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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
        Investigates
        Are Florida lawmakers still getting paid while federal workers go unpaid?
        Dave Bohman

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        • Costco gets approval for new Collier County store as neighbors threaten to sue

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Parents call for change at chaotic Mariner High School crosswalk

          Bella Line

        • Fort Myers Beach now offering free beach wheelchair for visitors and residents

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Dutch Bros Coffee set to open in Cape Coral

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Florida lawmakers revive “free kill” repeal after DeSantis veto

        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers revive “free kill” repeal after DeSantis veto

        Forrest Saunders
        Adamo leaving jail

        Covering Florida

        Babysitter charged with poisoning infant with antifreeze in Okeechobee

        Emma Romano
      • National News

        • A new home under construction

          Homebuilding is getting even more expensive and volatile under new tariffs

          Simon Kaufman
        • Capitol Breach

          Democrats want to negotiate shutdown, but say Republicans have to come to them

          Scripps News Group
        • Government Shutdown

          Senate again fails to end shutdown as standoff enters third week

          Scripps News Group

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      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port weighs new direction on emergency operations center to save money

        Hunter Walterman

        Cape Coral

        Cape football coach investigated for sex on campus, district records shows

        Eric Lovelace
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        North Port/Englewood

        Dashcam video shows North Port police officer rescuing child from busy highway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers set sights on affordability crisis ahead of 2026 session

        Forrest Saunders
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        Clewiston

        TACKLING SAFETY: Clewiston High gets new football helmet pads to cut concussions

        Austin Schargorodski
        Downtown Naples

        Naples

        What should Naples look like in 20 years? City wants input on long term plans

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Records show Governor DeSantis met with opponents not families before veto over FL’s ‘free kill’ law

        Investigates

        Records reveal who may have had Governor’s ear before FL’s ‘free kill' repeal

        Katie LaGrone
        New body camera video of deadly deputy shooting released

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte Co. Sheriff releases video, says questions remain in deputy shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County schools cut late bus arrivals in half with schedule changes

        Cape Coral

        Lee County Schools cut late bus arrivals in half with schedule changes

        Bella Line
      • Charlie Kirk Shot

        Local News

        Bill could force Florida colleges to name campus roads after Charlie Kirk

        Ryan Kruger
        Sea turtle

        Sanibel

        Study: Red tide toxins found to transfer from nesting sea turtles to hatchlings

        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police searching for man who exposed himself

        WFTX Digital Team
      • School bus

        Naples

        Deputies say school bus involved in Naples crash on Immokalee Road

        WFTX Digital Team
        food bank shortages

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers food bank braces for government shutdown impacts

        Emily Young

        North Port/Englewood

        Speed cameras coming to North Port schools

        Hunter Walterman
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda boat canopy debate resurfaces as city reconsiders ban

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County board meeting covers free speech, new school, vaccines requirements

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputies investigating shots fired near a home on Conway Street

        WFTX Digital Team
      • vaccine

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s vaccine rollback still lacks details as lawmakers await plan

        Forrest Saunders
        downtown pedestrians and parking

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers considers pedestrian mall study amid parking concerns

        Miyoshi Price
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        Collier County

        Student pilot, instructor airlifted after plane crashes in Florida Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cambier Park Naples

        Naples

        DHS reviews Cambier Park security after Naples police flag potential risks

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Club Blu shooting suspect began trial on Tuesday nearly 10 years later

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Club Blu shooting suspect trial nearly 10 years later

        Bella Line
        Free English classes help Lehigh Acres residents pursue the American dream

        Lehigh Acres

        Free English classes help people in Lehigh Acres pursue the American dream

        Victoria Quevedo
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port man arrested for more than 35 counts of child sex crimes

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Lee County approves of funding for shoreline projects

        WFTX Digital Team

        Downtown Fort Myers

        New drones will help first responders in Lee County, commissioners say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Pedestrian crossing sign

        Lehigh Acres

        Commissioners approve of contract for pedestrian options in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        West Palm Beach officer injured during late-night shootout, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        WATCH: Dog brings Florida deputies to save woman

        WFTX Digital Team
      • wedding

        Local News

        Credit card debt is destroying more marriages than ever before

        Ryan Kruger

        Naples

        Naples community rallies around firefighter family after son dies from cancer

        Eric Lovelace
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        Clewiston

        Clewiston leaders get heated over mayor’s call to limit city manager’s power

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Ekos Creekside breaks ground

        Naples

        Naples’ Ekos Creekside workforce housing breaks ground despite traffic concerns

        Mahmoud Bennett
        City seeks solution for senior center and food pantry

        North Port/Englewood

        'THIS IS OUR FAMILY': City commissioners vow to save North Port senior center

        Victoria Quevedo
        sanibel resort

        Sanibel

        Sanibel resort rebuilds stronger after Ian's devastation

        Miyoshi Price
      • FPL

        Covering Florida

        FPL faces pushback as regulators weigh major rate hike

        Forrest Saunders
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach approves of improvements to Bowditch Pointe Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach Fishing Pier

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach approves pier project, during sea turtle nesting season

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lorenzo

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Lorenzo maintains strength while moving through Atlantic

        Katie Walls
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        Fort Myers Beach

        The Whale in Fort Myers Beach set to reopen after Hurricane Ian

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        Electricity

        Covering Florida

        Hearing today over proposed electric bill increase at FPL

        WFTX Digital Team
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