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      • Collier County
        Pilot survives plane crash in water near Everglades; passenger dies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Overnight rain moving out of Southwest Florida
        Trent Aric
        North Port/Englewood
        Governor DeSantis signs death warrant in 2008 murder case
        WFTX Digital Team
        Port Charlotte
        Shots fired after fight outside Port Charlotte pub; no injuries reported
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Naples Mayor to plead no contest to DUI charge, serve 12 months probation
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port High student seriously injured, six others arrested in altercation
        Hunter Walterman

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        • EVICTING THE IGUANAS: demolition begins on infested Cape Coral bank

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        • Boil water advisory issued near Sugarland Plaza in Clewiston

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        A SECOND CHANCE: Lehigh Acres Sunshine Boulevard road extension project gets resubmitted to state budget

        Lehigh Acres

        A SECOND CHANCE: Lawmakers give Sunshine Boulevard road extension another try

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        Fort Myers councilman set to propose church purchase for community use

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      • National News

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          Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother's safe return as search enters week three

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        • Guthrie

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        • Partial Solar Eclipse

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          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Property tax

        Local News

        Florida property tax elimination could boost home values by 9%, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
        Gulf Coast Humane Society Giving Tuesday

        Lee County

        Giving Tuesday sparks hope for animals, and families in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young

        Lee County

        Blue green algae alert issued for Gator Slough Canal

        Shari Armstrong
      • Milano Paolo Hlavina and Jeremy Olivo

        Cape Coral

        Two men charged with driving more than 90 mph on Del Prado Blvd; killing one

        Allie Kaiser
        Joel Elias Herrera-Godinez

        DeSoto County

        Report: Suspect admits to killing Arcadia man in driveway, claims self-defense

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lt. William Garlick

        Charlotte County

        Funeral for Charlotte County lieutenant planned for this Saturday

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      • BusCrashCapeCoral

        Lee County

        No students on board during school bus-involved crash in Cape Coral

        Financial experts say that people who are not careful with their holiday spending could face a cold reality in their wallet in 2022.

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        Americans cut holiday spending as inflation pressures mount, survey finds

        Ryan Kruger

        Cape Coral

        CPR training from high school saves boat crash victim's life

        Eric Lovelace
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        Covering Florida

        Government ends TPS for Haitians: What this means for 300,000 immigrants

        Ange Toussaint
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        Covering Florida

        Port St. Lucie police sergeant in critical condition after being shot twice

        Emma Romano
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        North Fort Myers

        'We are heartbroken': Family, community mourns the loss of Lt. William Garlick

        Alex Orenczuk
      • christmas

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Salvation Army Angel Tree program brings Christmas magic to 3,000 local children

        Miyoshi Price
        Rick Scott

        Naples

        Naples police warn of public risks after swatting at Sen. Rick Scott’s home

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Fatal yacht club boat crash shakes Cape Coral community, takes lives of beloved autism supporters

        Cape Coral

        Man still fighting for his life after deadly Caloosahatchee speed boat crash

        Bella Line
      • New autism resource center coming to Immokalee to serve families

        Immokalee

        New autism resource center coming to Immokalee to serve families

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Covering Florida

        Florida’s social media crackdown is back but enforcement remains unclear

        Forrest Saunders
        Parking proposal restrictions on Boca Grande

        Lee County

        Boca Grande opens parking permit applications despite Charlotte County pushback

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Edwin Rodriguez

        Port Charlotte

        Deputies are looking for a missing Port Charlotte man with dementia

        Kaitlin Knapp
        SUV crashes into UPS Store

        San Carlos Park

        SUV crashes into UPS Store in San Carlos Park, no one inside was hurt

        WFTX Digital Team
        Thomas Coyle

        Cape Coral

        Police: Cape Coral man charged after road rage attack escalates to car-ramming

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police Lights

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port shooting leaves one with critical injuries; one person detained

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Captiva power outage

        Captiva

        1,400+ customers have no power on Captiva, LCEC map shows

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Lt. William Garlick

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County corrections lieutenant killed in motorcycle crash, sheriff says

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Great Naples Fire Estey Ave

        Naples

        Neighbor helps resident escape duplex fire through bedroom window

        WFTX Digital Team
        Boat victims identified

        Cape Coral

        UPDATE: FWC releases names of boat crash victims

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Apartment fire

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Electrical fire at apartment sends one to the hospital in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gateway

        Gateway Church Jingle Jog 5K to support family of boy who died from brain cancer

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        UPDATE: Three charged in connection with Fort Myers shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Your front porch is a target: Cape Coral police reveal how to outsmart package thieves

        Lee County

        Do online shopping? Cape Coral Police share tips to outsmart thieves

        Bella Line
      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Nov 28 – Nov 30

        Vanessa Busch
        FORT MYERS TIPOFF

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Women's basketball takes center stage at Fort Myers Tip-Off tournament

        Miyoshi Price
        Stabbing on Polk Street

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police: Man stabbed in the neck during domestic disturbance

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs couple helps Nigerian school after student escapes kidnappers

        Eric Lovelace

        Naples

        Naples restaurant provides free Thanksgiving meals to fight loneliness

        Hunter Walterman
        Teresa Monroe has been identified by family as the woman killed in the crash

        Lehigh Acres

        Family identifies woman killed in Lehigh hit-and-run crash

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • STARS Complex shooting

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigating shooting at STARS Complex

        WFTX Digital Team
        Crash near North River Road

        Sarasota County

        Troopers working to identify driver killed in fiery crash on I-75 near Venice

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Punta Gorda

        THANKFUL: Punta Gorda firefighters praised for efforts to save pet monkey

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Cape Coral

        Scotty's Bierwerks announces closure of Cape Coral brewery

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        TURKEY TROT

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Southwest Florida runners lace up for Turkey Trot, supporting local charities

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        Naples

        Sen. Rick Scott’s Naples home targeted in another swatting attempt

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