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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Invest 93L set to cross the state on Tuesday
        Andrew Shipley
        Labelle
        LaBelle tow truck driver hit and killed fuels push to toughen Move Over law
        Austin Schargorodski
        Punta Gorda
        One person dies on flight to Punta Gorda, Charlotte County deputies say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral baker calls for changes to Florida's Cottage Food Law
        Bella Line
        Cape Coral
        Juvenile stabbed in Cape Coral; police say suspect is in custody
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Immokalee
        New multigenerational homes coming to Immokalee to keep families under one roof
        Victoria Quevedo

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Cape Coral family shares warning of 'houseplex' rental

          Emily Young

        • 15 MINUTES TO PAY: Automated parking citations coming to Lee County parks

          Anvar Ruziev

        • Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

          Hunter Walterman

        • Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes

          Mahmoud Bennett

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Sayfollah Musallet

        Covering Florida

        Community mourns death of Tampa man killed while in West Bank

        Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'

        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

        • Trump

          FEMA's future may be evolving as Trump praises flood response in Texas

          Ava-joye Burnett
        • Zyn Pouches

          Nicotine poisonings soar in toddlers, babies as pouch products gain popularity

          Scripps News Group
        • National-Parks-Wildfires

          Wildfires at US national parks prompt evacuations, cause major disruptions

          Maura Barrett

        Scripps News
      • Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        'Hundreds' will go to Alligator Alcatraz on Wednesday night, Florida AG says

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Port Charlotte

        Family of 12-year-old Port Charlotte girl hit on scooter urges safer driving

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Haitian American in Fort Myers urges compassion after TPS protections upheld

        Miyoshi Price
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        Labelle

        Proposed FPL rate hike could force Hendry County schools to cut teachers

        Austin Schargorodski
        IMMOKALEE FIRST STREET

        Immokalee

        After five-year wait, First Street in Immokalee getting much-needed lighting

        Victoria Quevedo
        Kenan Ural

        Lee County

        Former Lee County deputy arrested, accused of soliciting teen

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Coast Guard rescue

        Sanibel

        Coast Guard rescues 2 children, 3 adults from disabled boat off Sanibel

        WFTX Digital Team
        FC Naples

        Naples

        STAR-SPANGLED SHOWDOWN: FC Naples faces Tampa Bay Rowdies, July 4

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        New design revealed for Lynn Hall Memorial Park on Fort Myers Beach

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Tracking an area of low pressure in N FL

        Hurricane

        Could July 4th plans be rained out?

        Katie Walls
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        Clewiston

        Old bridge cleared to open Lake O access for boaters and new homes in Clewiston

        Austin Schargorodski
        Protesters and supporters went to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Collier County

        Protesters and supporters clash over controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Emily Young
      • Trump in the Everglades

        Naples

        Trump tours new ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility ahead of first arrivals

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Public utilities assistant director

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers seeks new water reuse guidelines for aquifer recharge

        Miyoshi Price
        New study tests medication to help dogs with thunderstorm anxiety in Florida, the nation's storm capital

        Cape Coral

        Vet clinic in Cape Coral joins study to help anxious dogs during storms

        Bella Line
      • President Trump visits Alligator Alcatraz

        Immigration Action

        President Trump is at Alligator Alcatraz in Collier County

        Emily Young
        Money

        Local News

        Floridians lead the nation in adopting AI to manage money

        Ryan Kruger
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        Sanibel

        First prescribed burn since Hurricane Ian planned for Sanibel refuge

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Punta Gorda

        LAST CALL: Dean's South of the Border set to close, Sunday

        Alex Orenczuk
        REPTILE TAKEOVER: City council member pushes for action as iguanas destroys Cape Coral property

        Cape Coral

        City council member pushes for action as iguanas destroy Cape Coral property

        Bella Line
        Mae'anna osceola-hart

        Naples

        Indigenous neighbor slams ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ahead of Trump visit

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • FORT MYERS POCKET PARKS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers looks to add more pocket parks on vacant lots

        Miyoshi Price
        Louis Falocco

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police: Man waves gun at people trying to stop him from drunk driving

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Florida Highway Patrol charges man in fatal DUI crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        North Naples

        Collier County deputies investigate possible drowning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officers investigate fatal hit-and-run on Winkler Avenue

        WFTX Digital Team
        NORTH PORT CITY ENGINEER ANTHONY FRIEDMAN

        North Port/Englewood

        GREEN LIGHT FOR NORTH PORT: New traffic signals and more, planned

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Local News

        Sarasota County Sheriff's Office investigates shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        One protester uses a megaphone to express opposition to the construction of "Alligator Alcatraz".

        Immigration Action

        Protesters gather as 'Alligator Alcatraz' nears completion

        Eric Lovelace
        Alberto Varetto, owner of Alberto's on Fifth, talks to a customer.

        Naples

        Naples restaurant owner prepares for hurricane season with new flood technology

        Eric Lovelace
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        Immokalee

        Man who helped during Boca Grande shark attack facing deportation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Labelle

        LaBelle man convicted of hit and run that killed a 15-year-old boy

        Austin Schargorodski
        Surveying mosquitos in Collier County

        Naples

        'Just swarming': Collier County battles worst mosquito wave in nearly a decade

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers soft launches emergency app to help the community in hurricane season

        Miyoshi Price
        Matlacha businesses bloom again: Civic association distributes plants to restore island's vibrant character after hurricanes

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage

        Bella Line
        CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Cape Coral woman jumps into canal to evade police after trying to steal from Target

        Cape Coral

        'Going to get eaten by gators': Woman jumps into canal after Cape Coral theft

        Bella Line
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        Investigates

        FL drivers frustrated with school bus camera tickets still can’t contest them

        Katie LaGrone
        Handcuffs

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Report: FBI finds hundreds of child exploitation files in Fort Myers man’s home

        Kaitlin Knapp
        From military service to police duty: Cape Coral officer continues commitment to community after 25 years in Army

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police officer continues service after 25 years in military

        Bella Line
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | An early Independence Day Parade, pub crawls and Caribbean flair

        Amy Wegmann
        Midpoint Bridge, Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida Highway Patrol says pedestrian died in I-75 crash

        Emily Young
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