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      • Port Charlotte
        Man arrested for sexual battery and burglary in Port Charlotte, deputies say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Unsettled weather continues
        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        20-yr-old fisherman hit by boat propeller during water rescue
        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge closure causes hours-long traffic delays for drivers
        Victoria Quevedo
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Council slashes budget by 7.4% amid infrastructure cuts
        Eric Lovelace
        Captiva
        Captiva begins $34 million beach restoration project after Hurricane Ian damage
        Anvar Ruziev
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County commissioners consider Class 3 e-bike ban in Babcock Ranch
        Bella Line
        Local News
        Florida rent surges nearly 40% as population boom creates affordability crisis
        Ryan Kruger

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        • AdventHealth to build new emergency department in Punta Gorda

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Cape Coral bans some commercial truck parking on public streets starting Oct. 1

          Emily Young

        • North Port police charge 4 women for organized shoplifting scheme

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        Nursing home continued to charge after mother's death

        Covering Florida

        Florida family claims nursing home kept billing for empty room after mom died

        Susan El Khoury
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        DeSantis Launches Gun and Ammo Tax Holiday, Pushes for Open Carry

        Forrest Saunders
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          Russia hits government building in largest strike of the war against Ukraine

          Jason Bellini

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        Naples

        Collier County deputies investigate shot fired at grocery store

        WFTX Digital Team
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        AI voice scams surge 241% post-pandemic, Americans lost more than $12 billion

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        One more day of tropical rain

        Katie Walls
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Mother-son duo arrested for arcade robbery, but are the establishments legal?

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        Naples

        The Black Eyed Pig restaurant closes its doors after owner's passing

        Eric Lovelace
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        SWFL Back To School

        Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday starts on this date

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        Shark attack survivors, first responders gather to share 'success stories'

        Audra Schroeder
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        Porsche Studio Naples offers hands-on experience on Fifth Avenue

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers police investigate shooting at Renaissance Preserve

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Immokalee

        Immokalee is turning water savings into healthy smiles

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        $50K grant helps Fort Myers mental health nonprofit expand job training

        Austin Schargorodski
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        North Port/Englewood

        ARRESTED: North Port Police arrest three suspects in May home invasion

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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County parks get new components

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral police arrest man for threats of mass shooting

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police arrest man for posting mass shooting threats

        Bella Line
        Taco Tuesday

        Arcadia

        How far would you go for a taco? Pilots fly into Arcadia for Taco Tuesday

        Hunter Walterman
      • Rainbow in Big Cypress National Preserve

        Investigates

        Trekking through the swamp near Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz

        Michael Paluska

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Lee County Deputy helps reunite non-verbal teen found walking alone on busy road

        Anvar Ruziev
        Trump Immigration

        Collier County

        Florida signs $245M in contracts for 'Alligator Alcatraz:' A look at the numbers

        By KATE PAYNE
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        'I would rather live under a bridge than under an HOA': Florida viewers respond

        Adam Walser
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        Arcadia

        Friend describes tragic moment Arcadia man disappeared in Peace River accident

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Naples

        Migrant families allege human rights abuses at Alligator Alcatraz

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Hendry County

        Sand mine proposal returns to Montura, reigniting local pushback

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers home with a history of 911 calls at the center of debate

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape animal shelter warns record mosquito season puts pets at higher risk for deadly heartworm disease

        Cape Coral

        Cape animal shelter warns pet owners about mosquito season threats towards pets

        Bella Line
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        Covering Florida

        Florida drivers aren’t the only ones frustrated by school speed zone camera law

        Katie LaGrone
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        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Lee County deputies find missing, endangered man

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        Immokalee

        Collier County deputies investigate shooting in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Florida leads nation in financially distressed credit accounts, study finds

        Ryan Kruger

        Naples

        SILENT KILLER: Naples woman survives aortic aneurysm rupture, urges awareness

        Eric Lovelace
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        Covering Florida

        Patients travel to Florida to get taller in new procedure

        Kayla McDermott
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        Collier County

        Florida official: Lawsuit to halt Alligator Alcatraz filed in wrong court

        Mike Schneider
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        Port Charlotte

        Students trade pool days for public service in Charlotte County internship

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Hendry County

        $675M in relief going to Florida farmers still recovering from hurricanes

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral host fined $30,000 as neighbors report issues with three other rentals on their street

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral host fined $30K as neighbors report issues with three other rentals

        Bella Line
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        Mother seeks answers after partner shuffled through multiple ICE facilities

        Vannia Joseph
        Good Mood Ranch

        Naples

        Family-run ranch in East Naples fights to stay open amid land use dispute

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        COLD CASE CRACKED: Suspect arrested in 2016 Fort Myers apartment shooting

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Arcadia

        FWC recovers body of missing boater in Arcadia

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        It's Your Money: Cape Coral woman tackles $30,000 in credit card debt

        Emily Young
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        Cape Coral

        Man arrested after firing shots in Cape Coral road rage, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Two pilots killed in small plane crash to Fort Myers, NTSB says

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        Secretary of Agriculture to visit Hendry County with citrus farming announcement

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