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      • Collier County
        Pilot survives plane crash in water near Everglades City; passenger dies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm days ahead, big changes early next week
        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
        SLOW DOWN: Should Cape Coral lower neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph?
        Bella Line
        Golden Gate
        Golden Gate Estates neighbors react to planned cell tower on Everglades Blvd N.
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Bonita Springs
        Bonita Springs literacy council responds to English-only driving exam rule
        Eric Lovelace
        Naples
        Naples Mayor pleads no contest to DUI charge, will serve 12 months probation
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Dangerous Ride: Lee County Deputies chase, arrest teen e-motorbike drivers
        WFTX Digital Team
        Immokalee
        'DREAM COME TRUE': Immokalee kids see the beach for the first time
        Victoria Quevedo
        Bonita Springs
        Hurricane-damaged FGCU water, environment research hub reopens on Bonita Beach
        Austin Schargorodski

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        • Design phase drags on for Sanibel Causeway Islands Park improvements

          Austin Schargorodski

        • Fort Myers Beach 'optimistic' Fourth of July fireworks show will happen

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Marco Island flag display raises funds for community

          Eric Lovelace

        • Estero twins win bronze at US Figure Skating Championships

          Eric Lovelace

      • If you give a child a book

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

        FMPD

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Walmart evacuated as police investigate anonymous bomb threat

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Foster parent shortage in Florida leaves vulnerable children waiting for homes

        Miyoshi Price
      • National News

        • Virginia Amazon Data Center

          Data centers spark nationwide debate over utility costs and community impact

          Joe St. George
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          TrumpRx vs. other discount programs: How to find the best price

          John Matarese
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          Both sides are far apart on negotiations to end the shutdown, White House says

          Nathaniel Reed

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      • Cold weather

        Local News

        Cold-weather shelters have opened in Southwest Florida

        WFTX Digital Team
        Agustin Guerrero

        Labelle

        FROM $20 TO $5 MILLION: LaBelle man wins big from scratch-off

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Estero

        Estero 9-year-old recovers after suspected drunk driver crash

        Eric Lovelace
      • Everblades

        Estero

        Florida Everblades postponed weekend, Monday games amid tentative deal

        Hunter Walterman
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        Body Found in water north of Midpoint Bridge, LCSO Investigating

        Emily Young
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Authorities investigate two crime scenes after a shooting in Lehigh Acres

        Emily Young
      • Naples

        Naples teen collects thousands of clothing essentials for the homeless

        Hunter Walterman

        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers grocery store closed after car crashes into building

        Hunter Walterman
        UPDATE: LCSO says a woman is charged with shooting ex-boyfriend over the weekend

        Lehigh Acres

        LCSO: Woman charged with shooting ex-boyfriend, his family member

        Hunter Walterman
      • New mobile food pantry to serve Southwest Florida's underserved communities

        Immokalee

        New mobile food pantry to serve Southwest Florida's underserved communities

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputies arrest teen in sexual battery investigation

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Lee County

        New Florida law cracks down on animal abuse, publicly names offenders

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach council member Jim Atterholt to retire at end of year

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral shelter animals get Christmas gifts from volunteers

        Allie Kaiser
        Christmas day fire in Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres

        Christmas fire in Lehigh Acres kills family dog

        Emily Young
      • Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres serves free Christmas meals to community in need

        Lehigh Acres

        Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres serves free Christmas meals to neighbors in need

        Victoria Quevedo

        Golden Gate

        Couple demands justice after claiming dog shot by neighbor in Golden Gate

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        STUDY: Prices rise for people vacationing or staycationing in Southwest Florida

        Miyoshi Price
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        DeSoto County

        Family of beaten inmate calls for harsher punishment for DeSoto County officers

        Allie Kaiser
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach regains flood discount bringing potential insurance savings

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Immokalee Christmas toy giveaway brings joy to dozens of children

        Immokalee

        Immokalee Christmas toy giveaway brings joy to dozens of children

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Arcadia

        Arcadia churches team up to repair hurricane-damaged homes

        Hunter Walterman
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        Sanibel

        Neighbors helping neighbors as F.I.S.H. of SANCAP supports families this holiday

        Austin Schargorodski
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        North Fort Myers

        'Fix the Bridge' sign sparks questions for those driving past it in Fort Myers

        Allie Kaiser
      • Arcadia

        Bodycam shows former DeSoto County corrections supervisor beat inmates

        Hunter Walterman
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        Naples

        Family helps raise final walls at Habitat Collier neighborhood

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Immokalee receives $10.8 million grant to upgrade wastewater treatment plant

        Immokalee

        Immokalee receives $10.8 million grant to upgrade wastewater treatment plant

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        ECHL, PHPA reach agreement; regular season resumes

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        Senior Medical Center hosting food and toy drive today in Fort Myers

        Emily Young
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        Woman fatally stabbed inside Barnes & Noble, suspect in custody

        Samantha Roesler
      • Bonita Springs man, dog killed in DUI crash remembered by family

        Bonita Springs

        Man and dog killed in Bonita Springs DUI crash remembered for selfless spirit

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Sanibel

        TAKING ROOT: Sanibel launches plan to restore vegetation lost to hurricanes

        Austin Schargorodski
        Missing boaters off SWFL coast

        Naples

        UPDATE: FBI now leading investigation into missing Fort Myers boaters

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Pink Shell donates 500 teddy bears to children's hospital for holidays.

        Andy Cunningham
        DeSoto County Sheriff's Office

        DeSoto County

        DeSoto County deputies is at the scene of a death investigation

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Toys for Tots helps 32,000 Lee County families celebrate Christmas

        Allie Kaiser
      • FHP

        Arcadia

        FHP: Lehigh Acres man putting chains on trailer hit, killed by driver in Arcadia

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies investigate shooting in Port Charlotte

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sarasota County

        Feds: Sarasota man planned extremist violence, faces gun and sex abuse charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        Woman charged in Port Charlotte stabbing that left man critically hurt

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors shaken after suspected drunk driver kills pedestrian walking dog in Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs

        'Horrific scene': Bonita Springs man killed when car hit him, while walking dog

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lee County

        Lee County Sheriff's Office arrests sex offender connected to teen paddleboarder

        WFTX Digital Team
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