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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        Coyote leaps to safety after being trapped on Fort Myers hotel ledge
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Patchy fog early, then very warm this afternoon
        Trent Aric
        Hendry County
        12-year-old driving UTV in Immokalee dies in crash: FHP
        Local News
        Englewood Man arrested for killing his brothers at hunting cabin in New York
        Althea Castro De La Mata
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Boat captain rescues baby dolphin stranded in shallow water near St. James City
        Alex Orenczuk
        Estero
        'Home away from home': Corkscrew Country Store closes after 30 years
        Eric Lovelace
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Report: Woman with felony warrant drove at Lee County deputy before being shot
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        Deadly Florida semi-truck crash leads to push for stricter CDL requirements
        Austin Schargorodski
        Alva
        SWFL horse trainer takes precautions after Texas virus outbreak
        Allie Kaiser

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
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        • Port Charlotte man dies in pedestrian crash at US 41 intersection

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        • North Port moves one step closer to new emergency operations center

          Hunter Walterman

      • If you give a child a book

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

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        Covering Florida

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        Fort Myers law firm gives away turkeys as families face increased need after shutdown

        Lee County

        Fort Myers law firm gives away turkeys after historic government shutdown

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      • National News

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        • Extreme Weather Texas

          ‘So forceful’: Residents describe Houston-area tornado’s damage

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      • Handcuffs

        Charlotte County

        Two women arrested in Port Charlotte massage parlor prostitution sting

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral teens charged with stealing cars, guns in overnight crime spree

        Bella Line
        New bill to repeal Florida's controversial 'free kill' law clears first hurdle, caps being discussed

        Covering Florida

        Bill to repeal Florida’s ‘free kill’ law clears hurdle months after Gov. veto

        Katie LaGrone
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        Charlotte County

        Student hit by a car outside Lemon Bay High is OK; no one will be charged

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Golden Gate

        SHUTDOWN IMPACTS: Collier-Lee Honor Flight postponed

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        Naples

        Man charged with battery after harassing woman at beach, Naples police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Halloween display

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        Halloween spending scares Americans as inflation forces many to skip the holiday

        Ryan Kruger

        North Port/Englewood

        Sarasota County School Board considers artificial intelligence policy change

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        $6.5m project brings pedestrian safety beacons to Palm Beach Blvd

        Miyoshi Price
      • Collier trail

        Naples

        Collier County pledges $7M to turn old train tracks into multi-city trail

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral yacht club rebuild cost jumps to $225 million, sparking resident concerns

        Cape Coral

        City says Cape Coral Yacht Club rebuild expected cost jumps to $225 million

        Bella Line
        Lazy Springs Recreational Park to close permanently after 13 years

        Immokalee

        Lazy Springs Recreational Park to close permanently after 13 years

        Victoria Quevedo
      • ATV arrests

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Sheriff's Office charges 13 people for reckless ATV driving in Lehigh

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Americans lose billions to investment scams as Florida ranks among hardest-hit

        Ryan Kruger
        School threats at Cape Coral High

        Cape Coral

        School leaders say 'gas smell' at Cape High caused by stink bomb prank

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Arcades, Miscue Lounge under investigation

        Lee County

        More than $36,000 seized from two Fort Myers arcades, Miscue Lounge

        WFTX Digital Team
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        One person injured in Bokeelia truck fire, crews say

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        Covering Florida

        New Florida bill would require teachers to take an oath

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral High School

        Local News

        SWFL schools boost security after non-credible threats reported

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port prepares to break ground on new fire station after years of delay

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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County sinks proposed $27M Manchester Waterway cut-through project

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Federal shutdown

        Investigates

        Are Florida lawmakers still getting paid while federal workers go unpaid?

        Dave Bohman
        Costco East Naples

        Naples

        Costco gets approval for new Collier County store as neighbors threaten to sue

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Florida lawmakers revive “free kill” repeal after DeSantis veto

        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers revive 'free kill' repeal after DeSantis veto

        Forrest Saunders
      • Tropical Satellite Imagery

        Hurricane

        Development in the Caribbean Sea possible

        Katie Walls
        Immokalee barber turns childhood haircut trauma into business

        Immokalee

        Immokalee barber turns childhood haircut trauma into business

        Victoria Quevedo
        Adamo leaving jail

        Covering Florida

        Babysitter charged with poisoning infant with antifreeze in Okeechobee

        Emma Romano
      • 'You risk getting hit by a car': Parents call for change at chaotic crosswalk

        Cape Coral

        Parents call for change at chaotic Mariner High School crosswalk

        Bella Line
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        Collier County

        Florida officials didn't disclose funding request for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral TikToker found hiding in car floorboard during arrest, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach now offering free beach wheelchair for visitors and residents

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Dutch Bros Coffee set to open in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers man charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography

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      • Club Blu mugshots

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Nearly a decade later, Club Blu shooting suspect begins trial in Fort Myers

        Emily Young
        El Jobean Fishing Pier

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County gets closer to rebuilding El Jobean Pier

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape High dismisses students after possible gas leak; 2 staff taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lazy Springs announces permanent closure following sale

        WFTX Digital Team

        Punta Gorda

        Florida International Airshow returns despite government shutdown

        Eric Lovelace
        Ave Maria

        Collier County

        NCH plans 150-bed hospital in Ave Maria to serve growing eastern Collier County

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Proposed Meli’s Ice Cream building marks progress in FMB’s Times Square rebuild

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County man charged with animal cruelty after leaving dogs to die in cages

        Fort Myers Metro South

        ‘This is disgusting’: Lee County man accused of leaving dogs to die in cages

        Victoria Quevedo
        A Bonita Springs man was back in court fighting his death sentence for wife's murder, in a murder-for-hire case

        Bonita Springs

        Mark Sievers back in court fighting death sentence for wife's murder

        Bella Line
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