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      • Lee County
        Did you see something fall from the sky on Tuesday?
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Another cold morning ahead
        Katie Walls
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Veteran family escapes Bokeelia house fire with neighbors' help
        Bella Line
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Government shutdown creates mixed feelings among travelers at RSW in Fort Myers
        Miyoshi Price
        Immokalee
        Emergency shelter in Immokalee opens as temperatures drop in Southwest Florida
        Victoria Quevedo
        Naples
        Naples' Veterans History Museum reopens in a bigger space
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Covering Florida
        Trump-backed Byron Donalds faces growing field in 2026 Florida governor’s race
        Forrest Saunders
        Investigates
        Fl Patient left in freezer '20 to 30' minutes after employee found him: report
        Adam Walser
        Naples
        Veterans, families gather in downtown Naples for annual Veterans Day tribute
        Mahmoud Bennett

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        • A Florida farmers learn new things from people who live across the world

          Allie Kaiser

        • Cold snap hits Charlotte County- even the Iguana's can't handle the chill

          Emily Young

        • Firefighters respond to scene in Bokeelia

          WFTX Digital Team

        • SWFL Crimestoppers: Thief targets Matlacha businesses during string of crimes

          Allie Kaiser

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Wildfire-Florida-Panhandle

        Local News

        Why brushfire season may start earlier this year

        Katie Walls

        Lee County

        RSW passengers face delays as government shutdown impacts air traffic control

        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

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          The potential jump in prices has Americans nervous about affording health care

          Simon Kaufman
        • Congress Grijalva

          Adelita Grijalva is about to tip the scales on the Epstein files in the US House

          Alexandra Miller
        • Government Shutdown Photo Gallery

          Is Schumer's leadership at risk after Democrats break ranks on shutdown vote?

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      • School bus

        Naples

        Deputies say school bus involved in Naples crash on Immokalee Road

        WFTX Digital Team
        food bank shortages

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers food bank braces for government shutdown impacts

        Emily Young

        North Port/Englewood

        Speed cameras coming to North Port schools

        Hunter Walterman
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda boat canopy debate resurfaces as city reconsiders ban

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County board meeting covers free speech, new school, vaccines requirements

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputies investigating shots fired near a home on Conway Street

        WFTX Digital Team
      • vaccine

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s vaccine rollback still lacks details as lawmakers await plan

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers considers pedestrian mall study amid parking concerns

        Miyoshi Price
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        Collier County

        Student pilot, instructor airlifted after plane crashes in Florida Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cambier Park Naples

        Naples

        DHS reviews Cambier Park security after Naples police flag potential risks

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Club Blu shooting suspect began trial on Tuesday nearly 10 years later

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Club Blu shooting suspect trial nearly 10 years later

        Bella Line
        Free English classes help Lehigh Acres residents pursue the American dream

        Lehigh Acres

        Free English classes help people in Lehigh Acres pursue the American dream

        Victoria Quevedo
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port man arrested for more than 35 counts of child sex crimes

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Lee County approves of funding for shoreline projects

        WFTX Digital Team

        Downtown Fort Myers

        New drones will help first responders in Lee County, commissioners say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Pedestrian crossing sign

        Lehigh Acres

        Commissioners approve of contract for pedestrian options in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        West Palm Beach officer injured during late-night shootout, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        WATCH: Dog brings Florida deputies to save woman

        WFTX Digital Team
      • wedding

        Local News

        Credit card debt is destroying more marriages than ever before

        Ryan Kruger

        Naples

        Naples community rallies around firefighter family after son dies from cancer

        Eric Lovelace
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        Clewiston

        Clewiston leaders get heated over mayor’s call to limit city manager’s power

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Ekos Creekside breaks ground

        Naples

        Naples’ Ekos Creekside workforce housing breaks ground despite traffic concerns

        Mahmoud Bennett
        City seeks solution for senior center and food pantry

        North Port/Englewood

        'THIS IS OUR FAMILY': City commissioners vow to save North Port senior center

        Victoria Quevedo
        sanibel resort

        Sanibel

        Sanibel resort rebuilds stronger after Ian's devastation

        Miyoshi Price
      • FPL

        Covering Florida

        FPL faces pushback as regulators weigh major rate hike

        Forrest Saunders
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach approves of improvements to Bowditch Pointe Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach approves pier project, during sea turtle nesting season

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lorenzo

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Lorenzo maintains strength while moving through Atlantic

        Katie Walls
        FORT MYERS BEACH SUNSET

        Fort Myers Beach

        The Whale in Fort Myers Beach set to reopen after Hurricane Ian

        WFTX Digital Team
        Electricity

        Covering Florida

        Hearing today over proposed electric bill increase at FPL

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Local News

        FHP says bicyclist hit, killed by truck driver in Collier County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Gun show manager

        Lee County

        Florida's gun tax holiday saves owners; attendance soars at fort myers show

        Miyoshi Price

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Kiwanis Club hosted the 29th annual KidsFest at Cultural Park.

        Hunter Walterman
      • FHP

        Punta Gorda

        Motorcyclist dies in Charlotte County crash with e-bicycle Saturday night

        Andrew Shipley
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Man charged after pedestrian dies in Fort Myers crash on Palm Beach Boulevard

        Andrew Shipley
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        Covering Florida

        Robotic sailboats set sail to improve hurricane forecasting

        Katie Walls
      • Arcadia

        'HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY:' Volunteers clean up downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman

        Naples

        Southwest Florida creates safe haven for declining monarch butterfly population

        Eric Lovelace
        JAIME COSSIO

        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested for pointing bb gun at school bus full of elementary students

        Miyoshi Price
      • Grand Jury Reportedly to Convene in Hope Florida Controversy

        Covering Florida

        Grand Jury Reportedly to Convene in Hope Florida Controversy

        Forrest Saunders

        Naples

        Southwest Florida students operate $3 million surgical robot during field trip

        Hunter Walterman
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        Clewiston

        ONLY ON FOX 4: Clewiston mayor talks about raid inside city hall

        Austin Schargorodski
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