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      • Collier County
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        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm days ahead, big changes early next week
        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
        Caloosahatchee Connect partnership brings hope during drought
        Bella Line
        Naples
        Charlie Kirk 'Day of Remembrance' inches toward Florida House floor vote
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
        CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Thief strikes same Lehigh Acres victim twice
        Victoria Quevedo
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers youth center creates safe space for civil dialogue over ICE, protests
        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral
        SLOW DOWN: Should Cape Coral lower neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph?
        Bella Line
        Local News
        Naples family business thrives through constant reinvention
        Ryan Kruger
        Covering Florida
        Florida teachers union denies encouraging student walkouts
        Forrest Saunders

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          Austin Schargorodski

        • Bonita Springs literacy council responds to English-only driving exam rule

          Eric Lovelace

        • Golden Gate Estates neighbors react to planned cell tower on Everglades Blvd N.

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Fort Myers Beach 'optimistic' Fourth of July fireworks show will happen

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        Marco Island

        Marco Island flag display raises funds for community

        Eric Lovelace

        Estero

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        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

        • Migrant Detention

          Migrant baby deported after illness renews criticism of ICE detention facilities

          Patrick Terpstra
        • Ukraine train

          Ukraine to mark war's fourth year with bombed train car on display in Kyiv

          Jason Bellini
        • Dollar Tree-Family Dollar

          Dollar Tree opens more stores in affluent ZIP codes as prices rise

          Justin Boggs

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      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend February 5 - 8

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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘A lovely person’: Neighbors remember kayaker who died near Sanibel Causeway

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Measles outbreak confirmed in Collier County; official count incomplete

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Bella Line
        Apollo Drive fire

        Fort Myers Shores

        One woman injured after house fire in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Cape Coral

        Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before FL Supreme Court

        Kaitlin Knapp
         Immokalee native overcomes challenges to reach NFL's biggest stage

        Immokalee

        Immokalee native overcomes challenges to reach NFL's biggest stage

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lehigh Acres

        Three charged with violent robbery scheme that lured victim to Lehigh Acres home

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Collier County

        Nonprofit aims to end veteran homelessness in Collier County this year

        Eric Lovelace
        Blue-Green Algae

        Lee County

        Harmful blue-green algae found in canal off Caloosahatchee River

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Dive teams search retention pond in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        Lee County educator celebrated for excellence in cybersecurity education

        Shari Armstrong
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        Lee County

        Employee at Lemuel Teal Middle School in Lehigh Acres arrested, suspended

        WFTX Digital Team
        FINANCE GOALS

        Local News

        Americans start 2026 financially worse off but remain optimistic

        Ryan Kruger
      • Retirement Planning

        Local News

        More than half of recent retirees wish they had saved more money for retirement

        Ryan Kruger
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        Naples

        Naples Pier debris disrupts fishing at Bayview Park

        Mahmoud Bennett
        city of palm neighbor concern

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Study underway to decide City of Palms Park redevelopment options

        Miyoshi Price
      • FATAL TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN CRASH

        Downtown Fort Myers

        One dead after truck, pedestrian accident at Fort Myers construction site

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe land use application after years of opposition

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe development plans

        Bella Line
        Lee County approves $5M road resurfacing project for Central Lehigh

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County approves $5 million road resurfacing project for part of Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Stacking water

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        Food bank helps rural Southwest Florida communities access clean drinking water

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lehigh Acres

        New food pyramid highlights protein but leaves out an affordable option

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Tips needed in Fort Myers woman's death

        Shari Armstrong
      • Sanibel Causeway

        Sanibel

        Kayaker dies after incident near Sanibel Causeway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Here's which restaurants could take over the Fort Myers Bahama Breeze location

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        Buckingham

        Meet the K9 that found the missing man in Buckingham Preserve

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        Sanibel

        Sanibel approves new wildlife signage aimed at protecting animals from cars

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel tables plan to lethally remove coyotes to protect sea turtle nests

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        Crash impacts traffic on Cape Coral Parkway near the bridge

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        Naples

        Three new members elected to Naples City Council

        WFTX Digital Team
        Measles Ave Maria

        Collier County

        Measles cases reported in Ave Maria as Florida Dept. of Health withholds numbers

        Mahmoud Bennett
        60 acre brush fire under investigation, officials warn of illegal burns during burn ban

        North Port/Englewood

        Illegal burns, drought raise risk after 60-acre fire near North Port

        Bella Line
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        Expert: Develop AI literacy to spot fake content online

        Ryan Kruger
        MORE THAN A CRAFT STORE: Immokalee native opens craft store to bring creative opportunities to community

        Immokalee

        Immokalee native opens craft store to bring creative expression

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Sarasota County

        North Port man charged with sexual battery of teen; there could be more victims

        WFTX Digital Team
      • frozen bluberries at blueberry bunch farm

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        Freeze forces Hendry County blueberry farmers into high-stakes waiting game

        Emily Young
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        North Naples

        Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepson charged with deadly shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        Woman arrested after hit-and-run, charged with abusing dogs in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Apartment fire in Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Metro South

        One person injured in Fort Myers apartment fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Cape Coral man sentenced for threatening to assassinate the president

        WFTX Digital Team

        Marco Island

        Cold weather kills dozens of fish at Marco Island lagoon

        Eric Lovelace
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