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        LaBelle man faces second sexual battery charge in separate case
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Dense fog expected through the morning commute
        Katie Walls
        Collier County
        Measles outbreak grows at Ave Maria University, despite high vaccination rate
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Buckingham
        Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve
        Bella Line
        Gateway
        Deputies crack down on speeding during school drop-off, pick-up in Gateway
        Victoria Quevedo
        Sanibel
        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input
        Austin Schargorodski
        Charlotte County
        Condo owners and conservationists team up against developer in Charlotte County
        Hunter Walterman
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Senate passes bill allowing volunteer armed guards to go unlicensed at churches
        Miyoshi Price
        Clewiston
        The legacy of one man helping to make Harlem what it is today
        Allie Kaiser

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          Alex Orenczuk

        • Sanibel has had one gas station since Ian, but damaged Chevron site may reopen

          Austin Schargorodski

        • LaBelle man charged with sexual battery, kidnapping could have more victims

          Allie Kaiser

        • Cape Coral city council rejects proposal to change to 'strong mayor' structure

          Bella Line

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Collier County

        'It hits people hard': measles cases at Ave Maria hits 57

        Eric Lovelace
        'AN HOUR ORDEAL': Gateway parents raise safety concerns over school traffic congestion

        Gateway

        Gateway parents raise safety concerns over traffic congestion near schools

        Victoria Quevedo
      • National News

        • Congress Homeland Security

          Republicans press Minnesota Attorney General on deaths of Good, Pretti

          Scripps News Group
        • Bird Flu

          Trump's CDC is canceling $600M in HIV and STD funds to four Democrat-led states

          Scripps News Group
        • US Capitol

          Congress fails to pass DHS funding, setting up partial government shutdown

          Joe St. George

        Scripps News
      • Senate President

        Covering Florida

        Florida Senate poised as decider on next session’s biggest battles

        Forrest Saunders
        Melquan Anthony Stewart

        Charlotte County

        Report: Port Charlotte man admits to killing father, blames voices in his head

        Sarah Lindenberg
        DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

        Sarah Lindenberg
      • Collier considers public emergency to repair $1.5 million worth of unpaved roads

        Golden Gate

        Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

        Bella Line
        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Immokalee

        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        People in Fort Myers weigh in as City of Palms Park demolition looms

        Miyoshi Price
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        North Port/Englewood

        Dog rescued from house fire in Englewood

        Sarah Lindenberg
        Lee County school bus camera

        Lee County

        Lee County cracks down: $225 fines now issued for passing stopped school buses

        Emily Young
        Demetrius O'Neal

        Lee County

        Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FHP

        Naples

        FHP: 9-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in Naples crash

        WFTX Digital Team

        Estero

        Estero classic car show draws big crowds and Toys for Tots donations

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Fort Myers

        Family and friends remember Charlotte County corrections Lt. William Garlick

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO: Shots fired after road rage incident in North Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

        Charlotte County

        FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Naples

        WATCH: Father and son rescued after ATV gets stuck in Big Cypress swamp

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Labelle

        Water managers face dilemma over Caloosahatchee River flows

        Andrew Shipley
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        Hurricane

        Looking back at the 2025 hurricane season

        Katie Walls
        Florida and AI

        Covering Florida

        From Chatbots to Deepfakes: Florida considers wide-ranging AI protections

        Forrest Saunders
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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Bokeelia man killed in crash on Stringfellow Road: FHP

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        'Perfect and convenient': See plans for a new park in Fort Myers at the Forum

        Austin Schargorodski
        Tavano on his boat

        Clewiston

        Bass fishing tournaments reel in around $1.5 million for Hendry County's economy

        Allie Kaiser
      • Parents warned about e-bike safety after Cape Coral police arrest children for reckless riding

        Cape Coral

        RECKLESS RIDING: Parents warned about e-bike safety after Cape PD make arrests

        Bella Line
        Optima Classical Academy Fort Myers

        Local News

        Fort Myers charter school becomes flashpoint in Florida governor race

        Ryan Kruger

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend December 5 – 7

        Vanessa Busch
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        Covering Florida

        Citizens Property Insurance shrinking more by the day

        Nadeen Yanes
        veteran getting free home

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Marine veteran receives free home through community partnership

        Miyoshi Price

        Collier County

        Collier School Board to vote on new boundaries for two elementary schools

        Eric Lovelace
      • Deadly Crash Six Mile Cypress

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly crash shuts down part of Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        House moves ahead with redistricting review as Senate, governor signal delay

        Forrest Saunders
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        North Fort Myers

        ‘They were family’: NFM family grieving after house fire kills over a dozen pets

        Austin Schargorodski
      • YE US Immigration 2025 Photo Gallery

        Collier County

        Amnesty accuses Florida of violating international law at Alligator Alcatraz

        Ryan Kruger
        Riverpark East neighbors

        Naples

        Historically black neighborhood urges Naples to address long-standing problems

        Mahmoud Bennett
        School zone lights not flashing? Cape Coral Police say you will still get a ticket if you're speeding

        Cape Coral

        School zone light not flashing? Cape Coral Police say you can still get a ticket

        Bella Line
      • Major healthcare facility in Immokalee completes first phase of multi-million dollar renovation

        Immokalee

        Major healthcare facility in Immokalee completes first phase of renovation

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral gets $6.5M grant for water project

        Andrew Shipley
        Daniel Pesantes

        Lee County

        LCSO: Man charged with using crypto to buy drugs on dark web after parcel search

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        CCPD: Driver going 119 mph crashes, arrested on DUI and weapons charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Handcuffs

        Collier County

        Three dead cats found in Naples home; man charged with animal cruelty

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Holiday events bring festive fun to Southwest Florida this weekend

        Amy Wegmann
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        Investigates

        Convicted felon home buyer accused of altering contract to cut price in half

        Adam Walser
        Boil water notice

        Lee County

        Boil water notice lifted for 460+ homes along Orange River Blvd.

        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island Police Car

        Collier County

        Safety reminder after gun found in Collier County park

        WFTX Digital Team
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