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        Andrew Shipley
        Lehigh Acres
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        Bella Line
        National News
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        4 Things To Do
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        Vanessa Busch
        North Port/Englewood
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        Hunter Walterman
        Scripps News Life
        Shutdown grounds hundreds of flights Saturday; Sunday to bring over 1,000 more
        Justin Boggs
        Sanibel
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        Consumer

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        Local News

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

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

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

        Emily Young
      • Gas

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        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
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        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
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        Hurricane

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        Katie Walls
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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        Bella Line
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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

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        3 people shot at immigration detention facility, AP reports

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        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
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        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

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        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

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        Punta Gorda

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        Alex Orenczuk
      • Fort Myers Beach

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        Fort Myers Beach trailer permits expire today

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

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        WFTX Digital Team
        Housing

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        Southwest Florida faces some of the highest home vacancy rates in the nation

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Police arrest suspect in arson, hate crime at Charlotte County synagogue

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        Roller coaster was working right when man died: State inspectors

        Associated Press
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