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        LaBelle man faces second sexual battery charge in separate case
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Dense fog expected through the morning commute
        Katie Walls
        Collier County
        Measles outbreak grows at Ave Maria University, despite high vaccination rate
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Buckingham
        Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve
        Bella Line
        Gateway
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        Victoria Quevedo
        Sanibel
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        Austin Schargorodski
        Charlotte County
        Condo owners and conservationists team up against developer in Charlotte County
        Hunter Walterman
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        Senate passes bill allowing volunteer armed guards to go unlicensed at churches
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        Labelle

        Community partnership offers free healthcare training in Hendry, Glades Counties

        Allie Kaiser
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Seafood and Music Festival postponed due to weather concerns

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        Cape Coral

        Rare cold snap sends Southwest Florida reaching for heaters

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        Lee County completes nation's first property fraud prevention pilot program

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        Transformer malfunction forces evacuation of Fort Myers office building

        Miyoshi Price
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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Fruitscapes Nursery takes extra steps to protect tropical crops from cold temps

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Fort Myers and Cape Coral men indicted on murder charges in fentanyl deaths

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        DeSoto County

        Six people, five dogs safe after DeSoto County house fire

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        Lee County

        Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival postponed

        WFTX Digital Team
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        BREAKING: Clewiston council member speaks out about government building raids

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        Punta Gorda

        See how Punta Gorda’s Iguanaland keeps 260 reptile species warm

        Alex Orenczuk
        Immigration policy sparks emotional Florida Capitol showdown

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        Immigration policy sparks emotional Florida Capitol showdown

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Community Cooperative opens warming center as cold weather grips Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Beach

        What’s up with Fort Myers Beach's red algae?

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs Wonder Gardens adjusts to cold with indoor animal relocations

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        Golden Gate church gets county OK despite traffic worries on Immokalee Road

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Naples

        Cold temperatures no match for dedicated pickleball players in Naples

        Emily Young
        Man charged in mother's shooting death in North Fort Myers receives more than $1 million bond

        North Fort Myers

        $1 million bond set for man charged with killing mother in North Fort Myers

        Bella Line
      • Dover Terrace brush fire

        Hendry County

        Firefighters contain 65-acre brush fire southeast of LaBelle

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Vice President Vance boarding Air Force Two

        Collier County

        Vice President JD Vance spent about two hours in Naples on Wednesday

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        North Fort Myers man, 75, arrested on child pornography charges

        Shari Armstrong
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        Hendry County School District creates AI policy for responsible classroom use

        Allie Kaiser
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        Sunshine Crimes

        45 years later, mystery remains over two girls kidnapped at Edison Mall in 1981

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Punta Gorda

        Winter storm ripple effects disrupt flights at Southwest Florida airports

        Alex Orenczuk
      • East Naples

        Naples

        Collier County set to approve $5M in sidewalk upgrades, some planned 7 years ago

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral Fire Department warns residents about fraudulent t-shirt text scam

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Fire Department warns community about fraudulent T-shirt text scam

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Ryan Kruger
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        Charlotte County

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        Senate President Albritton treated for lung blood clot at Tallahassee hospital

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        North Port/Englewood

        Diver searching for shark teeth found dead hours after disappearing in Englewood

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        Naples

        Former NFL player hosts free football camp to develop Southwest Florida talent

        Eric Lovelace

        Collier County

        Collier County Public Schools achieves record-breaking 94.4% graduation rate

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Sunny, but empty skies: How winter weather up north is impacting travel at RSW

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Katie Walls
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        Punta Gorda

        Teen dies in Charlotte County crash after hitting utility pole

        Andrew Shipley
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        Mandatory cursive in school? Florida lawmakers move forward with bill

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        Safety concerns persist outside Littleton Elementary after road project

        Allie Kaiser
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral beloved breakfast spot is for sale

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