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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Stormy pattern continues as we heat up a bit more today
        Trent Aric
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies say man and woman found dead at Lehigh Acres home
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        DUI driver hits trooper in Charlotte County, FHP reports
        WFTX Digital Team
        Hendry County
        C-43 Reservoir done in Hendry County; DeSantis touts big step for Everglades
        Austin Schargorodski
        Captiva
        Firefighters share warning after golf cart sparks fire, Captiva crews say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach
        FEMA visits Fort Myers Beach to evaluate flood insurance discount reinstatement
        Anvar Ruziev
        National Politics
        Immigration agents demand tenant information from landlords
        Cape Coral
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        Emily Young
        Sanibel
        Coast Guard rescues 77-year-old man 138 miles off Sanibel Island
        WFTX Digital Team

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        • PARKING PARTY: North end of Englewood Beach parking lot reopened Tuesday

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        • Is this your ring? Cape restaurant looking to reunite it with its owner

          Bella Line

      • If you give a child a book

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        SUNSHINE BLVD

        Lehigh Acres

        Governor vetoes $6 million for Sunshine Boulevard extension in Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Gov. Ron Desantis visits Hendry County for new Everglades Restoration project

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • American Idol Executive Killed

          'American Idol' music supervisor and husband both found dead at LA home

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          Trump plans to implement more tariffs despite rising inflation

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        • A storm moving over Florida on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

          Rainy storm continues to saturate Florida, expected to move toward Gulf states

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      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County deputies respond to 3-vehicle crash on 6 Mile Cypress Parkway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Captiva

        Bubble Room reopens to packed house on Captiva

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        Captiva

        Lee County staff recommends approval for South Seas Resort expansion on Captiva

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        Arcadia

        National Weather Service issues flood warning for part of DeSoto County

        Hunter Walterman
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        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers push for transparency, lawsuits over migrant detention site

        Forrest Saunders
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        Investigates

        7 DAYS IN JAIL: Woman arrested for HOA violations

        Adam Walser
      • City Manager Mike McNees

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Manager last-minute resignation effort rejected

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        LaBelle tow truck driver hit and killed fuels push to toughen Move Over law

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral baker believes home-based competitors operate with 'no checks and balances' under Florida law

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral baker calls for changes to Florida's Cottage Food Law

        Bella Line
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        Covering Florida

        Community mourns death of Tampa man killed while in West Bank

        Airplane

        Punta Gorda

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

        WFTX Digital Team
        Housing

        Immokalee

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

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Cape Coral

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

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

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

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Beach

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

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Arcadia Main Street Walk Audit

        Arcadia

        Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman
        Right at home

        Lee County

        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

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

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 'We're still here': Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Bella Line
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        Naples

        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Collier County

        Conservation groups plan to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' violations

        Leilyn Torres
      • Cat adoptions

        Collier County

        Collier County animal shelter suspends cat intake due to disease concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
        Matthew Curbelo

        Lee County

        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | BBQ battles, Mango mania, Tennis Whites and Dance

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      • Florida Highway Patrol

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        Florida Highway Patrol trooper crashes with motorcycle after chase, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police say one person hospitalized after crash with semi-truck

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Captiva

        Bubble Room restaurant ready to reopen after three-year hurricane recovery

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers residents oppose 'Godzilla Hotel' plan in historic district

        Miyoshi Price
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        Port Charlotte

        SUNSEEKER: Blackstone's plan for the property uncertain after $200M acquisition

        Alex Orenczuk

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13

        Vanessa Busch
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        Labelle

        LaBelle’s cooking up a new plan to help food trucks get rolling and grow easier

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Alligator Alcatraz

        Covering Florida

        Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Lawmakers will tour Florida migrant facility

        Forrest Saunders
        Collier Mosquito Control meeting

        Naples

        Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 20: Ian Cerro shares the lessons he learned from his father

        Ryan Kruger
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        Sanibel

        Diamondback terrapins threatened by poaching and crab traps in Southwest Florida

        Andrew Shipley
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        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Former Punta Gorda teacher now facing federal child porn charges

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        Bank to host blood drive in Fort Myers, amid critical shortage

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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
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