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  • Lee County
    Jury recommends death penalty for Charlotte County teen killer
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot day on the way as we stay dry
    Trent Aric
    Cape Coral
    Storm shutters still up? Cape Coral looking at new rules
    Bella Line
    Lehigh Acres
    Pedestrian killed after Lehigh Acres crash, LCSO says
    WFTX Digital Team
    Marco Island
    "Still no action": Dispute between Marco Island police union, chief unresolved
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Cape Coral
    Cape Coral school zone camera tickets wrongfully cites driver
    Bella Line
    Cape Coral
    Police say Cape Coral man followed women, committing 'lewd' act in store
    WFTX Digital Team
    North Fort Myers
    Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow
    Ella Rhoades
    Naples
    Belly Rub Ranch, a Naples animal rescue is looking for community support
    Dominga Murray

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    • Donation collection for vulnerable children of Southwest Florida

      WFTX Digital Team

    • Two new developments planned for Fort Myers Beach

      Anvar Ruziev

    • New bodycam shows other side of arrest in Fort Myers

      Miyoshi Price

    • North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

      Victoria Quevedo

  • If you give a child a book

    Got $12? Click now to help a kiddo' in your community in Southwest Florida

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 12: FC Naples continues long road trip, looks to bounce back

    Ryan Kruger
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    Investigates

    FL receives few complaints about immigration law enforcement

    Katie LaGrone
  • National News

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      Coinbase says it will reimburse customers after hackers accessed their data

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      Scripps News Group
    • National Police Week

      House speaker pushes ahead as Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces GOP resistance

      Nathaniel Reed

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  • Xavier Charles Derisma

    Cape Coral

    17-year-old charged with aggravated assault at Marquee Cinemas

    Andrew Shipley
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    FWC investigating two incidents on water Saturday

    Andrew Shipley
    Hendry County

    Clewiston

    4-year-old boy killed in Hendry County crash

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Naples

    Protesters flood sidewalk of Collier Courthouse for “Say No to Tyranny” rally

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Fort Myers Beach

    'The chairs are flying': Pipe burst shoots water in the air on Fort Myers Beach

    Austin Schargorodski
    Charlotte County Waste Water Treatment Plant

    Punta Gorda

    Residents impressed, still have questions about Charlotte Co. waste water plant

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Captiva

    Captiva’s Mucky Duck restaurant begins rebuild after hurricane damage

    Anvar Ruziev
    W.P. Franklin Lock

    Alva

    Water releases from Lake Okeechobee comes into a question once again

    Andrew Shipley
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    Immokalee

    4 MONTHS LATER: Find out why Harvest Nights Music Fest got canceled

    Ella Rhoades
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    Punta Gorda

    TIDE TRACKER: Charlotte County installs new real-time tide sensors

    Alex Orenczuk
    FSU Shooting Investigation

    Local News

    Despite recent mass shootings, Fla. lawmakers consider repealing gun laws

    Ryan Kruger
    Dunbar parade set up STARS complex

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers' Historic Dunbar Easter Parade returns Sunday for its 81st year

    Miyoshi Price
  • North Fort Myers Fire

    North Fort Myers

    Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

    WFTX Digital Team
    NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

    Naples

    NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

    Dominga Murray
    Deadly crash I-75

    Fort Myers Metro South

    Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

    WFTX Digital Team

    Local News

    GOT PLANS? | Barks, Brews and Baskets full of eggs... some that glow!

    Amy Wegmann
    FMPD dog abused

    Local News

    Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Florida Highway Patrol

    Immokalee

    FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Investigates

    FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

    Katie LaGrone
    Manatees rescued

    Local News

    Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

  • Fort Myers Police

    Fort Myers Beach

    FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

    WFTX Digital Team
    The Carlton at Fort Myers

    Local News

    Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

    Anvar Ruziev
  • FSU Shooting Investigation

    Covering Florida

    'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

    Aja Dorsainvil
    'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

    Covering Florida

    'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

    Katie LaGrone
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

    Alex Orenczuk
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    North Port/Englewood

    TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

    Alex Orenczuk
    Hurricane Ian

    North Fort Myers

    To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

    Andrew Shipley
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

    Vanessa Busch
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    Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

    Austin Schargorodski
    Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

    Covering Florida

    Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

    Shari Armstrong

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

    Ryan Kruger
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    Lehigh Acres

    New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Cape Coral

    Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    Home values plunge but remain unaffordable for many in Florida

    Ryan Kruger
  • No, Cape Coral is not getting a DOGE; but they are working on government efficiency!

    Cape Coral

    Cape Council votes to implement government efficiency training and team

    Bella Line
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Gov. DeSantis slams House plan to cut trooper jobs and gear in proposed budget

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Cape Coral

    'Disturbing': Woman charged with pepper-spraying dogs at Cape Coral park

    Miyoshi Price
  • North Port intelligence center

    North Port/Englewood

    A look inside North Port Police's intelligence center and business partnership

    Victoria Quevedo
    Plastics

    Sanibel

    Florida Legislature pushing bill to control over regulating plastics

    Andrew Shipley
    'Don't be scared of the label': More kids and adults being diagnosed with Autism

    Cape Coral

    Autism diagnosis rates are on the rise, but why?

    Bella Line
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