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      • Lee County
        Foreign fighter who killed Estero couple during fake gun sale sentenced to life
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Sunny skies today as warmer weather is on the way
        Katie Walls
        Lee County
        Fort Myers man sentenced to 25 years for rape and kidnapping of teen
        Shari Armstrong
        Local News
        Local father honors daughter's memory by fighting holiday overdose spike
        Ryan Kruger
        Local News
        U.S. shoppers set to top $1 trillion in holiday spending for first time
        Ryan Kruger
        Charlotte County
        Small electrical fire burns at Babcock Ranch gym
        WFTX Digital Team
        Immokalee
        New child therapy center coming to Immokalee to help families access vital care
        Victoria Quevedo
        Cape Coral
        Christmas is the deadliest day of the year for heart patients, doctors say
        Emily Young
        Naples
        Naples Pier debris will go to two staging areas during demolition
        Eric Lovelace

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        Lee County

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      • Florida Forest Service

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        Nearly 1800-acres prescribed burn scheduled for Thursday in Picayune Strand

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        Parents blame Santa as holiday spending drops amid financial pressures

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        Exterior look: Cape Coral's Jaycee Park bistro will continue construction.

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        Construction of Jaycee Park's bistro will continue.

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral City Council decides against pay raise proposal for 2026 ballot

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral City Council decides against pay raise proposal for 2026 ballot

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        Clewiston

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        Alva

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        Naples

        Community members pressure Naples council to challenge Pride's lawsuit

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers farmers market returns to boost culinary district

        Miyoshi Price
        Lee County animal advocates propose $6 annual tax to fund spay and neuter clinics

        Lee County

        Lee County animal advocates propose $6 tax for spay and neuter clinics

        Victoria Quevedo
        Dolphin Disease Detectives

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        Florida dolphins show brain toxins linked to Alzheimer's, study finds

        Andrew Shipley
      • Lithium Ion trash truck fire

        Cape Coral

        Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere—here’s how to use and dispose them safely

        Emily Young

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police search for violent suspect leads to unrelated arrest and crash

        Hunter Walterman
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County issues 30-Day rabies alert after bat tests positive

        WFTX Digital Team
      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port city manager faces human resources complaint

        Hunter Walterman
        Florida Forest Service

        Collier County

        Florida Forest Service plans 818-acre prescribed burn in Picayune Strand

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Clewiston

        Highway 27 project worries Clewiston business owners

        Allie Kaiser
      • Three indicted for first degree murder

        Lee County

        State Attorney announced three Lee County first-degree murder indictments

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Fort Myers Beach

        COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB's Bowditch Point

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Yacht Basin redevelopment faces continued permit delays

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda Police boat towed after incident at Laishley Park Marina

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        Scam

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        Florida shoppers face $650 average loss to Christmas scammers, study finds

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        North Naples

        PILES OF DEBRIS: Naples neighbors frustrated with pace of cleanup in nearby lot

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        Punta Gorda Police Department's boat sinks near Laishley Park

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        Report: Port Charlotte man admits to killing father, blames voices in his head

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        Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

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        Collier considers public emergency to repair $1.5 million worth of unpaved roads

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        Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

        Bella Line
      • Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Immokalee

        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Victoria Quevedo
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        People in Fort Myers weigh in as City of Palms Park demolition looms

        Miyoshi Price
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        North Port/Englewood

        Dog rescued from house fire in Englewood

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Lee County

        Lee County cracks down: $225 fines now issued for passing stopped school buses

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

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        Naples

        FHP: 9-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in Naples crash

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      • Estero

        Estero classic car show draws big crowds and Toys for Tots donations

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        North Fort Myers

        Family and friends remember Charlotte County corrections Lt. William Garlick

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO: Shots fired after road rage incident in North Fort Myers

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      • FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

        Charlotte County

        FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

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        Naples

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        Labelle

        Water managers face dilemma over Caloosahatchee River flows

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