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      • Fort Myers Metro South
        Bullet barely misses woman during Headpinz parking lot shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm and sunny days ahead!
        Katie Walls
        Sarasota County
        No survivors: SCSO says multiple victims after shooting at Sarasota home
        Annette Gutierrez
        Clewiston
        Clewiston community input leads to FDOT project changes on US 27
        Allie Kaiser
        Lee County
        Active crime scene in Fort Myers stemmed from robbery; one suspect caught
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island seeks revival of one-cent county sales tax
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Fort Myers Metro South
        NFL star turned developer tackles Fort Myers affordable housing crisis
        Miyoshi Price
        National News
        Small deposit made in Bitcoin wallet connected to Nancy Guthrie ransom note
        Scripps News Group
        Covering Florida
        Florida farm bill sparks free speech fight, lawmakers strip provision
        Forrest Saunders

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • FC Naples prepares for season two with fresh talent and big goals

          Emily Young

        • Charter captains push back against Florida farm bills over free speech concerns

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Hundreds in Lehigh Acres under boil water notice after water main break

        • Charlotte County tightens water restrictions during drought

          Eric Lovelace

      • If you give a child a book

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

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        Hendry County

        Florida Forest Service fighting 1,200 acre wildfire in southern Hendry County

        Katie Walls
        Federal judge hearing arguments over Florida's new law restricting citizen-led ballot initiatives

        Covering Florida

        Judge hearing arguments over Florida's new citizen-led ballot initiatives law

        Forrest Saunders
      • National News

        • Climate US Withdrawal

          Trump administration will repeal major greenhouse gas regulations this week

          Evan Thomas
        • Trump

          White House defends Commerce Secretary Lutnick amid news of Epstein ties

          Scripps News Group
        • Biden Arab Americans

          Rep. Ro Khanna reveals 6 individuals whose names were redacted in Epstein files

          Scripps News Group

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      • FINANCE GOALS

        Local News

        Americans start 2026 financially worse off but remain optimistic

        Ryan Kruger
        Retirement Planning

        Local News

        More than half of recent retirees wish they had saved more money for retirement

        Ryan Kruger
        Filet board issue Naples

        Naples

        Naples Pier debris disrupts fishing at Bayview Park

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • city of palm neighbor concern

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Study underway to decide City of Palms Park redevelopment options

        Miyoshi Price
        FATAL TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN CRASH

        Downtown Fort Myers

        One dead after truck, pedestrian accident at Fort Myers construction site

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe land use application after years of opposition

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe development plans

        Bella Line
      • Lee County approves $5M road resurfacing project for Central Lehigh

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County approves $5 million road resurfacing project for part of Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
        Stacking water

        Labelle

        Food bank helps rural Southwest Florida communities access clean drinking water

        Allie Kaiser
        the new food pyramid

        Lehigh Acres

        New food pyramid highlights protein but leaves out an affordable option

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Tips needed in Fort Myers woman's death

        Shari Armstrong
        Sanibel Causeway

        Sanibel

        Kayaker dies after incident near Sanibel Causeway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Here's which restaurants could take over the Fort Myers Bahama Breeze location

        WFTX Digital Team
      • K9 Remy

        Buckingham

        Meet the K9 that found the missing man in Buckingham Preserve

        Allie Kaiser
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel approves new wildlife signage aimed at protecting animals from cars

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel tables plan to lethally remove coyotes to protect sea turtle nests

        Austin Schargorodski
      • sirens

        Cape Coral

        Crash impacts traffic on Cape Coral Parkway near the bridge

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        Naples

        Three new members elected to Naples City Council

        WFTX Digital Team
        Measles Ave Maria

        Collier County

        Measles cases reported in Ave Maria as Florida Dept. of Health withholds numbers

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 60 acre brush fire under investigation, officials warn of illegal burns during burn ban

        North Port/Englewood

        Illegal burns, drought raise risk after 60-acre fire near North Port

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        Expert: Develop AI literacy to spot fake content online

        Ryan Kruger
        MORE THAN A CRAFT STORE: Immokalee native opens craft store to bring creative opportunities to community

        Immokalee

        Immokalee native opens craft store to bring creative expression

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Ian Inman

        Sarasota County

        North Port man charged with sexual battery of teen; there could be more victims

        WFTX Digital Team
        frozen bluberries at blueberry bunch farm

        Labelle

        Freeze forces Hendry County blueberry farmers into high-stakes waiting game

        Emily Young
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        North Naples

        Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepson charged with deadly shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        Woman arrested after hit-and-run, charged with abusing dogs in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Apartment fire in Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Metro South

        One person injured in Fort Myers apartment fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Cape Coral man sentenced for threatening to assassinate the president

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Marco Island

        Cold weather kills dozens of fish at Marco Island lagoon

        Eric Lovelace
        sirens

        Local News

        Lehigh Acres house fire leaves three pets dead

        WFTX Digital Team
        Teen charged with murdering 15-year-old Kayla Rincon Miller will go to trial in April

        Cape Coral

        Teen charged in Cape Coral murder will head to trial in April

        Bella Line
      • Ave Maria University

        Naples

        Florida health officials monitoring measles in Ave Maria

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel eyes lethal removal to curb coyote threat to sea turtle nests

        Austin Schargorodski
        Iguana

        Cape Coral

        'They could wake up': Concerns raised over Florida iguana drop-off order

        Allie Kaiser
      • NOT YOUR TYPICAL FOOD FIGHT: Arcadia restaurants compete in annual fundraiser

        Arcadia

        Arcadia restaurants compete in annual fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity

        Victoria Quevedo
        North Port brush fire

        North Port/Englewood

        UPDATE: Fire grows to at least 60 acres east of North Port

        WFTX Digital Team
        CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MCCOLLUM HALL

        Downtown Fort Myers

        'It's going to happen': Fort Myers CRA advances with McCollum Hall design phase

        Miyoshi Price
      • Bring back the heat

        Local News

        BRING BACK THE HEAT: Southwest Florida wakes up to frigid temperatures

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Beach day or winter trip? Cold snap affects business and vacations on FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Citywide irrigation system offline in Cape Coral after main break

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Snow in Sarasota

        Local News

        SNOW IN NAPLES? And in Cape Coral and Port Charlotte too

        WFTX Digital Team
        Glades County Excuses Absences

        Local News

        Glades County School District will excuse absences due to cold snap

        WFTX Digital Team
        Snow in East Lehigh

        Charlotte County

        SNOW IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: Flurries fell early Sunday

        Victoria Quevedo
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