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      • Cape Coral
        Cape High dismisses students after possible gas leak; 2 staff taken to hospital
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Staying sunny and warm in Southwest Florida
        Katie Walls
        Hurricane
        Tracking Lorenzo and potential development later this month
        Katie Walls
        Port Charlotte
        Charlotte County sinks proposed $27M Manchester Waterway cut-through project
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral TikToker found hiding in car floorboard during arrest, police say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Immokalee
        Immokalee barber turns childhood haircut trauma into business
        Victoria Quevedo
        Bonita Springs
        Mark Sievers back in court fighting death sentence for wife's murder
        Bella Line
        Bonita Springs
        Lee County firefighter struck on I-75 transferred to Georgia rehab center
        Andrew Shipley
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        • Dutch Bros Coffee set to open in Cape Coral

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        Florida lawmakers revive “free kill” repeal after DeSantis veto

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      • Trump Immigration

        Collier County

        Florida officials didn't disclose funding request for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers man charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography

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        Charlotte County gets closer to rebuilding El Jobean Pier

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        Lehigh Acres

        Lazy Springs announces permanent closure following sale

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        Punta Gorda

        Florida International Airshow returns despite government shutdown

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        Collier County

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Lee County man charged with animal cruelty after leaving dogs to die in cages

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        ‘This is disgusting’: Lee County man accused of leaving dogs to die in cages

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        Seeing hazy skies? There's a prescribed burn in Charlotte County.

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        Mike Greenwell

        Lee County

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        Police investigating shooting in Southwest Cape Coral; no injuries reported

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        Mark Sievers returns to Lee Co. seeking appeal in wife’s murder-for-hire case

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        'She had healing hands:' Hundreds honor the memory of a Lee County EMT

        Hunter Walterman

        Fort Myers Beach

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        Hunter Walterman
      • Downtown Fort Myers

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officers investigate shooting that injured two, police say

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        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Collier County deputies investigate after finding dead man in canal

        WFTX Digital Team
      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police investigate shots fired at Kirk Park

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        UPDATE: Charlotte County deputies arrest shooting suspect

        Hunter Walterman

        Arcadia

        'BIGGER THAN US:' Arcadia gallery offers new home to Southwest Florida artists

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        North Fort Myers

        'Down to earth': Lee Co. leaders reflect on life and legacy of Mike Greenwell

        Austin Schargorodski
        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Immokalee

        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

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        Charlotte County

        False carjacking claim prompts Babcock Ranch school lockdown, deputies say

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        Punta Gorda

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        Lee County deputies charge man after incident at First Baptist Church

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        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns with new parking options

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        Naples

        Collier County crews respond to fire at Ritz-Carlton in Naples

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        Investigates

        Family demands answers after dementia patient found in walk-in freezer at ALF

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        North Fort Myers

        A year later, we checked in with NFM businesses torn apart by a Milton tornado

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        Punta Gorda

        A year after Hurricane Milton, recovery shines across coastal Charlotte County

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        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council and mayor salary increases in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council salary increases

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police bust two more arcades for illegal gambling, seize $176K

        WFTX Digital Team
        Teachers get on-site childcare at Harns Marsh Middle School

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        Harns Marsh Middle School now offers on-site childcare for teachers in Lehigh

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        Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell dies after thyroid cancer battle

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        North Port/Englewood

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