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      • Local News
        UPDATE: Cape Coral Police investigating armed robbery at jewelry store
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Above normal temperatures expected into the weekend
        Andrew Shipley
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Crews battling fire at business on Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Investigators seek 'person of interest' in Veterans Park shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Teen charged with 7-Eleven robbery attempt in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        14-year-old boy charged with trying to kill four in propane arson attack
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Port Charlotte
        Tensions rise as Charlotte and Lee County debate Boca Grande parking rules
        Alex Orenczuk
        Naples
        Naples Pier rebuild officially begins more than three years after Hurricane Ian
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Punta Gorda
        Fishermen’s Village is back on the market with new call for offers process
        Alex Orenczuk

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Naples New Year’s Day traffic stop turns up large drug stash

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          Miyoshi Price

        • State animal cruelty offender database is live, local shelter says it needs work

          Austin Schargorodski

        • Venezuelan food truck owner says she may get to go home after Maduro's capture

          Bella Line

      • 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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        Glades County

        'VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION': People in Moore Haven push for safety measures

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral reduces speed limit on Old Burnt Store Road to improve safety

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

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        • Flu-What to Know

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      • Rick Scott

        Covering Florida

        'Lower oil and gas prices': Sen. Rick Scott on capture of Nicolás Maduro

        Audra Schroeder

        Marco Island

        Marco Island sees 4% drop in tourism, but businesses stay hopeful

        Eric Lovelace

        Naples

        Naples hosts 30th New Year's Art Fair with global artists

        Eric Lovelace
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        Charlotte County

        Boat crash in Placida sends two to the hospital, FWC says

        WFTX Digital Team

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Venezuelans in Southwest Florida celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro

        Hunter Walterman
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        Sanibel

        Protecting the sanctuary: Sanibel leaders consider more wildlife crossing signs

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Charlotte County

        Multiple agencies respond to large Charlotte County brush fire

        Hunter Walterman
        Cape Coral major projects making headway in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Major projects in Cape Coral are making headway in 2026

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Innovation Walk moves forward with master plan development

        Miyoshi Price
      • FC Naples soccer camp

        Naples

        Sold-out FC Naples youth camp introduces kids to pro-level coaching

        Mahmoud Bennett

        Labelle

        Brush fire sparks near homes in Port LaBelle

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Immokalee

        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Frank Venegas

        Collier County

        'Island Boys' rapper arrested in Collier County, charged with having Fentanyl

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Kick off 2026 with fireworks, arts and family fun

        Amy Wegmann
        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals with $350 fee hike

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals, hiking fees to $350

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        E-bikes on Sanibel paths? City considers letting class 2 E-bikes join the ride

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        WELCOME! First baby of the New Year arrives in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Suspects sought after robbery attempt at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Deputy presence in Port Charlotte neighborhood

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte synagogue evacuated after bomb threat; no device found

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Americans make financial resolutions but lack confidence about follow through

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        Children's nonprofit in Arcadia burglarized

        Eric Lovelace
      • San Carlos Park Crash

        Fort Myers Metro South

        No occupants found in submerged vehicle in San Carlos Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        FHP

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man dies in Tamiami Trail crash into pond

        WFTX Digital Team
        New Years Immokalee Fatal Crash

        Immokalee

        Four dead in multi-vehicle crash on SR-82 in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli responds to wildlife concerns over low-flying helicopter near FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man charged with trying to lure child on the internet

        WFTX Digital Team
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      • Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025, according to FWC

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025: FWC

        Bella Line
        Fort Myers New Years Eve

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Coldest New Year's Eve in 25 years has downtown Fort Myers bundling up

        Emily Young
        Burglary suspect

        North Port/Englewood

        RECOGNIZE HIM? Deputies said he's linked to at least one Englewood home burglary

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Suspect deputies are looking for

        Lehigh Acres

        Deputies need help identifying masked suspect in Lehigh Acres vehicle break-ins

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Immigration Detention Center

        Local News

        Trump issues veto over Miccosukee land bill amid Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit

        Ryan Kruger
        Fireworks in Cape Coral

        Lee County

        NEW YEAR'S EVE: What you need to know about fireworks in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral implements new rental registration requirements starting Jan. 1

        WFTX Digital Team
        Stolen vehicle

        Estero

        FHP: High-speed chase ends with stolen guns, drugs; father, son arrested

        WFTX Digital Team
        Restaurants planning to put heaters outside for customers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Businesses in Southwest Florida prepare for frigid New Year's Eve

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Mom of Cape Coral teen shot and killed starts nonprofit

        Cape Coral

        Mom of Cape Coral teen killed starts non-profit to raise gun violence awareness

        Bella Line
        'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

        Cape Coral

        'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘This is ridiculous’: Fort Myers Beach pushes county about traffic chaos

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers prepares for New Year's Eve celebration

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        Florida's first regulated black bear hunt in years yields 52 harvested bears

        WFTX Digital Team
        Deputies need your help ID'ing this person

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