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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Record breaking cold arriving with winter blast
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Fort Myers Police say one injured in shooting on Palm Avenue
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate death in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Nov 7 – Nov 9
        Vanessa Busch
        National News
        Some states got SNAP benefits overnight — here’s why others haven’t
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral
        PHOTOS: Cape Coral celebrates Veteran's Day parade
        WFTX Digital Team

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        • 'It gives you hope:' Hundreds walk to end Alzheimer's in Southwest Florida

          Hunter Walterman

        • Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on North Port's first hospital

          Hunter Walterman

        • Crash on Burnt Store Road sends two to the hospital

        • Rebuilt and ready to make waves, The Whale returns to FMB three years after Ian

          Austin Schargorodski

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Demings: 'I Want to Make Florida the Safest State in America'

        Covering Florida

        Jerry Demings: 'I want to make florida the safest state in America'

        Forrest Saunders
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        Consumer

        AI ads are making fake products look more real than ever

        Mallory Sofastaii
      • National News

        • Congress Shutdown

          A shutdown deal without a health care guarantee — would Democrats take it?

          AP via Scripps News Group
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          Your Thanksgiving meal could be cheaper — but there’s a catch

          Justin Boggs
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          Think mashed potatoes rule Thanksgiving? Think again

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
      •  Immokalee Foundation helps student build career path to utility work

        Immokalee

        Immokalee Foundation helps student build career path to utility work

        Victoria Quevedo
        Proposed Costco in East Naples

        Naples

        Neighbors threaten lawsuit as Costco clears hurdle for new East Naples location

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Boathouse in Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill demolished nearly year after a fire

        Andy Cunningham
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 30: FC Naples extends unbeaten streak to 10

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lee County

        Lee health officials issue water advisory for Bowditch Park

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        14-year-old Three Oaks Middle School student arrested for school threat

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Jacaranda murder suspect

        Lee County

        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County road reopens after sinkhole repair

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach property owners face deadline for temporary permit extensions

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral

        Fed cut generates optimism for Southwest Florida real estate

        Hunter Walterman
        Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Demolition of the Boathouse restaurant begins Thursday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens nearly a year after hurricanes

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Victoria Quevedo
        Salah Chelih

        Bonita Springs

        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods

        Miyoshi Price
      • Naples airport

        Naples

        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Covering Florida

        Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

        Forrest Saunders
        Motorcyclist killed in crash

        Bonita Springs

        Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hurricane

        Hurricane Gabrielle threatens Azores Thursday; hurricane watches in place

        Katie Walls
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        Local News

        Gen Z renters view renting as smarter financial choice than buying homes

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
      • DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Florida police officer shot and killed; deputies say suspect fired 24 rounds

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        School bus rear-ended in Lee County, district says all students safely evacuated

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Lee County Sheriff's Office seeks help finding missing, endangered woman

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        Speed cameras could be coming to North Port schools

        Hunter Walterman
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        Captiva

        Captiva beach renourishment project delayed, costs could reach $31 million

        Anvar Ruziev
      • A Florida grasshopper sparrow.

        Local News

        Florida's rarest bird stars in new conservation documentary

        Michael Paluska
        Hispanic Heritage

        Covering Florida

        From Cuba to the classroom, one mom's mission bridges language gaps

        Annette Gutierrez
        Lehigh Acres gets $15.5M grant for flood prevention project

        Lehigh Acres

        PREVENTING YARD LAKES: New stormwater project to combat flooding in Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Charlie Kirk Shot

        Covering Florida

        Florida fallout after Kirk killing raises First Amendment concerns

        Forrest Saunders
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man films boat hitting manatee, fears it could happen again

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Commissioners approve more seats at the table for Boca Grande Parking Committee

        Alex Orenczuk
      • 'We can't move forward': Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers driver nearly pays parking ticket for car that wasn't his

        Miyoshi Price
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        Collier County

        Collier County woman pleads no contest, gets 10 years in infant’s death

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral police presence

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral death investigation: one person in custody

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officer injured in crash, driver charged with not having license

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say two arrested, including juvenile, in vehicle burglaries

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Balancing your spending and spending without triggering money anxiety

        Local News

        Americans plan to spend big this holiday season despite economic uncertainty

        Ryan Kruger
        Bokeelia fire

        Cape Coral

        Firefighters say two homes destroyed in Bokeelia fire, Tuesday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        VIDEO: Tesla driver runs away after high-speed chase on I-75, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
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