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      • Lehigh Acres
        Judge orders Lehigh parents charged with attempted suicide pact to stay in jail
        Bella Line
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm weekend ahead, but huge changes arrive next week
        Trent Aric
        Scripps News Life
        What travelers need to know as shutdown hits U.S. flights
        Justin Boggs
        Lehigh Acres
        Lehigh Acres firefighters respond to house fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Port Charlotte
        Judge orders USDA to fully fund SNAP by Friday as food pantries stay busy
        Alex Orenczuk
        Fort Myers Metro South
        RSW travelers react as FAA plans nationwide flight cuts amid government shutdown
        Austin Schargorodski
        North Port/Englewood
        Dutch Bros Coffee brings the energy with new location now open in North Port
        Alex Orenczuk
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | Veterans Day events honor heroes across Southwest Florida
        Amy Wegmann
        North Fort Myers
        Community mourns after teenager dies in North Fort Myers house fire
        Allie Kaiser

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          Andrew Shipley

        • New reservoir to protect Southwest Florida from lake discharges

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        • North Naples’ Mercato unveils upgraded piazza for entertainment and gatherings

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Naples moves forward with plans for new Cambier Park playground

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      • If you give a child a book

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        Lee County

        Lee County launches school bus stop arm camera program to protect students

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        New Meals of Hope warehouse in Naples expands to meet increasing demand for help

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          Healthcare policy expert breaks down the factors driving rising insurance costs

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        • NCAA Iowa St Michigan Basketball

          6 players accused of throwing games, gambling ties lose NCAA eligibility

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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

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        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
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        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
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        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
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        Lehigh Acres

        Commissioners approve of contract for pedestrian options in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

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

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        WATCH: Dog brings Florida deputies to save woman

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        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
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        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

        WFTX Digital Team
        Electricity

        Covering Florida

        Hearing today over proposed electric bill increase at FPL

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Local News

        FHP says bicyclist hit, killed by truck driver in Collier County

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Gun show manager

        Lee County

        Florida's gun tax holiday saves owners; attendance soars at fort myers show

        Miyoshi Price

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Kiwanis Club hosted the 29th annual KidsFest at Cultural Park.

        Hunter Walterman
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        Punta Gorda

        Motorcyclist dies in Charlotte County crash with e-bicycle Saturday night

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