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      • Lee County
        Foreign fighter who killed Estero couple during fake gun sale sentenced to life
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: We get even warmer today
        Trent Aric
        Lee County
        Fort Myers man sentenced to 25 years for rape and kidnapping of teen
        Shari Armstrong
        Local News
        Local father honors daughter's memory by fighting holiday overdose spike
        Ryan Kruger
        Local News
        U.S. shoppers set to top $1 trillion in holiday spending for first time
        Ryan Kruger
        Punta Gorda
        Charlotte County rejects proposed Punta Gorda water service transfer
        Alex Orenczuk
        Downtown Fort Myers
        New Lee County Commissioner outlines infrastructure, safety priorities
        Miyoshi Price
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Salvation Army Breaks Ground on $22M Fort Myers Campus Expansion
        Miyoshi Price
        Charlotte County
        Small electrical fire burns at Babcock Ranch gym
        WFTX Digital Team

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        • New e-bike regulations proposed in Charlotte County

          Allie Kaiser

        • New child therapy center coming to Immokalee to help families access vital care

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Christmas is the deadliest day of the year for heart patients, doctors say

          Emily Young

        • Naples Pier debris will go to two staging areas during demolition

          Eric Lovelace

      • If you give a child a book

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        Lee County

        One dies after car crashes into water in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        FMB town leaders warn neighbors after string of scam cases

        Austin Schargorodski
      • National News

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          Universal hepatitis B vaccine for newborns no longer recommended by CDC

          Justin Boggs
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          Warner Bros. board backs Netflix deal over higher Paramount Skydance offer

          AP via Scripps News Group
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          Ham over beef, and other ways to keep Christmas meal costs down

          John Matarese

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        Lehigh Acres

        Teacher files lawsuit against Lee County schools over social media firing

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Florida residents lost $118 million to data breach scams in 2024

        Ryan Kruger
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        Estero

        Estero fire crews battle commercial fire in Shadow Wood community

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Two families are recovering after being hit by a pickup truck on Halloween

        Alex Orenczuk

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers police union pushes for higher pay amid officer retention concerns

        Eric Lovelace
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        Sanibel

        New numbers show Sanibel and Captiva’s recovery surge, available rooms double

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Two men using crosswalk

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        LaBelle crosswalk sparks safety concerns among residents

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun St. in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says

        Alex Orenczuk

        Hurricane

        Tropics are quiet as we kick off November

        Katie Walls
      • County attorney's son dies in boat crash that devastated local fishing community

        Punta Gorda

        Dedicated captain dies in boat crash shocking local fishing community

        Bella Line
        Mother of child in custody

        Naples

        'Just fireworks': Mother says teen's alleged bomb threat in Naples was a joke

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lee County

        Club Blu murder suspect arrested, charged with drug trafficking

        Miyoshi Price
      • FC Naples wins game on save

        Naples

        UNREAL ENDING: FC Naples wins first playoff game on penalty kick save

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte Harbor

        Punta Gorda

        27-year-old man dies after boat crashes into rock jetty in Punta Gorda, FWC says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Crash on SR 31

        Arcadia

        Two killed in head-on crash on State Road 31 in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral

        ONLY ON FOX 4: Cape Coral man charged with threatening federal agents speaks out

        Hunter Walterman
        food pantry

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers food pantry expands service amid SNAP uncertainty

        Hunter Walterman
        Firefighters rescue animals

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral house fire leaves one person in critical condition, pets rescued

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Naples man charged with secretly recording child getting out of the shower

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hit-and-run crash

        Charlotte County

        FHP: Punta Gorda man hits 3 trick-or-treaters, leaves scene of crash

        Deadly shooting in Immokalee

        Immokalee

        Deputies investigating deadly house party shooting in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Naples seniors win International Tennis Masters World titles

        Eric Lovelace

        Collier County

        Deputies: Collier teen charged with making bomb to use during trick-or-treating

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port weighs changing how commissioners can communicate with city staff

        Hunter Walterman
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        Port Charlotte

        BRACING FOR IMPACT: Charlotte food pantries prepare for cuts to SNAP funding

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Naples

        Collier County approves phase 4 of Paradise Coast Sports Complex expansion

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County Fire & EMS Chief resigned on Friday

        Alex Orenczuk
      • WELL CAPE CORAL

        Cape Coral

        Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer recovers from record lows but concerns remain in Cape Coral

        Andrew Shipley
        Massaquois

        Lee County

        State seeks death penalty for Lehigh Acres couple charged with son’s murder

        Kaitlin Knapp
        North Port fire

        North Port/Englewood

        Fire sparks at future North Port Utilities administration building

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Demetrius O'Neal

        Lee County

        Club Blu shooter found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Woman charged after two dogs found dead in cages at Pine Manor home

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Medieval fairs, air shows and Día de los Muertos celebrations

        Amy Wegmann
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        Cape Coral

        Feds: Cape Coral man said to 'just get a gun and shoot the ICE Nazis down'

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman fights to bring home husband detained by ICE

        Hunter Walterman
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        Cape Coral

        Police seek robbery suspects targeting elderly victims at Cape Coral McDonald's

        WFTX Digital Team
      • 8TH GRADE D1 SCHOLARSHIP FORT MYERS KID

        Downtown Fort Myers

        14-year-old "Jitterbug" Ryan receives D1 scholarship offer from Sacramento State

        Miyoshi Price
        W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam

        Alva

        Army Corps starts water releases from Lake Okeechobee into Caloosahatchee River

        Allie Kaiser
        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial as closing arguments conclude

        Lee County

        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial, closing arguments conclude

        Bella Line
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        Covering Florida

        15 to 20 people taken to hospital after JetBlue flight diverts to Tampa

        Frances Lin
        School Bus Crash

        Fort Myers Shores

        Lee County school bus crash near Fort Myers Shores, driver taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Labelle

        LaBelle rescue dogs and inmates find hope through ‘Second Leash on Life’ program

        Austin Schargorodski
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