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      • Lee County
        Lehigh Acres father arrested in connection to family suicide pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Cloudy couple of day on the way as we wait for big changes next week
        Trent Aric
        Scripps News Life
        These 40 airports are reportedly among those facing cuts due to shutdown
        Joe St. George
        Covering Florida
        Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings enters Florida governor's race
        Associated Press
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        WATCH: North Port Police car flips during high-speed chase
        Hunter Walterman
        Naples
        Meals of Hope celebrates grand opening of regional food hub in Naples
        WFTX Digital Team
        National Politics
        Historic former House Speaker Pelosi will step aside after next election
        Scripps News Group
        Naples
        Florida man walks the four corners of the U.S. for mental health awareness
        Eric Lovelace

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • New Big Carlos Pass Bridge to open to traffic on Friday

          WFTX Digital Team

        • District could spare Fort Myers Beach Elementary from demolition

          Austin Schargorodski

        • New Fort Myers housing prioritizes displaced people from Southward Village

          Miyoshi Price

        • Collier Co. commissioner backtracks after considering Marco Island position

          Mahmoud Bennett

      • If you give a child a book

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        Hiring

        Local News

        Job market freeze finally starting to thaw as businesses plan hiring surge

        Ryan Kruger
        Immokalee food pantry demand rises after SNAP pause and store closure

        Immokalee

        Immokalee food pantry demand rises after SNAP pause and grocery store closure

        Victoria Quevedo
      • National News

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          ‘We have to have it’: Gig workers make room in budgets for health care

          Kadia Tubman
        • APTOPIX Cardinals Cowboys Football

          Cowboys Marshawn Kneeland dies days after first NFL touchdown

          Justin Boggs
        • APTOPIX Election 2025 Mayor New York

          Democrats win big in 2025, but poll shows cracks in coalition

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Firefighters rescue animals

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral house fire leaves one person in critical condition, pets rescued

        WFTX Digital Team
        Jeffrey Odone

        Naples

        Naples man charged with secretly recording child getting out of the shower

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hit-and-run crash

        Charlotte County

        FHP: Punta Gorda man hits 3 trick-or-treaters, leaves scene of crash

      • Deadly shooting in Immokalee

        Immokalee

        Deputies investigating deadly house party shooting in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fred Drilling and Toni Novack after the Master's World Tennis Championships.

        Naples

        Naples seniors win International Tennis Masters World titles

        Eric Lovelace

        Collier County

        Deputies: Collier teen charged with making bomb to use during trick-or-treating

        WFTX Digital Team
      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port weighs changing how commissioners can communicate with city staff

        Hunter Walterman
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        Port Charlotte

        BRACING FOR IMPACT: Charlotte food pantries prepare for cuts to SNAP funding

        Alex Orenczuk
        Paradise Coast Sports Complex

        Naples

        Collier County approves phase 4 of Paradise Coast Sports Complex expansion

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County Fire & EMS Chief resigned on Friday

        Alex Orenczuk
        WELL CAPE CORAL

        Cape Coral

        Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer recovers from record lows but concerns remain in Cape Coral

        Andrew Shipley
        Massaquois

        Lee County

        State seeks death penalty for Lehigh Acres couple charged with son’s murder

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • North Port fire

        North Port/Englewood

        Fire sparks at future North Port Utilities administration building

        WFTX Digital Team
        Demetrius O'Neal

        Lee County

        Club Blu shooter found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy

        Bella Line
        Picture of deceased dogs

        Lee County

        Woman charged after two dogs found dead in cages at Pine Manor home

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Medieval fairs, air shows and Día de los Muertos celebrations

        Amy Wegmann
        JOSEPH GIANCOLA JR

        Cape Coral

        Feds: Cape Coral man said to 'just get a gun and shoot the ICE Nazis down'

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman fights to bring home husband detained by ICE

        Hunter Walterman
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        Cape Coral

        Police seek robbery suspects targeting elderly victims at Cape Coral McDonald's

        WFTX Digital Team
        8TH GRADE D1 SCHOLARSHIP FORT MYERS KID

        Downtown Fort Myers

        14-year-old "Jitterbug" Ryan receives D1 scholarship offer from Sacramento State

        Miyoshi Price
        W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam

        Alva

        Army Corps starts water releases from Lake Okeechobee into Caloosahatchee River

        Allie Kaiser
      • Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial as closing arguments conclude

        Lee County

        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial, closing arguments conclude

        Bella Line
        Airplane

        Covering Florida

        15 to 20 people taken to hospital after JetBlue flight diverts to Tampa

        Frances Lin
        School Bus Crash

        Fort Myers Shores

        Lee County school bus crash near Fort Myers Shores, driver taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        LaBelle rescue dogs and inmates find hope through ‘Second Leash on Life’ program

        Austin Schargorodski
        School Bus Cameras

        Investigates

        Florida school bus camera tickets still frustrating drivers a year later

        Katie LaGrone
        Collier County stormwater

        Naples

        Collier County weighs options to raise $305M for stormwater upgrades

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        FC Naples

        EXTRA TIME EP: 36: FC Naples to host playoff match this weekend

        Ryan Kruger
        Air Base Open House

        Punta Gorda

        U.S. Navy Blue Angels won't appear at Florida Int'l Airshow in Punta Gorda

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies announce Operation Candyman Crackdown

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cambier Park Naples

        Collier County

        Cambier Park's children's playground closed until further notice

        WFTX Digital Team
        Classroom

        Cape Coral

        Lee County School district suspends teacher who students say gave them a vape

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Raid

        Cape Coral

        Federal agents raid Cape Coral home, arrest man on threat charges

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies say one person transported in Buckingham Road crash

        WFTX Digital Team

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Southwest Florida steps up for Hurricane Melissa victims

        WFTX Digital Team

        Naples

        Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in Haiti as flooding devastates nation

        Eric Lovelace
      • Holiday Shopping New York

        Local News

        Tariffs could add $132 to holiday shopping costs for American families

        Ryan Kruger

        FC Naples

        'THE CAPTAIN:' Edward 'Lalo' Delgado helps lead FC Naples to first playoff game

        Hunter Walterman
        Littleton Road sign

        North Fort Myers

        Littleton Road widening project finished in North Fort Myers

        Allie Kaiser
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police investigate death outside Walmart

        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples Park new development

        Naples

        People in Naples Park clash over proposed apartment complex at old Burger King

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral to begin installing signs at properties with code violations

        Alex Orenczuk
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