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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Heavy rain expected once again today as we monitor the tropics
        Trent Aric
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee County deputies respond to 3-vehicle crash on 6 Mile Cypress Parkway
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        Gov. Ron Desantis visits Hendry County for new Everglades Restoration project
        WFTX Digital Team
        Captiva
        Lee County staff recommends approval for South Seas Resort expansion on Captiva
        Anvar Ruziev
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral baker calls for changes to Florida's Cottage Food Law
        Bella Line
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral family shares warning of 'houseplex' rental
        Emily Young
        Sanibel
        Coast Guard rescues 77-year-old man 138 miles off Sanibel Island
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Manager last-minute resignation effort rejected
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Arcadia
        National Weather Service issues flood warning for part of DeSoto County
        Hunter Walterman
        Labelle
        LaBelle tow truck driver hit and killed fuels push to toughen Move Over law
        Austin Schargorodski
        Investigates
        7 DAYS IN JAIL: Woman arrested for HOA violations
        Adam Walser
        Covering Florida
        Florida lawmakers push for transparency, lawsuits over migrant detention site
        Forrest Saunders

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Bubble Room reopens to packed house on Captiva

          Anvar Ruziev

        • One person dies on flight to Punta Gorda, Charlotte County deputies say

          WFTX Digital Team

        • New multigenerational homes coming to Immokalee to keep families under one roof

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Juvenile stabbed in Cape Coral; police say suspect is in custody

          Kaitlin Knapp

      • 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

        • DOJ

          DOJ cuts its multilingual services to help 'promote assimilation' of English

          Scripps News Group
        • Grand Canyon Fire

          Arizona senators demand answers about delayed response to Grand Canyon wildfire

          Scripps News Group
        • Afghan Baby

          Federal court temporarily blocks end of TPS for Afghans

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • FGCU receives historic $22 million donation to transform healthcare education

        Fort Myers Metro South

        FGCU's record $22 million donation will go towards healthcare education

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Lip gloss and prints identify 'Kia Boys' in Cape car theft

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        One injured in Fowler Street crash, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Blues, canoes, country and sci-fi are taking over SWFL this weekend

        Amy Wegmann
        police

        Covering Florida

        Florida woman arrested after chasing teen on e-bike with SUV

        3 molotov cocktails found in fort myers man's garage

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers man arrested for making Molotov cocktails

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach to vote on mosquito control district merger

        Anvar Ruziev
        CEOs of YMCA Collier County & Physicians regional pose with FC Naples players in front of sign.

        FC Naples

        'My heart just pounds': FC Naples hosts kids soccer camp with 50 kids

        Eric Lovelace
        9 Year old shark bite victim's family

        Port Charlotte

        9-year-old girl recovering after shark attack in Boca Grande

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Saluscare Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral mental health facility lease ended; hundreds of patients seek help

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Some Sanibel homes that took on Ian’s surge now getting raised 11 feet

        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples Shy Wolf Santuary

        Naples

        Healing with wolves: Florida veterans find connection at Naples animal sanctuary

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Cats rescued by deputies

        Marco Island

        Couple arrested for animal cruelty after 57 cats rescued from Marco Island home

        WFTX Digital Team

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend June 13 – June 15

        Vanessa Busch
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 16: Fierce rivals come to town

        Ryan Kruger
      • NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOR: Cape Airbnb neighbors say guilty verdict not enough in compliance fight

        Cape Coral

        Cape Airbnb neighbors say guilty verdict not enough in compliance fight

        Bella Line
        Smashed guardrails leading to the canal

        Cape Coral

        Police: Driver who caused deadly Cape Coral canal crash may have been impaired

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ghost homes in Cape Coral and Fort Myers

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral, Fort Myers top list for vacant "ghost homes" in new study

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Panthers before Game 4

        Florida Panthers

        Panthers look to increase momentum ahead of Game 4

        John Barron
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        National News

        Scripps wins Service to America Award for Hurricanes Helene and Milton coverage

        Scripps News Group
        SIlver Airways

        National News

        Silver Airways, Florida-based airline, shuts down all operations

        Scripps News Group
      • Money

        Local News

        Hurricane season brings warning: $9.3 billion in storm-related fraud

        Ryan Kruger
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police crack down on criminal activity in Yorkshire area

        Victoria Quevedo
        oasis boat ramp parking shooter

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Suspect in deadly shooting near Oasis Boat Ramp charged with jailhouse assault

        Miyoshi Price
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Witnesses stop suspected drunk driver from fleeing Fort Myers crash: report

        Ella Rhoades
        Tolls could be going up in Cape Coral as commissioners work to fix a $13 million deficit

        Cape Coral

        Lee Co commissioners consider toll hikes to address $13 million budget shortfall

        Bella Line
        9-year-old Leah was attacked by a shark on Boca Grande Wednesday afternoon

        Local News

        Girl, 9, out of surgery after Boca Grande shark bite; family says hand saved

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Father, son die in Cape Coral crash

        Cape Coral

        Driver tried to pass truck before deadly Cape Coral crash: report

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Fort Myers Police say man threw boiling water on victim, trying to stab them

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres neighbors skeptical of roundabout at Gunnery and Buckingham

        Ella Rhoades
      • New David Lawrence Center site

        Naples

        Collier Co. approves $56 million mental health facility despite local concerns

        Mahmoud Bennett
        north port city commissioners

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port delays decision on identifying land for affordable housing

        Victoria Quevedo
        Port Charlotte fire

        Port Charlotte

        Electrical failure caused fatal fire at Port Charlotte home: report

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Deadly shooting at Fort Myers complex sparks calls for renewed 24/7 security

        Miyoshi Price
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        Glades County

        Electric buses in Glades County aims to help communities after hurricanes

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        DONUT TRAP: Black bear roaming Punta Gorda safely relocated and released

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        FPL brings hurricane meal kits to the doorsteps of Fort Myers seniors

        Austin Schargorodski
        Damaged homes from Hurricane Ian still line Matlacha's entrance as new hurricane season approaches

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Damaged homes from Hurricane Ian still line Matlacha's entrance

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police arrest man after crime spree, chase

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Driver crashes into water overnight, according to Greater Naples Fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fox 4 crash

        Local News

        Fort Myers police say DUI driver crashed into taco stand area, injuring 9

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Floridians spend highest percentage of income on credit card debt, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
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