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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Invest 93L set to cross the state on Tuesday
        Andrew Shipley
        Captiva
        Lee County staff recommends approval for South Seas Resort expansion on Captiva
        Anvar Ruziev
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral family shares warning of 'houseplex' rental
        Emily Young
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral baker calls for changes to Florida's Cottage Food Law
        Bella Line
        Sanibel
        Coast Guard rescues 77-year-old man 138 miles off Sanibel Island
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Manager last-minute resignation effort rejected
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Arcadia
        National Weather Service issues flood warning for part of DeSoto County
        Hunter Walterman
        Labelle
        LaBelle tow truck driver hit and killed fuels push to toughen Move Over law
        Austin Schargorodski
        Punta Gorda
        One person dies on flight to Punta Gorda, Charlotte County deputies say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Investigates
        7 DAYS IN JAIL: Woman arrested for HOA violations
        Adam Walser
        Immokalee
        New multigenerational homes coming to Immokalee to keep families under one roof
        Victoria Quevedo
        Covering Florida
        Florida lawmakers push for transparency, lawsuits over migrant detention site
        Forrest Saunders

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Bubble Room reopens to packed house on Captiva

          Anvar Ruziev

        • Juvenile stabbed in Cape Coral; police say suspect is in custody

          Kaitlin Knapp

        • 15 MINUTES TO PAY: Automated parking citations coming to Lee County parks

          Anvar Ruziev

        • Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

          Hunter Walterman

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Sayfollah Musallet

        Covering Florida

        Community mourns death of Tampa man killed while in West Bank

        Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'

        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

        • Tropical weather outlook for Monday, July 14, 2025

          Storm threatens rain and flooding for Florida, may strengthen further this week

          Scripps News Group
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          Ambassador Matthew Whitaker explains US deal to sell weapons to NATO for Ukraine

          Scripps News Group
        • Trump

          FEMA's future may be evolving as Trump praises flood response in Texas

          Ava-joye Burnett

        Scripps News
      • Diplomat Elementary

        Cape Coral

        Legal loophole exposes gap in Florida law after threat to Diplomat Elementary

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Cape Coral

        ATV driver tries to escape Florida troopers

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County Public Safety

        Punta Gorda

        "Even on Easter, we're ready," crews say after Punta Gorda fire

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Pope Francis

        Local News

        Pope Francis dies at 88 according to the Vatican

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Home invasion-murder trial starts Monday in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Dunbar Parade

        Downtown Fort Myers

        THE TRADITION CONTINUES: 81st Dunbar Easter Parade in Fort Myers

        Victoria Quevedo
      • St Matthews House

        Naples

        More than 600 people fed at St. Matthews House annual Easter dinner

        Victoria Quevedo
        Xavier Charles Derisma

        Cape Coral

        17-year-old charged with aggravated assault at Marquee Cinemas

        Andrew Shipley
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        FWC investigating two incidents on water Saturday

        Andrew Shipley
      • Hendry County

        Clewiston

        4-year-old boy killed in Hendry County crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Protesters flood sidewalk of Collier Courthouse for “Say No to Tyranny” rally

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Beach

        'The chairs are flying': Pipe burst shoots water in the air on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Charlotte County Waste Water Treatment Plant

        Punta Gorda

        Residents impressed, still have questions about Charlotte Co. waste water plant

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Captiva

        Captiva’s Mucky Duck restaurant begins rebuild after hurricane damage

        Anvar Ruziev
        W.P. Franklin Lock

        Alva

        Water releases from Lake Okeechobee comes into a question once again

        Andrew Shipley
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        Immokalee

        4 MONTHS LATER: Find out why Harvest Nights Music Fest got canceled

        Ella Rhoades
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        Punta Gorda

        TIDE TRACKER: Charlotte County installs new real-time tide sensors

        Alex Orenczuk
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Local News

        Despite recent mass shootings, Fla. lawmakers consider repealing gun laws

        Ryan Kruger
      • Dunbar parade set up STARS complex

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers' Historic Dunbar Easter Parade returns Sunday for its 81st year

        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers Fire

        North Fort Myers

        Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

        WFTX Digital Team
        NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

        Naples

        NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

      • Deadly crash I-75

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        porch pirates increase

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Barks, Brews and Baskets full of eggs... some that glow!

        Amy Wegmann
      • FMPD dog abused

        Local News

        Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Immokalee

        FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Investigates

        FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

        Katie LaGrone
      • Manatees rescued

        Local News

        Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

        Fort Myers Police

        Fort Myers Beach

        FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
        The Carlton at Fort Myers

        Local News

        Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

        Anvar Ruziev
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Covering Florida

        'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

        Aja Dorsainvil
        'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

        Covering Florida

        'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

        Katie LaGrone
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Port/Englewood

        TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane Ian

        North Fort Myers

        To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

        Andrew Shipley
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

        Vanessa Busch
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        Labelle

        Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

        Austin Schargorodski
        Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

        Covering Florida

        Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

        Shari Armstrong
      • FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lehigh Acres

        New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

        WFTX Digital Team
        Leoma Lovegrove

        Cape Coral

        Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

        WFTX Digital Team
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