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      • Cape Coral
        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE
        Sarah Lindenberg
        Weather
        FORECAST: Tracking a wet morning commute as cold front arrives
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before FL Supreme Court
        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Measles outbreak confirmed in Collier County; official count incomplete
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Fort Myers Beach
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        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County
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        Cape Coral
        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral
        Bella Line
        Lee County
        Employee at Lemuel Teal Middle School in Lehigh Acres arrested, suspended
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        Immokalee
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      • 4 Things To Do

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        Dive teams search retention pond in Fort Myers

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        Lee County

        Lee County educator celebrated for excellence in cybersecurity education

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      • FINANCE GOALS

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        Americans start 2026 financially worse off but remain optimistic

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

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        FATAL TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN CRASH

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

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      • 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

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        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
        Sanibel Causeway

        Sanibel

        Kayaker dies after incident near Sanibel Causeway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

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        WFTX Digital Team
      • K9 Remy

        Buckingham

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        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
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        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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        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
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        Sarasota County

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

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

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        North Naples

        Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepson charged with deadly shooting

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      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

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

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        Apartment fire in Fort Myers

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        One person injured in Fort Myers apartment fire

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        Lee County

        Cape Coral man sentenced for threatening to assassinate the president

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        Marco Island

        Cold weather kills dozens of fish at Marco Island lagoon

        Eric Lovelace
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        Lehigh Acres house fire leaves three pets dead

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      • 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

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        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

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

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      • CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MCCOLLUM HALL

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

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        Fort Myers Beach

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      • Cape Coral

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        Glades County Excuses Absences

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        Glades County School District will excuse absences due to cold snap

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