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      • Collier County
        Ave Maria University reports 53 measles cases since semester began
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm and sunny days ahead!
        Trent Aric
        Fort Myers Metro South
        UPDATE: Deputies work to identify suspects in shooting near HeadPinz
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        FL clergy unite against death penalty as state prepares for three executions
        Ryan Kruger
        Naples
        Naples housing market shows signs of stabilizing after years of volatility
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers reopens two hurricane-damaged piers with enhanced resilience features
        Miyoshi Price
        Labelle
        Hendry Co. students get mental health support, life coaching with new resource
        Allie Kaiser
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Florida bill could eliminate permits for projects under $7,500 after a storm
        Bella Line
        Sanibel
        First dog park could come to Sanibel, but it may use protected land
        Austin Schargorodski

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        Class action lawsuit challenges appeals process for controversial school bus camera tickets

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      • National News

        • Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

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        • Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Trump immigration chiefs face Congress amid fallout over protester deaths

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      • Arcadia

        'Never seen it this bad:' DeSoto County farmers battle historic drought

        Hunter Walterman
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        Immokalee

        Immokalee man charged with attempting to lure children while wearing mask

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        Lee County

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        Low Lake O water releases continue under Army Corps plan, group calls it harmful

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases as outbreak spreads

        Lee County

        Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases amid Collier County outbreak

        Victoria Quevedo
        FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE

        Punta Gorda

        New restaurants fuel comeback at Punta Gorda’s Fisherman’s Village

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        DNA testing may shed light on Black segregated graves in Naples

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Naples

        Collier County’s largest behavioral health center takes shape ahead of schedule

        Mahmoud Bennett
        WATCH as students protest Trump administration policies at Lee County schools

        Lee County

        WATCH: Lee County students protest Trump administration policies

        Bella Line
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        North Port/Englewood

        Venice-based Agape Flights plane found in Haiti, no survivors reported

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Naples man charged for killing 11-week-old Chihuahua

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Art, cars, seafood and science in Southwest Florida this weekend

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      • Collier County

        Haven Act for domestic violence protection passes Florida Senate

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Father's heart breaks as missing daughter found dead in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend February 5 - 8

        Vanessa Busch
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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘A lovely person’: Neighbors remember kayaker who died near Sanibel Causeway

        Austin Schargorodski
        Ave Maria Measles

        Naples

        Measles outbreak confirmed in Collier County; official count incomplete

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Bella Line
      • Apollo Drive fire

        Fort Myers Shores

        One woman injured after house fire in Fort Myers

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        Cape Coral

        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Cape Coral

        Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before FL Supreme Court

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Immokalee native overcomes challenges to reach NFL's biggest stage

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        Lehigh Acres

        Three charged with violent robbery scheme that lured victim to Lehigh Acres home

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        Collier County

        Nonprofit aims to end veteran homelessness in Collier County this year

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        Harmful blue-green algae found in canal off Caloosahatchee River

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        Dive teams search retention pond in Fort Myers

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        Lee County

        Lee County educator celebrated for excellence in cybersecurity education

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        Lee County

        Employee at Lemuel Teal Middle School in Lehigh Acres arrested, suspended

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        FINANCE GOALS

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        Americans start 2026 financially worse off but remain optimistic

        Ryan Kruger
      • Retirement Planning

        Local News

        More than half of recent retirees wish they had saved more money for retirement

        Ryan Kruger
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        Naples

        Naples Pier debris disrupts fishing at Bayview Park

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Study underway to decide City of Palms Park redevelopment options

        Miyoshi Price
      • FATAL TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN CRASH

        Downtown Fort Myers

        One dead after truck, pedestrian accident at Fort Myers construction site

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe land use application after years of opposition

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe development plans

        Bella Line
        Lee County approves $5M road resurfacing project for Central Lehigh

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County approves $5 million road resurfacing project for part of Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Stacking water

        Labelle

        Food bank helps rural Southwest Florida communities access clean drinking water

        Allie Kaiser
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        New food pyramid highlights protein but leaves out an affordable option

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Tips needed in Fort Myers woman's death

        Shari Armstrong
      • Sanibel Causeway

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        Kayaker dies after incident near Sanibel Causeway

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        Lee County

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        Buckingham

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