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      • Fort Myers Beach
        Fort Myers Beach voters recall town council members
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Turning cloudy today and tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        National Politics
        Democrats pick up big wins in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City
        Scripps News Group
        National News
        At least 7 dead, several more injured in UPS plane crash in Louisville
        Scripps News Group
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Covering Florida
        President heads to Miami on Wednesday to speak about his economic agenda
        AP via Scripps News
        Lehigh Acres
        Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        How much time do you lose in Southwest Florida traffic?
        Hunter Walterman
        Lee County
        Lee County teachers face continued suspension over misconduct claims
        Bella Line

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        • Melissa Lockhart keeps District 5 seat after Tuesday's election

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Hendry County elementary school launches violin program for students

          Allie Kaiser

        • Fort Myers restaurant owner launches Hurricane Melissa relief drive for Jamaica

          Miyoshi Price

        • Leaning house demolished in Matlacha three years after Hurricane Ian

          Bella Line

      • If you give a child a book

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

        APTOPIX Louisville UPS Plane Crash

        National News

        UPS plane crashes after takeoff from Louisville airport, three people on board

        WFTX Digital Team
        City Manager Mike McNees

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Manager Mike McNees resigns after six years of service

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • National News

        • California redistricting vote

          California votes to redraw congressional districts, countering the GOP in Texas

          Scripps News Group
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        • Election 2025 New Jersey Governor

          Democrat Mikie Sherrill projected to win New Jersey gubernatorial race

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      • Goverment shutdown Florida impacts

        Covering Florida

        Federal shutdown puts 95,000 Florida workers at risk as leaders clash over blame

        Forrest Saunders
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Miles of dune grass planted on Fort Myers Beach to strengthen shoreline

        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples city council

        Naples

        Naples City Council backs down on airport resolution after legal threat

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Suspect police are looking to identify

        Naples

        Naples Police ask public’s help to ID woman accused of soliciting teen for sex

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on deteriorating property

        Cape Coral

        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on property

        Bella Line
        Immokalee's major infrastructure project bringing safer streets to community

        Immokalee

        Immokalee's major infrastructure project bringing safer streets to community

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Shane Stahl

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man arrested on child sexual abuse material, drug charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Charlotte County

        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Jada Williams

        Clewiston

        Deputies serve search warrant at Clewiston City Hall over ‘concerning practices’

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hacker

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        FBI warns of 'phantom hacker' scam that has stolen $542 million from seniors

        Ryan Kruger

        Golden Gate

        Deputies: Golden Gate man lured girl into vacant unit, charged with child crimes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FWC says officers found missing woman in remote Collier County Forest

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        ‘Alligator Alcatraz': Color-coded uniforms and strict rules

        Associated Press
        Tropics Latest

        Hurricane

        Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda leaves Bermuda, dangerous surf continues

        Katie Walls
        Naples I-75 Plane Crash Aerial still image

        Naples

        Lawsuit claims GE concealed engine defects tied to fatal Naples plane crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Treasure Coast Shipwreck

        Scripps News Life

        Salvage crew recovers over $1 million in gold, silver coins from 1715 shipwreck

        Scripps News Group
        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
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        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
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        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
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