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Covering Florida

Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

Covering Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

Lee County

Lee County clerk cuts $750,000 from budget while maintaining services

Naples

Naples City Council may sue Florida over law restricting disaster powers

Sanibel

Naturalist says litter piling up on Sanibel Causeway, putting wildlife in danger

Captiva

Upper Captiva community helps save two people trapped in house fire

Local News

EXTRA TIME EP: 25: FC Naples has a massive week with three big wins

4 Things To Do

4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 15 – August 17

Lehigh Acres

Fort Myers man transforms overgrown bus stop in Lehigh Acres

Charlotte County

Officials confirm body found in retention pond as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier

Fort Myers Beach

Two people struck by car, thrown into mangroves near Fort Myers Beach

Covering Florida

DeSantis picks Baker Correctional for new migrant detention facility

North Fort Myers

Lee County deputies say bicyclist injured in Pine Island crash

North Fort Myers

Two drivers crash in North Fort Myers, according to LCSO

Cape Coral

Woman arrested for DUI after car crashes into Cape Coral canal

Local News

Florida renters face 64-year wait to save for home down payment, study finds

Arcadia

'Here for the long haul:' construction slows Arcadia small business

Port Charlotte

21 YEARS LATER: Charley and the Port Charlotte jewelry store that wouldn’t quit

Immokalee

New development in Immokalee is making homeownership dreams come true

Punta Gorda

Deputies: Teen used modified airsoft gun to rob Punta Gorda store for vape pens

Glades County

NO MINING: Glades Co. rejects sand mine after years of pushback from neighbors

Cape Coral

Cape Coral may increase penalties for short-term rental violations

Covering Florida

Florida Python Challenge removes record 294 invasive pythons from Everglades

Collier County

3,000 customers under boil water notice due to main break in Collier County

Captiva

Fire on Upper Captiva Island injures five people, two hospitalized

Cape Coral

Electric bicycle rider critically injured in crash, Cape Coral Police say

Covering Florida

Judge to hear closing arguments on halting ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ construction

North Port/Englewood

Sarasota Memorial Hospital expands plans for North Port's first hospital

Covering Florida

'The house filled up with smoke': Family displaced after e-bike battery fire

Collier County

Florida Wildlife officials unanimously approve controversial bear hunt

Fort Myers Metro South

FGCU scholarship expansion could open new doors for rural students

Lehigh Acres

School pickup traffic creates hour-long waits for families in Lehigh Acres

Naples

Two panther kittens killed, pushing Collier Co. to top of FL death count in 2025

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers mom says blocked sidewalk near Allen Park Elementary put kids at risk

DeSoto County

DeSoto County sex offender charged with possession of child pornography

San Carlos Park

Fort Myers man arrested for multiple thefts and violent e-bike confrontation

Covering Florida

PCSO arrests 8 people after fight on Lake Winterset; neighbors want change

Cape Coral

City of Cape Coral closes Burnt Store Boat Ramp for three days

Covering Florida

‘Chuck Norris of Florida politics’: Collins named lieutenant governor

Local News

Florida drivers among the most common to have $1,000 car payments

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers CRA terminates McCollum Hall developer contract amid controversy

Collier County

Two dead Florida panther kittens found off Davis Boulevard

Immokalee

SUSTAINABLE CALLING: Immokalee students graduate from 911 dispatcher program

Covering Florida

FPL rate hike on hold as Florida regulators await new settlement agreement