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      • North Port/Englewood
        North Port High student seriously injured, six others arrested in altercation
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        Dense Fog Advisory until 10am this morning
        Local News
        4,000 acre brush fire is burning in Glades County right now
        WFTX Digital Team
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers councilman set to propose church purchase for community use
        Miyoshi Price
        Lehigh Acres
        A SECOND CHANCE: Lawmakers give Sunshine Boulevard road extension another try
        Victoria Quevedo
        Punta Gorda
        New Charlotte County Sheriff's Office cruiser honors fallen deputies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise money for hurricane survivors
        Bella Line
        Sanibel
        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification
        Bella Line

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Community volunteer with stage 5 kidney disease seeks living donor

          Eric Lovelace

        • Marco Island avoids water shortage despite county drought warning

          Eric Lovelace

        • SLOW DOWN: Speed cameras coming to Charlotte County school zones

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve

          Bella Line

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Ave Maria measles

        Collier County

        Measles outbreak grows at Ave Maria University, despite high vaccination rate

        Mahmoud Bennett
        "POLICE PRESENCE LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE": Crack down on speeding during school drop-off in Gateway

        Gateway

        Deputies crack down on speeding during school drop-off, pick-up in Gateway

        Victoria Quevedo
      • National News

        • Amazon-Ring

          Ring and Flock cancel camera partnership amid outcry over Super Bowl camera ad

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        • Epstein New Mexico Ranch

          New Mexico official seeks search near Epstein ranch over claim of buried girls

          Alexandra Miller
        • Don Lemon

          Former CNN journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty in church demonstration case

          Scripps News Group

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        Clewiston

        Highway 27 project worries Clewiston business owners

        Allie Kaiser
        Three indicted for first degree murder

        Lee County

        State Attorney announced three Lee County first-degree murder indictments

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Fort Myers Beach

        COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB's Bowditch Point

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Yacht Basin redevelopment faces continued permit delays

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda Police boat towed after incident at Laishley Park Marina

        Emily Young
        Scam

        Local News

        Florida shoppers face $650 average loss to Christmas scammers, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
      • North Naples

        PILES OF DEBRIS: Naples neighbors frustrated with pace of cleanup in nearby lot

        Eric Lovelace
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        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda Police Department's boat sinks near Laishley Park

        Emily Young
        Homeowners insurance

        Local News

        Florida insurance company Heritage Property announces rate decrease

        Ryan Kruger
      • Senate President

        Covering Florida

        Florida Senate poised as decider on next session’s biggest battles

        Forrest Saunders
        Melquan Anthony Stewart

        Charlotte County

        Report: Port Charlotte man admits to killing father, blames voices in his head

        Sarah Lindenberg
        DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

        Sarah Lindenberg
      • Collier considers public emergency to repair $1.5 million worth of unpaved roads

        Golden Gate

        Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

        Bella Line
        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Immokalee

        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        People in Fort Myers weigh in as City of Palms Park demolition looms

        Miyoshi Price
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        North Port/Englewood

        Dog rescued from house fire in Englewood

        Sarah Lindenberg
        Lee County school bus camera

        Lee County

        Lee County cracks down: $225 fines now issued for passing stopped school buses

        Emily Young
        Demetrius O'Neal

        Lee County

        Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FHP

        Naples

        FHP: 9-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in Naples crash

        WFTX Digital Team

        Estero

        Estero classic car show draws big crowds and Toys for Tots donations

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Fort Myers

        Family and friends remember Charlotte County corrections Lt. William Garlick

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO: Shots fired after road rage incident in North Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

        Charlotte County

        FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Naples

        WATCH: Father and son rescued after ATV gets stuck in Big Cypress swamp

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Labelle

        Water managers face dilemma over Caloosahatchee River flows

        Andrew Shipley
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        Hurricane

        Looking back at the 2025 hurricane season

        Katie Walls
        Florida and AI

        Covering Florida

        From Chatbots to Deepfakes: Florida considers wide-ranging AI protections

        Forrest Saunders
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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Bokeelia man killed in crash on Stringfellow Road: FHP

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        'Perfect and convenient': See plans for a new park in Fort Myers at the Forum

        Austin Schargorodski
        Tavano on his boat

        Clewiston

        Bass fishing tournaments reel in around $1.5 million for Hendry County's economy

        Allie Kaiser
      • Parents warned about e-bike safety after Cape Coral police arrest children for reckless riding

        Cape Coral

        RECKLESS RIDING: Parents warned about e-bike safety after Cape PD make arrests

        Bella Line
        Optima Classical Academy Fort Myers

        Local News

        Fort Myers charter school becomes flashpoint in Florida governor race

        Ryan Kruger

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend December 5 – 7

        Vanessa Busch
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        Covering Florida

        Citizens Property Insurance shrinking more by the day

        Nadeen Yanes
        veteran getting free home

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Marine veteran receives free home through community partnership

        Miyoshi Price

        Collier County

        Collier School Board to vote on new boundaries for two elementary schools

        Eric Lovelace
      • Deadly Crash Six Mile Cypress

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly crash shuts down part of Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        House moves ahead with redistricting review as Senate, governor signal delay

        Forrest Saunders
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        North Fort Myers

        ‘They were family’: NFM family grieving after house fire kills over a dozen pets

        Austin Schargorodski
      • YE US Immigration 2025 Photo Gallery

        Collier County

        Amnesty accuses Florida of violating international law at Alligator Alcatraz

        Ryan Kruger
        Riverpark East neighbors

        Naples

        Historically black neighborhood urges Naples to address long-standing problems

        Mahmoud Bennett
        School zone lights not flashing? Cape Coral Police say you will still get a ticket if you're speeding

        Cape Coral

        School zone light not flashing? Cape Coral Police say you can still get a ticket

        Bella Line
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