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      • Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Cloudier skies to finish the work week
        Katie Walls
        North Port/Englewood
        WATCH: North Port Police car flips during high-speed chase
        Hunter Walterman
        Cape Coral
        Lee Co. commissioner seeks law enforcement's help for Burnt Store Road safety
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Collier Co. commissioner backtracks after considering Marco Island position
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Scripps News Life
        FAA reducing air traffic by 10% in certain markets during government shutdown
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Downtown Fort Myers
        New Fort Myers housing prioritizes displaced people from Southward Village
        Miyoshi Price
        Bonita Springs
        District could spare Fort Myers Beach Elementary from demolition
        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples
        Florida man walks the four corners of the U.S. for mental health awareness
        Eric Lovelace

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        • Melissa Lockhart keeps District 5 seat after Tuesday's election

          WFTX Digital Team

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      • National News

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        Routh guilty on all counts, attempts to stab himself with pen

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        Death investigation

        Port Charlotte

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        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Synagogue arson suspect facing federal charge

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      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach trailer permits expire today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Salah Chelih

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs man charged with murder appears in court

        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

        Cape Coral police say motorcyclist died in crash with truck

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        Punta Gorda

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

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        Roller coaster was working right when man died: State inspectors

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        Cape Coral

        Crash shuts down part of Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
        Armed robbery suspect

        Local News

        Federal charges filed against Fort Myers pair in I-75 armed robbery spree

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors frustrated over hurricane damaged home saying it's a health hazard

        Cape Coral

        Neglected Cape Coral home draws safety, health complaints from neighbors

        Bella Line
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        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers begin hearings on property tax cuts, 2026 ballot in sight

        Forrest Saunders
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police: Teen arrested for stealing multiple cars, drunk driving

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies start planning Christmas charity efforts

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

        Naples

        Collier deputies respond to crash on Airport Pulling Road

        WFTX Digital Team
        Road construction

        Lehigh Acres

        Richmond Avenue pedestrian bridge reconstruction to begin in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Road Closure

        Local News

        FDOT warns drivers of upcoming closure on State Road 31 bridge

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Senior homelessness surges in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young
        Police

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        Deputies respond to motorcycle crash on Palm Beach Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Clewiston

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Marco Island

        Jet ski crash kills two on Marco Island, FWC says

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        North Fort Myers

        31 Produce in North Fort Myers closes permanently due to state road project

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Golden Gate

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        Bella Line
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Tournament honors legacy of teen killed in Fort Myers mass shooting

        Hunter Walterman

        Naples

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        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        Lee County EMT Jessica Sanchez dies following off-duty accident

        Andrew Shipley
      • Chabad of Charlotte County arson investigation

        Punta Gorda

        Person of interest identified in Charlotte County synagogue arson, hate crime

        Victoria Quevedo
        FHP

        North Port/Englewood

        Englewood man dies in Charlotte County pickup truck crash Friday night

        Andrew Shipley
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral's beloved Dixie Roadhouse steps into new chapter with fresh ownership

        Miyoshi Price
      • Bear Hunt

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        Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

        Forrest Saunders
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        Labelle

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Historic cypress preserve offers guided water walks in Lee County

        Andrew Shipley
      • Covering Florida

        200-plus suspects arrested in Florida human trafficking operation: Officials

        WFTS Digital Staff
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        Covering Florida

        Apparent human remains found during luggage check at Tampa airport: CBP

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        North Port/Englewood

        Armed robbery suspect sought after 7-Eleven heist in North Port, police say

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      • Suspect accused of killing Cape Coral teen pleads no contest

        Cape Coral

        Suspect accused of killing Cape Coral teen pleads no contest

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        Suspect in Club Blu mass shooting pleads no contest, sentenced to 25 years

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        Cape Coral

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