 41 crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach ups property tax rate to rebuild emergency reserves

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months as residents question effectiveness

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months

        Bella Line
      • COLONIAL ELEMENTARY BANK ACCOUNTS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Colonial Elementary brings banking experience to young students

        Miyoshi Price
        FL’s Governor, Surgeon General refuse to answer 'silly' question over whether their children are vaccinated 

        Investigates

        FL officials don't answer 'silly' question on personal family vaccination plans

        Katie LaGrone
        Marina shop Naples

        Naples

        'Unexpected': Collier County works to reopen marina shops after vendor leaves

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP:31: Revenge Week for FC Naples

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral fire crews rescue cars stuck in water behind Crunch Fitness

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Charlotte County

        Troopers: Florida DEP worker threw cup of liquid at driver during I-75 road rage

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Devin Johnson

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral murder suspect transferred back to Lee County, booked into jail

        WFTX Digital Team
        SWFL rallies around 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

        Local News

        Community mourns firefighter's son after fight with rare brain tumor

        WFTX Digital Team
        Doctor patient

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s medicaid expansion effort delayed until 2028 as petition costs soar

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hospital

        North Port/Englewood

        SWFL families plan ahead, as tax credits for their health insurance end

        Emily Young
        Gas

        Local News

        Gas burden hits 20-year low as Americans spend less than 2% of income on fuel

        Ryan Kruger

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port to close part of Price Boulevard as widening project continues

        Hunter Walterman
      • This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Why was Routh allowed to defend himself during trial?

        Ethan Stein

        Collier County

        Collier County teachers union negotiations stall as board and union trade offers

        Eric Lovelace
        Sen. Darryl Rouson is introducing a bill to raise Florida's malpractice insurance minimum requirements for doctors

        Investigates

        FL lawmaker proposes raising medical malpractice insurance minimum requirements

        Adam Walser
      • WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny talks to a resident about home insurance costs in Florida.

        Covering Florida

        Study finds 75% of homeowners fear insurance will become unaffordable

        Matt Sczesny
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        2026 Pride SWFL festival will continue in Fort Myers despite cancellation rumors

        Miyoshi Price
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        Port Charlotte

        Man shot by Charlotte County deputy dies, identified as 50-year-old Daniel Burch

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        Bear hunt: Permit lottery draws 160K applications amid unlikely protest

        Annette Gutierrez
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        From hunter to hunted: Fort Myers boxer defends title with signature left hook

        Miyoshi Price
        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Immokalee

        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Tropics Satellite

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Imelda has become a hurricane this morning

        Katie Walls
        Matlacha housing market shows signs of recovery after Hurricane Ian devastation

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        HOT HOUSING MARKET: What's going on right now in Matlacha?

        Bella Line
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        Investigates

        Surgeon General attempts to clear up confusion over COVID vaccine availability

        Katie LaGrone
      • Road Closure

        Local News

        FDOT will close SR 31 bridge again for repairs

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man arrested after 110 mph road rage chase with toddler in back seat

        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        3 people shot at immigration detention facility, AP reports

        AP via Scripps News
      • Police

        Punta Gorda

        Two women killed in Punta Gorda crash on SR 31, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Port Charlotte

        FHP says 75-year-old E-biker died in Port Charlotte crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County Utilities advises of boil water notice for Tice

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Bowditch Beach is open again after health concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Former Florida Forest Service Supervisor arrested for vessel homicide

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        No clear plan yet on property tax relief from Florida House

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lee County

        Lee County teachers reach tentative contract agreement with salary increases

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County deputy shoots suspect twice after scuffle, words exchanged

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Collier County autism group reacts to new White House autism initiative

        Mahmoud Bennett
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