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      • Punta Gorda
        Active investigation shuts down section of Taylor Road in Punta Gorda
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
        FORECAST: Another cold morning ahead
        Katie Walls
        Lee County
        Did you see something fall from the sky on Tuesday?
        WFTX Digital Team
        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
        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

        More News In Your Neighborhood

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

          Allie Kaiser

        • Naples' Veterans History Museum reopens in a bigger space

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • 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

      • 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?

          Joe St. George

        Scripps News
      • Don Loggins

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Another Club Blu murder suspect pleads no contest, sentenced to 15 years

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cat injured in alleged beating

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say man violently punched cats

        WFTX Digital Team
        City of Fort Myers

        Lee County

        Foreign 'unauthorized individuals' interrupt Fort Myers Zoom meeting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

        Labelle

        Florida Highway Patrol on scene of fatal crash on FL-78

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        'BITE THE BULLET:' North Port increases water and sewage fees

        Hunter Walterman

        Charlotte County

        Motorcyclist dies following overnight Port Charlotte crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • President Trump Library proposal

        Covering Florida

        Trump Presidential Library planned for downtown Miami, legal fight looms

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lee County

        Florida Gaming Control Commission seizes 109 slot machines in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        GardenView

        Naples

        AI technology tracks residents’ health at new Naples assisted living community

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Hurricane

        Quietest Gulf, Caribbean hurricane season since 1991

        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral housing committee considers allowing backyard apartments to address affordable housing concerns

        Cape Coral

        Small backyard apartments for affordable housing could be coming to Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

        Some school zone speed cameras suddenly taken down in Clewiston, here’s why

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sports

        SOLD: Tampa Bay Rays sold to Florida based ownership group

        Frances Lin
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputy accidentally discharges firearm at range, shoots leg

        WFTX Digital Team
        Jewish Congregation of Venice

        Sarasota County

        Threat at Jewish Congregation of Venice deemed a hoax, police say

      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Some people in Fort Myers Beach should boil their water, town says

        WFTX Digital Team
        MCCOLLUM HALL MURALS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Locals invited to McCollum Hall listening session, Tuesday night

        Emily Young
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Iona-McGregor firefighters work through the night on fire at business

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        VIDEO: Lee County deputies arrest suspect after dangerous street takeover

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Sheriff says Florida teen faked shooting, kidnapping story

        WFTX Digital Team
        Housing

        Local News

        Florida homeowners sitting on $427,000 backyard goldmines, new study reveals

        Ryan Kruger
      • Debbie holding flowers.

        Cape Coral

        Neighbors grieve Cape Coral woman hit and killed in crash while walking her dog

        Eric Lovelace
        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Covering Florida

        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Michael Paluska
        Military families file lawsuit against privatized base housing owner at MacDill over 'toxic mold'

        Investigates

        MacDill AFB families file lawsuit against base housing owner over 'toxic mold'

        Kylie McGivern
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers cafe owner adapts as Florida minimum wage hits $14

        Miyoshi Price

        Fort Myers Beach

        Derelict buildings may impact FEMA flood insurance discount on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cleannord Saintil

        Golden Gate

        Collier County detectives arrest man in connection with suspicious encounter

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • BALKE

        Lee County

        Chabad of Charlotte County arson suspect makes first appearance in federal court

        Kaitlin Knapp
        New OBGYN residency program in Cape Coral aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Cape Coral

        New OBGYN residency program aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Lee Co. man gets 6 years in prison for bestiality, child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Albert Sibert

        Estero

        Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief arrested for eavesdropping, fraud charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral firefighters respond to home fire, Red Cross helps family

        WFTX Digital Team
        Blood Drive

        Naples

        Naples firefighters invite you to donate to blood drive, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        RSW says you can expect changes to crosswalk access, this week

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        SCAM ALERT: Don't fall for this trick, Lee County deputies warn

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officers say man hit victim walking her dog in deadly DUI crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Road Closure

        North Port/Englewood

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Part of Price Boulevard closes, starting today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cocoon gallery woodshop

        Naples

        Naples woodshop turns old trees from Southeast Asia into functional art

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Green Cup Cafe

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Green Cup Cafe set to reopen in Fort Myers, three years after Hurricane Ian

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Hurricane Ian

        Local News

        3 YEARS LATER: Remembering Ian and how it came to be

        Katie Walls
        FORT MYERS BEACH SUNSET

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach construction shows island's resilience three years after Ian

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        'IT'S LIKE THERAPY:' Brothers turn pain into passion with new mural in Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman
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