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      • Cape Coral
        Police investigating shooting in Southwest Cape Coral; no injuries reported
        Bella Line
        Weather
        FORECAST: Sunshine and dry weather to stick around
        Andrew Shipley
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Lorenzo maintains strength while moving through Atlantic
        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Metro South
        ‘This is disgusting’: Lee County man accused of leaving dogs to die in cages
        Victoria Quevedo
        Fort Myers Beach
        Proposed Meli’s Ice Cream building marks progress in FMB’s Times Square rebuild
        Austin Schargorodski
        Collier County
        NCH plans 150-bed hospital in Ave Maria to serve growing eastern Collier County
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Charlotte County
        Seeing hazy skies? There's a prescribed burn in Charlotte County.
        WFTX Digital Team
        Bonita Springs
        Mark Sievers back in court fighting death sentence for wife's murder
        Bella Line
        Punta Gorda
        Florida International Airshow returns despite government shutdown
        Eric Lovelace

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        • Fort Myers officers investigate shooting that injured two, police say

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Port Charlotte

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        North Fort Myers

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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County deputy who shot and killed Deep Creek man has retired

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        Lee County deputies charge man after incident at First Baptist Church

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        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

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      • Cape Coral's Bike Night returns

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        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns with new parking options

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        Naples

        Collier County crews respond to fire at Ritz-Carlton in Naples

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Investigates

        Family demands answers after dementia patient found in walk-in freezer at ALF

        Adam Walser
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        North Fort Myers

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        Punta Gorda

        A year after Hurricane Milton, recovery shines across coastal Charlotte County

        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council and mayor salary increases in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council salary increases

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral

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      • North Port/Englewood

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        Punta Gorda

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