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      • Collier County
        Vice President JD Vance spent about two hours in Naples on Wednesday
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Cold Weather Advisories/Freeze Warnings continue in Southwest Florida
        Trent Aric
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers Seafood and Music Festival postponed due to weather concerns
        Miyoshi Price
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Fruitscapes Nursery takes extra steps to protect tropical crops from cold temps
        Emily Young
        Cape Coral
        Rare cold snap sends Southwest Florida reaching for heaters
        Andrew Shipley
        Clewiston
        BREAKING: Clewiston council member speaks out about government building raids
        Austin Schargorodski
        DeSoto County
        Six people, five dogs safe after DeSoto County house fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach
        What’s up with Fort Myers Beach's red algae?
        Austin Schargorodski
        Sunshine Crimes
        45 years later, mystery remains over two girls kidnapped at Edison Mall in 1981
        Kaitlin Knapp

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          Miyoshi Price

        • See how Punta Gorda’s Iguanaland keeps 260 reptile species warm

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        • Community Cooperative opens warming center as cold weather grips Fort Myers

          Miyoshi Price

        • Bonita Springs Wonder Gardens adjusts to cold with indoor animal relocations

          Miyoshi Price

      • 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

        Lee County completes nation's first property fraud prevention pilot program

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lee County

        Fort Myers and Cape Coral men indicted on murder charges in fentanyl deaths

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Prosecutor says immigration agents can be charged despite immunity claims

          Ava-joye Burnett
        • Education Yale Financial Aid

          Yale expands free tuition program for students whose families make $200k or less

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        • Federal Reserve Powell Cook

          Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged despite White House pressure

          AP via Scripps News Group

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        Lee County

        Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival postponed

        WFTX Digital Team
        Immigration policy sparks emotional Florida Capitol showdown

        Covering Florida

        Immigration policy sparks emotional Florida Capitol showdown

        Forrest Saunders
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        Naples

        Golden Gate church gets county OK despite traffic worries on Immokalee Road

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • People playing pickleball in Naples

        Naples

        Cold temperatures no match for dedicated pickleball players in Naples

        Emily Young
        Man charged in mother's shooting death in North Fort Myers receives more than $1 million bond

        North Fort Myers

        $1 million bond set for man charged with killing mother in North Fort Myers

        Bella Line
        Dover Terrace brush fire

        Hendry County

        Firefighters contain 65-acre brush fire southeast of LaBelle

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lee County

        North Fort Myers man, 75, arrested on child pornography charges

        Shari Armstrong
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        Hendry County School District creates AI policy for responsible classroom use

        Allie Kaiser
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        Punta Gorda

        Winter storm ripple effects disrupt flights at Southwest Florida airports

        Alex Orenczuk
      • East Naples

        Naples

        Collier County set to approve $5M in sidewalk upgrades, some planned 7 years ago

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral Fire Department warns residents about fraudulent t-shirt text scam

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Fire Department warns community about fraudulent T-shirt text scam

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

        Warrant claims 'misconduct' in Clewiston govt., City Manager says 'no comment'

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Local News

        Longtime SWFL DJ helps others through addiction recovery podcast

        Ryan Kruger
        Nicholas Brown

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte High School assistant principal charged with DUI after crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Senate President Albritton treated for lung blood clot at Tallahassee hospital

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        North Port/Englewood

        Diver searching for shark teeth found dead hours after disappearing in Englewood

        WFTX Digital Team

        Naples

        Former NFL player hosts free football camp to develop Southwest Florida talent

        Eric Lovelace

        Collier County

        Collier County Public Schools achieves record-breaking 94.4% graduation rate

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Sunny, but empty skies: How winter weather up north is impacting travel at RSW

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Burn bans: What you can and cannot do

        Katie Walls
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        Punta Gorda

        Teen dies in Charlotte County crash after hitting utility pole

        Andrew Shipley
      • Lee County

        Mandatory cursive in school? Florida lawmakers move forward with bill

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        Safety concerns persist outside Littleton Elementary after road project

        Allie Kaiser
      • Collier County Rural Lands West

        Naples

        Groups prepare to sue over Collier County development near panther habitat

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida e-bike safety bill aims to slow speeds on shared sidewalks

        Miyoshi Price
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      • Cape Coral's beloved breakfast spot hits the market

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral beloved breakfast spot is for sale

        Bella Line
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        North Fort Myers

        SOLD: Storage, light industry will replace the old Shell Factory

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Man charged with intentionally setting fires in Fort Myers

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Crash with injuries slows traffic on southbound US-41 in Collier County

        Alex Orenczuk
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Port Charlotte

        Kings Highway is back open after crash in Charlotte County

        Alex Orenczuk

        Immokalee

        Hertz partners with college to train auto techs amid shortage

        Eric Lovelace
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        Covering Florida

        Rural counties sound alarm as FL House advances sweeping property tax changes

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers employees face payroll delays as new system experiences glitches

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral building that was once infested with iguanas files for demolition permit

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral building once infested with iguanas files for demolition permit

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        Florida hemp business owners fight federal ban with Capitol Hill push

        Ryan Kruger
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        Naples

        UPDATE: Naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade back on!

        Mahmoud Bennett

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend January 22 - 25

        Vanessa Busch
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        Lee County

        Police: Fort Myers man helped funnel cash in worldwide tech scam

        Shari Armstrong

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Touch-A-Truck, Celtic Festival, vintage markets and more

        Amy Wegmann
        AI-generated evidence is landing people in jail

        Investigates

        AI-generated evidence is landing people in jail

        Katie LaGrone
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