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      • Cape Coral
        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: One more stormy day until changes arrive
        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        Death investigation underway in Bonita Springs; one person detained
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Demolition of the Boathouse restaurant begins Thursday morning
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens nearly a year after hurricanes
        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Gabrielle continues to move across the Atlantic
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods
        Miyoshi Price
        Local News
        Gen Z renters view renting as smarter financial choice than buying homes
        Ryan Kruger

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

          WFTX Digital Team

        • School bus rear-ended in Lee County, district says all students safely evacuated

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Speed cameras could be coming to North Port schools

          Hunter Walterman

      • 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

        Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

        Forrest Saunders
        DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

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          CDC vaccine panel meets after fired director alleges political pressure

          Justin Boggs
        • Israel Palestinians

          Families of hostages protest for more action from state leaders in Gaza

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          Democrats dig in to continue subsidies for the Affordable Care Act

          Nathaniel Reed

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        Local News

        Lee County deputies respond to Fort Myers crash, multiple injuries

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Arcadia

        FHP says 66-year-old killed on crosswalk in DeSoto County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        UPDATE: Charlotte Co. deputies investigating death, deemed not suspicious

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        FEMA reorganization debated as hurricane season reaches peak activity

        Andrew Shipley
        Immokalee family gets new home after years in cramped conditions

        Immokalee

        Family of six finds new home in Immokalee after years in one bedroom

        Victoria Quevedo

        Punta Gorda

        New emergency room coming to Punta Gorda

        Hunter Walterman
      • Lee County

        FIXING THE GAP: How Lee County's new radar will help protect people

        Katie Walls
        Four migrant Boats intercepted off Fort Pierce in Multi-Agency Effort

        Investigates

        Feds warn of growing drug, gang pipeline by sea

        Kate Hussey

        Cape Coral

        'BIG FAMILY:' Jeep owners rally to support youth center

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach recall election confirmed for 2 council members

        Anvar Ruziev

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        COULD SAVE A LIFE: New rule for every Florida high school athlete

        Eric Lovelace
        K9 Zuko on the hunt

        Covering Florida

        ON THE HUNT: K-9s trained to find this hidden danger

        Kate Hussey
      • Lehigh Acres

        WATCH: Wild boar charges at Lee County deputies after breaking into home

        Hunter Walterman
        A private plane overshoots the runway at the Boca Raton Airport on Sept. 3, 2025.

        Covering Florida

        WATCH: Plane overshoots runway while landing at Florida Airport

        Scott Sutton
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers denies affordable housing extension, reclaims lot for city program

        Miyoshi Price
      • Plane crash I-75

        Naples

        New transcripts show final conversation before deadly I-75 plane crash in Naples

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Jakobie Jones

        Hendry County

        Attempted murder suspect turns himself in after Clewiston shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Boathouse comes to an agreement with the city

        Bella Line
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        Punta Gorda

        After delays Leroy’s Fish Shack hopes to reel in diners by early next year

        Alex Orenczuk
        Ron DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis announces 'Deportation Depot' as second migrant detention site

        Forrest Saunders

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Touch a Truck, A Taste of the Islands and Kids in Business

        Amy Wegmann
      • FC Naples

        Naples

        FC Naples hosts Greenville Triumph SC in key home matchup

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Port Charlotte

        Two motorcyclists injured in US-41 crash after wheelie stunt goes wrong

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Stolen vehicle crashes into tree in Cape Coral, driver arrested Friday

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies are investigating a shooting in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Cape Coral couple's viral Backstreet Boys post leads to Vegas concert trip

        Anvar Ruziev
        Wild boar breaks into Florida home through glass door

        Lehigh Acres

        Wild boar crashes through sliding glass door

        Victoria Quevedo
      • ACLU fights civil rights lawsuit

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Immigration lawyers battle for detainee access at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Eric Lovelace
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        Port Charlotte

        Sunseeker Resort rebrands as part of Hilton's Curio Collection

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee Port Commissioners reject study on merging Port Police with Sheriff’s Office

        Miyoshi Price
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        Glades County

        Palmdale post office closed for nine months, neighbors push for solution

        Austin Schargorodski
        Family warns of pet scammers targeting owners of missing dogs on social media in Southwest Florida

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Scammers exploit Bokeelia family’s heartbreak as search for missing dog goes on

        Bella Line
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        Port Charlotte

        BLURRED LINES: Charlotte Co. says fix is coming for botched Midway striping job

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Collier County

        Everglades City Depot owner pins hopes on nonprofit partnership to save landmark

        Mahmoud Bennett

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Sept 4 – Sept 7

        Vanessa Busch
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        Port Charlotte

        KNOW YOUR ZONE: Charlotte County stop signs now display evacuation markers

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Suspicious bag

        Fort Myers Metro South

        University Village shuts down after suspicious backpack found; not a bomb

        WFTX Digital Team
        Robbery arrest

        Lee County

        Man arrested for Lehigh armed robbery after sneaker sale setup on Snapchat

        Kaitlin Knapp
        New sidewalks bring safety hope to Immokalee students walking to school

        Immokalee

        'IT BRINGS A TEAR TO MY EYE': New sidewalks for children near Immokalee school

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Trump Immigration

        Collier County

        Appeals court blocks judge’s order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

        CNN
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        Sarasota County

        2 men charged after illegal gambling operation arrest in Sarasota: SCSO

        WFTS Digital Staff
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Federal Court holds hearing on legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Associated Press
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