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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Record breaking cold arriving with winter blast
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Fort Myers Police say one injured in shooting on Palm Avenue
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate death in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Nov 7 – Nov 9
        Vanessa Busch
        National News
        Some states got SNAP benefits overnight — here’s why others haven’t
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral
        PHOTOS: Cape Coral celebrates Veteran's Day parade
        WFTX Digital Team

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          Miyoshi Price

        • 'It gives you hope:' Hundreds walk to end Alzheimer's in Southwest Florida

          Hunter Walterman

        • Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on North Port's first hospital

          Hunter Walterman

        • Crash on Burnt Store Road sends two to the hospital

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Demings: 'I Want to Make Florida the Safest State in America'

        Covering Florida

        Jerry Demings: 'I want to make florida the safest state in America'

        Forrest Saunders
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Rebuilt and ready to make waves, The Whale returns to FMB three years after Ian

        Austin Schargorodski
      • National News

        • SNAP

          Trump admin tells states to 'undo any steps taken' to provide full SNAP benefits

          Scripps News Group
        • Congress Shutdown

          A shutdown deal without a health care guarantee — would Democrats take it?

          AP via Scripps News Group
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          Your Thanksgiving meal could be cheaper — but there’s a catch

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP:31: Revenge Week for FC Naples

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral fire crews rescue cars stuck in water behind Crunch Fitness

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Charlotte County

        Troopers: Florida DEP worker threw cup of liquid at driver during I-75 road rage

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Devin Johnson

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral murder suspect transferred back to Lee County, booked into jail

        WFTX Digital Team
        SWFL rallies around 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

        Local News

        Community mourns firefighter's son after fight with rare brain tumor

        WFTX Digital Team
        Doctor patient

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s medicaid expansion effort delayed until 2028 as petition costs soar

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hospital

        North Port/Englewood

        SWFL families plan ahead, as tax credits for their health insurance end

        Emily Young
        Gas

        Local News

        Gas burden hits 20-year low as Americans spend less than 2% of income on fuel

        Ryan Kruger

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port to close part of Price Boulevard as widening project continues

        Hunter Walterman
      • This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Why was Routh allowed to defend himself during trial?

        Ethan Stein

        Collier County

        Collier County teachers union negotiations stall as board and union trade offers

        Eric Lovelace
        Sen. Darryl Rouson is introducing a bill to raise Florida's malpractice insurance minimum requirements for doctors

        Investigates

        FL lawmaker proposes raising medical malpractice insurance minimum requirements

        Adam Walser
      • WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny talks to a resident about home insurance costs in Florida.

        Covering Florida

        Study finds 75% of homeowners fear insurance will become unaffordable

        Matt Sczesny
        Naples Pride

        Downtown Fort Myers

        2026 Pride SWFL festival will continue in Fort Myers despite cancellation rumors

        Miyoshi Price
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        Port Charlotte

        Man shot by Charlotte County deputy dies, identified as 50-year-old Daniel Burch

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        Bear hunt: Permit lottery draws 160K applications amid unlikely protest

        Annette Gutierrez
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        From hunter to hunted: Fort Myers boxer defends title with signature left hook

        Miyoshi Price
        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Immokalee

        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Tropics Satellite

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Imelda has become a hurricane this morning

        Katie Walls
        Matlacha housing market shows signs of recovery after Hurricane Ian devastation

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        HOT HOUSING MARKET: What's going on right now in Matlacha?

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        Investigates

        Surgeon General attempts to clear up confusion over COVID vaccine availability

        Katie LaGrone
      • Road Closure

        Local News

        FDOT will close SR 31 bridge again for repairs

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man arrested after 110 mph road rage chase with toddler in back seat

        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        3 people shot at immigration detention facility, AP reports

        AP via Scripps News
      • Police

        Punta Gorda

        Two women killed in Punta Gorda crash on SR 31, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Port Charlotte

        FHP says 75-year-old E-biker died in Port Charlotte crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County Utilities advises of boil water notice for Tice

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Bowditch Beach is open again after health concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
        Caloosahatchee River Near Alva

        Cape Coral

        Former Florida Forest Service Supervisor arrested for vessel homicide

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        No clear plan yet on property tax relief from Florida House

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lee County

        Lee County teachers reach tentative contract agreement with salary increases

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County deputy shoots suspect twice after scuffle, words exchanged

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Collier County autism group reacts to new White House autism initiative

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Immokalee school cuts teacher turnover in half with support programs for educators

        Immokalee

        Immokalee school cuts teacher turnover in half with support programs

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Trailer permit deadline passes for people still rebuilding on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
        Scam targetting builders in Charlotte County

        Charlotte County

        SCAM ALERT: Fake permit invoices targeting Charlotte County builders

        Emily Young
      • Hendry County

        Clewiston

        15-year-old student arrested for threatening to shoot up Hendry County schools

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ryan Routh tries to stab himself with a pen on Sept. 23, 2025, after he was found guilty on all five counts of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

        Covering Florida

        Routh guilty on all counts, attempts to stab himself with pen

        David Fischer, AP and Ethan Stein, WPTV
        Death investigation

        Port Charlotte

        Death investigation underway in Port Charlotte

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Synagogue arson suspect facing federal charge

        Alex Orenczuk
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach trailer permits expire today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Salah Chelih

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs man charged with murder appears in court

        WFTX Digital Team
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