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Covering Florida

Florida’s 2026 session set for major affordability showdown

Lee County

Driver convicted in fatal bridge crash that claimed motorcyclist’s life

Investigates

Parkland families share concerns about Florida's new school drone program

Collier County

Nearly 1800-acres prescribed burn scheduled for Thursday in Picayune Strand

Local News

Parents blame Santa as holiday spending drops amid financial pressures

Local News

Holiday debt hangover: How to avoid carrying gift purchases into next year

Cape Coral

Cape Coral City Council decides against pay raise proposal for 2026 ballot

Clewiston

4-year-old left at wrong bus stop in Clewiston

Alva

FROM TANKS TO TAPS: Anarchy Ale Works nears opening day as Alva’s new brewery

Naples

Community members pressure Naples council to challenge Pride's lawsuit

Downtown Fort Myers

Downtown Fort Myers farmers market returns to boost culinary district

Lee County

Lee County animal advocates propose $6 tax for spay and neuter clinics

Downtown Fort Myers

Florida dolphins show brain toxins linked to Alzheimer's, study finds

Cape Coral

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere—here’s how to use and dispose them safely

North Port/Englewood

North Port Police search for violent suspect leads to unrelated arrest and crash

Charlotte County

Charlotte County issues 30-Day rabies alert after bat tests positive

North Port/Englewood

North Port city manager faces human resources complaint

Collier County

Florida Forest Service plans 818-acre prescribed burn in Picayune Strand

Clewiston

Highway 27 project worries Clewiston business owners

Lee County

State Attorney announced three Lee County first-degree murder indictments

Fort Myers Beach

COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB's Bowditch Point

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers Yacht Basin redevelopment faces continued permit delays

Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda Police boat towed after incident at Laishley Park Marina

Local News

Florida shoppers face $650 average loss to Christmas scammers, study finds

North Naples

PILES OF DEBRIS: Naples neighbors frustrated with pace of cleanup in nearby lot

Charlotte County

Punta Gorda Police Department's boat sinks near Laishley Park

Local News

Florida insurance company Heritage Property announces rate decrease

Covering Florida

Florida Senate poised as decider on next session’s biggest battles

Charlotte County

Report: Port Charlotte man admits to killing father, blames voices in his head

Covering Florida

Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

Golden Gate

Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

Immokalee

Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

Downtown Fort Myers

People in Fort Myers weigh in as City of Palms Park demolition looms

North Port/Englewood

Dog rescued from house fire in Englewood

Lee County

Lee County cracks down: $225 fines now issued for passing stopped school buses

Lee County

Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

Naples

FHP: 9-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in Naples crash

Estero

Estero classic car show draws big crowds and Toys for Tots donations

North Fort Myers

Family and friends remember Charlotte County corrections Lt. William Garlick

North Fort Myers

LCSO: Shots fired after road rage incident in North Fort Myers

Charlotte County

FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

Naples

WATCH: Father and son rescued after ATV gets stuck in Big Cypress swamp

Labelle

Water managers face dilemma over Caloosahatchee River flows