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  • Fort Myers Metro South
    One injured, suspect in custody after business robbery on Cleveland Ave
    Andrew Shipley
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot and Dry Weather Continues This Weekend
    Andrew Shipley
    Immokalee
    One injured in overnight stabbing in Immokalee
    Andrew Shipley
    Naples
    Naples City Council to appeal ruling allowing outdoor drag show at Pridefest
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Downtown Fort Myers
    BACKING OUT: USL walks away from City of Palms Park deal
    Kaitlin Knapp
    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
    4 Things To Do
    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 15 – May 18
    Vanessa Busch
    Covering Florida
    Families respond to FL Governor’s plans to veto 'free kill' bill
    Katie LaGrone

    More News In Your Neighborhood

     
    • New $30 million senior living complex breaks ground in Fort Myers

      Miyoshi Price

    • 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

  • 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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    Covering Florida

    MUST WATCH: Drone pilot uses fishing drone to save girl from rip current

    Anvar Ruziev
    Fentanyl Opioids CNN

    Local News

    CDC: US overdose deaths drop nearly 30%, lowest since 2019

    Ryan Kruger
  • National News

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      Yellowstone Park grizzly bear euthanized for repeatedly accessing trash

      Scripps News Group
    • Justice Bondi

      DOJ deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed

      AP via Scripps News Group
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      Trump criticizes Walmart for blaming tariffs as prices set to rise

      Justin Boggs

    Scripps News
  • Venezuelan woman Fort Myers Immigration

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Venezuelan family with Temporary Protected Status fears having to leave SWFL

    Miyoshi Price
    United States Department of Education

    National News

    Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

    Scripps News Group
    Darla Bonk Ft Myers City Council

    Immigration Action

    BREAKING: Ft Myers City councilor confirms death threats over immigration vote

    WFTX Digital Team
  • E-bike rider in North Naples

    Naples

    NEW RULES? Deadly e-bike crashprompts new safety push in Collier County

    Mahmoud Bennett
    Jim Rosinus

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Are Fort Myers City Council jobs in jeopardy if they vote against the governor?

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    APPROVED, WITH A WARNING: Punta Gorda goes forward with immigration enforcement

    Alex Orenczuk
  • Covering Florida

    Fla. AG tells Ft Myers officials: Rejecting immigration agreement breaks the law

    Forrest Saunders
    US Congressman Byron Donalds April 2024

    Immigration Action

    'You don't have that authority': Donalds wants Fort Myers council members out

    Ryan Kruger
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    Lee County

    Two men found guilty of murder in Fort Myers parking lot stabbing at El Patron

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Housing market boom in Southwest Florida

    Lee County

    Massive inventory boom in Southwest Florida's housing market raises questions

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    WHO ARE THEY?: The Fort Myers City Council members at center of immigration vote

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Sanibel

    MARSH MADNESS! No basketball, SCCF plants all month to revitalize marshes

    Ella Rhoades
  • James Uthmeier

    Downtown Fort Myers

    'THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW': Attorney General meets with FOX 4 over city vote

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Covering Florida

    How $660M in Florida health care went to undocumented migrants

    Joel Lopez
    Punta Gorda City Council Approves Immigration Measure

    Punta Gorda

    GOING FORWARD: Punta Gorda City Council approves immigration enforcement

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Fort Myers  City Council member Bonk cries while speaking on split immigration powers vote

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Ft Myers City Council will meet Friday after split vote on immigration powers

    Letter to Fort Myers City Council

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Opinions on Ft Myers immigration powers vote vary from residents to GOP leaders

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Lee County

    Ear bitten off during Fort Myers Beach fight

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Weather

    FORECAST: Another gorgeous day as we wait for a cold front tomorrow

    Katie Walls
    Florida Legislature

    Local News

    Florida lawmakers advance 'chemtrails' bill

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Clewiston

    Clewiston moves toward new rules for short-term rentals amid tourism growth

    Austin Schargorodski
  • Local News

    Plastic surgeon offers free surgeries to SWFL patients

    Dominga Murray
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    Sanibel

    Sanibel neighbors concerned about prescribed burns

    Anvar Ruziev
    NORTH PORT CITIZEN

    North Port/Englewood

    DECADES IN THE MAKING: City leaders finally seal the deal on Price Boulevard

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Police

    Local News

    FHP says one dead, six hospitalized, after crash on Winkler Road

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    WHO'S NEXT: Punta Gorda votes Wednesday on federal immigration powers agreement

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Cape Coral

    EVERYONE'S A CRITIC: Cape PD says man with BB gun threatened woman over parking

    Bella Line
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    Port Charlotte

    DEMANDING CHANGE: Port Charlotte nurses rally for safer work environment

    Ella Rhoades
    Mayor Kevin Anderson reacts to backlash over ICE vote

    Immigration Action

    Ft Myers mayor is concerned, frustrated after failed vote on immigration powers

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Trump Immigration ICE

    Immigration Action

    READ IT FOR YOURSELF: Florida's Immigration Law & Federal Immigration Powers

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Weather

    FORECAST: Another chilly night, but warmer temps return tomorrow

    Andrew Shipley
    Marco Island agrees to assist ICE in immigration enforcement

    Marco Island

    Marco Island agrees to assist ICE in immigration enforcement

    Bella Line
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    ‘Should Be Removed’: Florida leaders slam Fort Myers Council's ICE Decision

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Immokalee

    Florida troopers search for suspect in hit-and-run crash

    WFTX Digital Team
    Sex Offender Restrictions

    Clewiston

    Clewiston moves to push sex offenders farther from schools

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Man accused of shooting two in Fort Myers on Saturday caught in Mississippi

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Naples

    Memorial grows for 14-year-old boy killed while riding E-bike in Naples

    Alex Orenczuk
    March NHC

    Hurricane

    TROPICS: Possible tropical development in March? Not so fast

    Andrew Shipley
    Rene Champagne Marco Island

    Marco Island

    Marco Island council picks Rene Champagne for seat after months of gridlock

    Mahmoud Bennett
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    Cape Coral

    'Take your uniform off': Man threatens Cape Coral officer after DUI stop

    Kaitlin Knapp
    FWC Boats

    Sanibel

    One hospitalized after boat takes on water in Sanibel, FWC says

    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers hit and run

    Fort Myers Metro South

    Have you seen this car? Investigators searching for hit and run driver

    WFTX Digital Team
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