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  • Downtown Fort Myers
    BACKING OUT: USL walks away from City of Palms Park deal
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot weekend on the way
    Trent Aric
    Lehigh Acres
    Lehigh Acres residents report illegal semi-truck parking, see little enforcement
    Ella Rhoades
    Hendry County
    SCAM? FPL program in Hendry County sparks concern over door-to-door visits
    Austin Schargorodski
    Local News
    CDC: US overdose deaths drop nearly 30%, lowest since 2019
    Ryan Kruger
    Downtown Fort Myers
    New $30 million senior living complex breaks ground in Fort Myers
    Miyoshi Price
    Covering Florida
    Families respond to FL Governor’s plans to veto 'free kill' bill
    Katie LaGrone
    Local News
    FMPD says man shot his neighbor's pitbull
    WFTX Digital Team
    4 Things To Do
    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 15 – May 18
    Vanessa Busch

    More News In Your Neighborhood

     
    • TRAFFIC: Truck overturns on Fort Myers Beach

      Emily Young

    • Fort Myers firefighters train for elevated confined space rescues

      WFTX Digital Team

    • LaBelle High School’s fire academy faces a cut as community fights to save it

      Austin Schargorodski

    • Quality Life Center to open alternative private school in Fort Myers this fall

      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

    Lehigh Acres man convicted of sex crimes against a child

    WFTX Digital Team
    Human hand holding fishing rod

    Local News

    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports rise in fishing gear theft

    WFTX Digital Team
  • National News

    • Newark Airport

      As summer travel increases, measles cases continue to rise

      Simon Kaufman
    • Deportation Battle

      Supreme Court blocks migrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

      Scripps News Group
    • Be Well-Alzheimer’s-Blood Tests

      FDA gives green light to new blood test that screens for Alzheimer's

      Scripps News Group

    Scripps News
  • Charlotte County

    Punta Gorda Police arrest charter boat captain Brock Horner

    Sarah Lindenberg
    Boil water notice

    Charlotte County

    Charlotte County rescinds boil water notice for parts of Port Charlotte

    WFTX Digital Team
    Captain Brock Wagner

    Punta Gorda

    BOAT RAGE BACKLASH: Wrong Brock, a different charter captain catches heat

    Alex Orenczuk
  • Tariff Explainer

    Covering Florida

    Could Trump's tariffs derail Florida’s permanent tax cuts?

    Forrest Saunders
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    Labelle

    UPGRADES: LaBelle Fire Dept. adding ladder truck and storm-hardened station

    Austin Schargorodski
    Fort Myers city attorney Grant Alley

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers City Council will discuss firing its City Attorney on Monday

    Miyoshi Price
  • Cape staff recommends denying Redfish Pointe rezoning, but the fight isn't over for local activists

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral staff recommends denying Redfish Pointe rezoning

    Bella Line
    Jury selection begins in the trial against a North Fort Myers man accused of assaulting and killing a toddler

    North Fort Myers

    Man found guilty of killing, sexually abusing 2-year-old North Fort Myers girl

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office hosts First Responder Dive Team Challenge

    Punta Gorda

    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office hosts First Responder Dive Team Challenge

    Dominga Murray
  • Local News

    Students in Southwest Florida go home with 'Blessings in a Backpack'

    Dominga Murray

    Local News

    GOT PLANS? | Craft Beer, Cultural Celebrations & The cutest Easter egg hunts

    Amy Wegmann
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    Local News

    Local authorities share condolences after Florida deputy is killed

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Bonita Springs

    Crash causes outage in Bonita Springs, BSFD says

    WFTX Digital Team
    If You Give a Child a Book

    Local News

    'If You Give a Child a Book' campaign underway

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers Beach Margaritaville security guard goes viral for rock interception

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Punta Gorda

    CAUGHT ON CAM: Punta Gorda boat rage video goes viral

    Alex Orenczuk
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    PUSHBACK: LaBelle neighbor fights apartment complex planned in her backyard

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Immokalee

    SEWER TECH: Immokalee has new way to stop nasty overflows

    Ella Rhoades
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    SLOWING SPEEDERS: Fort Myers is considering speed cameras near school zones

    Miyoshi Price

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME: FC Naples remains in first place

    Ryan Kruger
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 3 – April 6

    Vanessa Busch
  • This man's skull was found on a dirt road in 2007 in Fort Myers

    Sunshine Crimes

    Bringing faces to the forgotten: A man's mission to identify the unknown in SWFL

    Kaitlin Knapp
    phone scam

    Lee County

    MILLIONS OF DOLLARS: Scams on the rise in Lee County, sheriff's office says

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Hurricane Ian

    Hurricane

    HEADS UP: Above-normal number of hurricanes expected in Colorado State forecast

    Andrew Shipley
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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port sexual assault, carjacking suspect bonded out of jail days before

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Local News

    It's your money: Some auto insurance rates dropping

    Ryan Kruger
    Cape Coral City Council Public Comment

    Cape Coral

    Outrage and frustration after Jaycee Park controversy

    Stephen Pimpo
  • Ultimate Ninja Warriors

    Local News

    Ultimate Ninja Academy opens Saturday in Fort Myers

    Dominga Murray
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    Sanibel

    Sanibel honors 50 Years of emergency services while preparing for the future

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral City Council votes to reduce Yellow Fever Creek Preserve by 14 acres

    Sarah Lindenberg
  • MAKING CITRUS GREAT AGAIN

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    SAVING CITRUS: Florida citrus industry could get a $200 Million dollar boost

    Victoria Quevedo
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    Lehigh Acres

    Lee County Mosquito Control research prepares them for resistant bugs

    Ella Rhoades
    Priscilla Hallihan

    Labelle

    Detectives say more arrests could be coming in murder of mother in LaBelle

    Austin Schargorodski
  • Cape Coral's only beach could be getting an expansion, and tourist dollars could fund it

    Cape Coral

    "Get it done": Who could pay for an expansion at Cape Coral's only beach?

    Bella Line
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    Collier County

    National Weather Service Confirms lightning strike the cause of 250 acre fire

    WFTX Digital Team
    US 41 IMPROVEMENTS

    North Port/Englewood

    FDOT looking to make potential changes on US 41

    Victoria Quevedo
  •  Florida-Special Election

    Local News

    Florida special elections: Republicans retain their hold on two US House seats

    Scripps News Group
    Captain Susan Harrelle

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    Second teen arrested in investigation of deadly LaBelle shooting of mother

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Buckingham

    30 YEAR FIGHT: Community helps save 130 acres in Buckingham for conservation

    Ella Rhoades
  • Couple arrested for child neglect in Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County

    Couple arrested after baby admitted to hospital with multiple skull fractures

    Sarah Lindenberg
    Construction on Del Prado raises concerns over noise and flooding for residents

    Cape Coral

    Construction on Del Prado raises concerns over noise and flooding for residents

    Bella Line
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    Naples

    Fire led to outages across Naples, firefighters say

    WFTX Digital Team
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