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      • North Port/Englewood
        North Port Police search for violent suspect leads to unrelated arrest and crash
        Hunter Walterman
        Weather
        FORECAST: Gorgeous day on the way, chilly tomorrow morning
        Trent Aric
        Lee County
        Lee County animal advocates propose $6 tax for spay and neuter clinics
        Victoria Quevedo
        Naples
        Community members pressure Naples council to challenge Pride's lawsuit
        Eric Lovelace
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Downtown Fort Myers farmers market returns to boost culinary district
        Miyoshi Price
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Florida dolphins show brain toxins linked to Alzheimer's, study finds
        Andrew Shipley
        Labelle
        LaBelle drawbridge closure extended through Thursday morning
        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County issues 30-Day rabies alert after bat tests positive
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        Parents blame Santa as holiday spending drops amid financial pressures
        Ryan Kruger

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        • 4-year-old left at wrong bus stop in Clewiston

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        • FROM TANKS TO TAPS: Anarchy Ale Works nears opening day as Alva’s new brewery

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      • If you give a child a book

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

        Credit Cards

        Local News

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        Ryan Kruger
        Lithium Ion trash truck fire

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      • National News

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        • Anti-ICE Nativity scene

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        Covering Florida

        Government ends TPS for Haitians: What this means for 300,000 immigrants

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        Covering Florida

        Port St. Lucie police sergeant in critical condition after being shot twice

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        North Fort Myers

        'We are heartbroken': Family, community mourns the loss of Lt. William Garlick

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Salvation Army Angel Tree program brings Christmas magic to 3,000 local children

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        Rick Scott

        Naples

        Naples police warn of public risks after swatting at Sen. Rick Scott’s home

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Fatal yacht club boat crash shakes Cape Coral community, takes lives of beloved autism supporters

        Cape Coral

        Man still fighting for his life after deadly Caloosahatchee speed boat crash

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      • New autism resource center coming to Immokalee to serve families

        Immokalee

        New autism resource center coming to Immokalee to serve families

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Covering Florida

        Florida’s social media crackdown is back but enforcement remains unclear

        Forrest Saunders
        Parking proposal restrictions on Boca Grande

        Lee County

        Boca Grande opens parking permit applications despite Charlotte County pushback

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Edwin Rodriguez

        Port Charlotte

        Deputies are looking for a missing Port Charlotte man with dementia

        Kaitlin Knapp
        SUV crashes into UPS Store

        San Carlos Park

        SUV crashes into UPS Store in San Carlos Park, no one inside was hurt

        WFTX Digital Team
        Thomas Coyle

        Cape Coral

        Police: Cape Coral man charged after road rage attack escalates to car-ramming

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police Lights

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port shooting leaves one with critical injuries; one person detained

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Captiva power outage

        Captiva

        1,400+ customers have no power on Captiva, LCEC map shows

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Lt. William Garlick

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County corrections lieutenant killed in motorcycle crash, sheriff says

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Great Naples Fire Estey Ave

        Naples

        Neighbor helps resident escape duplex fire through bedroom window

        WFTX Digital Team
        Boat victims identified

        Cape Coral

        UPDATE: FWC releases names of boat crash victims

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Apartment fire

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Electrical fire at apartment sends one to the hospital in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gateway

        Gateway Church Jingle Jog 5K to support family of boy who died from brain cancer

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        UPDATE: Three charged in connection with Fort Myers shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Your front porch is a target: Cape Coral police reveal how to outsmart package thieves

        Lee County

        Do online shopping? Cape Coral Police share tips to outsmart thieves

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      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Nov 28 – Nov 30

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        FORT MYERS TIPOFF

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Women's basketball takes center stage at Fort Myers Tip-Off tournament

        Miyoshi Price
        Stabbing on Polk Street

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police: Man stabbed in the neck during domestic disturbance

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs couple helps Nigerian school after student escapes kidnappers

        Eric Lovelace

        Naples

        Naples restaurant provides free Thanksgiving meals to fight loneliness

        Hunter Walterman
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        Lehigh Acres

        Family identifies woman killed in Lehigh hit-and-run crash

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • STARS Complex shooting

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigating shooting at STARS Complex

        WFTX Digital Team
        Crash near North River Road

        Sarasota County

        Troopers working to identify driver killed in fiery crash on I-75 near Venice

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Punta Gorda

        THANKFUL: Punta Gorda firefighters praised for efforts to save pet monkey

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Scotty's Bierwerks closing for good on Friday

        Cape Coral

        Scotty's Bierwerks announces closure of Cape Coral brewery

        WFTX Digital Team
        TURKEY TROT

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Southwest Florida runners lace up for Turkey Trot, supporting local charities

        Miyoshi Price
        Florida Sen. Rick Scott

        Naples

        Sen. Rick Scott’s Naples home targeted in another swatting attempt

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Tree lightings, benefit concerts and art festivals

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        Cape Coral

        Several Southwest Florida cities see biggest home price dip in the country

        Hunter Walterman
        FHP high-speed chase

        Fort Myers Metro South

        High-speed chase in Fort Myers leads to DUI arrest

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        San Carlos Park

        Lee County deputies investigating home robbery in San Carlos Park

        WFTX Digital Team

        Collier County

        County warns of trespassing at Northeast Utility Facility

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        RSW travelers experience minimal delays on Thanksgiving travel day

        Allie Kaiser
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        Punta Gorda

        73-year-old hit and killed by a pickup truck outside Punta Gorda, troopers say

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        Marco Island

        Juvenile beat up, robbed in Marco Island; three suspects on the run

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