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      • National News
        US Secret Service shoots and kills armed man at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
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        Weather
        FORECAST: Winter is coming...
        Katie Walls
        Lee County
        FWC says inactive FPL power plant could be linked to 25 manatee deaths in Lee Co
        Austin Schargorodski
        Fort Myers Metro South
        'BASEBALL'S BACK:' Spring training returns to Southwest Florida
        Hunter Walterman
        Cape Coral
        Thousands attend Cape Coral car show for a good cause
        Hunter Walterman
        Punta Gorda
        Florida welcomes record number of visitors - again
        Hunter Walterman
        Covering Florida
        Gang members facing federal charges for stabbing at a DeSoto County prison
        WFTX Digital Team
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend February 20 - 22
        Vanessa Busch
        Downtown Fort Myers
        New trail could connect Fort Myers to Cape, and Lee County wants your input
        Miyoshi Price

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        • Fire south of Lehigh Acres destroys barn

          WFTX Digital Team

        • DeSoto County reservoir hits 15-year low, prompting water restrictions

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Family Business leaders gather at FGCU for Resnick-Wynn conference

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Florida trooper dies during training academy competitive process

          Allie Kaiser

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Lee Health

        Lee County

        First measles case confirmed at Lee Health

        Allie Kaiser
        Rental home

        Captiva

        Family escapes Upper Captiva rental home fire

        Allie Kaiser
      • National News

        • Russia Ukraine War

          Ukraine strikes heart of Russia's missile arsenal with homemade weapon

          Jason Bellini
        • Iran Protests US Base

          Trump says he's considering limited strikes on Iran as dealmaking continues

          Scripps News Group
        • Trump

          These are the new tariffs Trump started after Supreme Court ruling

          Haley Bull

        Scripps News
      • Charlotte County Water Well Sites.

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County tightens water restrictions during drought

        Eric Lovelace
        Diplomat and Cleveland

        North Fort Myers

        Crash on Diplomat and North Cleveland shuts down southbound lanes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        First dog park could come to Sanibel, but it may use protected land

        Austin Schargorodski
      • House bill could eliminate permits for small home projects under $7,500

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Florida bill could eliminate permits for projects under $7,500 after a storm

        Bella Line
        riverside pier ribbon cutting

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers reopens two hurricane-damaged piers with enhanced resilience features

        Miyoshi Price
        Naples housing

        Naples

        Naples housing market shows signs of stabilizing after years of volatility

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Prompting Clayful

        Labelle

        Hendry Co. students get mental health support, life coaching with new resource

        Allie Kaiser
        Death Penalty Problems Explainer

        Local News

        FL clergy unite against death penalty as state prepares for three executions

        Ryan Kruger
        Ave Maria University

        Collier County

        Ave Maria University reports 57 measles cases since semester began

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida lawmakers consider 'hands free' cell phone law

        Hunter Walterman

        Naples

        'This is all about passion:' Naples car show attracts people worldwide

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Bullet barely misses woman during Headpinz parking lot shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Brush fire in North Port

        North Port/Englewood

        UPDATE: Brush fire in North Port Estates contained

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Arcadia

        'Never seen it this bad:' DeSoto County farmers battle historic drought

        Hunter Walterman
        Julian Valdez

        Immokalee

        Immokalee man charged with attempting to lure children while wearing mask

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Water Shortage Warning for Lee and Collier counties

        Katie Walls
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        Local News

        Low Lake O water releases continue under Army Corps plan, group calls it harmful

        Austin Schargorodski
        Class action lawsuit challenges appeals process for controversial school bus camera tickets

        Investigates

        Lawsuit: appeals process for school bus camera tickets violates state law

        Katie LaGrone
      • Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases as outbreak spreads

        Lee County

        Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases amid Collier County outbreak

        Victoria Quevedo
        FISHERMAN'S VILLAGE

        Punta Gorda

        New restaurants fuel comeback at Punta Gorda’s Fisherman’s Village

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        DNA testing may shed light on Black segregated graves in Naples

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • David Lawrence Centers

        Naples

        Collier County’s largest behavioral health center takes shape ahead of schedule

        Mahmoud Bennett
        WATCH as students protest Trump administration policies at Lee County schools

        Lee County

        WATCH: Lee County students protest Trump administration policies

        Bella Line
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        North Port/Englewood

        Venice-based Agape Flights plane found in Haiti, no survivors reported

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Dixie

        Naples

        Naples man charged for killing 11-week-old Chihuahua

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Art, cars, seafood and science in Southwest Florida this weekend

        Amy Wegmann

        Collier County

        Haven Act for domestic violence protection passes Florida Senate

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Father's heart breaks as missing daughter found dead in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend February 5 - 8

        Vanessa Busch
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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘A lovely person’: Neighbors remember kayaker who died near Sanibel Causeway

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Ave Maria Measles

        Naples

        Measles outbreak confirmed in Collier County; official count incomplete

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Bella Line
        Apollo Drive fire

        Fort Myers Shores

        One woman injured after house fire in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE

        Sarah Lindenberg
        Wade Wilson

        Cape Coral

        Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before FL Supreme Court

        Kaitlin Knapp
         Immokalee native overcomes challenges to reach NFL's biggest stage

        Immokalee

        Immokalee native overcomes challenges to reach NFL's biggest stage

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lehigh Acres

        Three charged with violent robbery scheme that lured victim to Lehigh Acres home

        WFTX Digital Team

        Collier County

        Nonprofit aims to end veteran homelessness in Collier County this year

        Eric Lovelace
        Blue-Green Algae

        Lee County

        Harmful blue-green algae found in canal off Caloosahatchee River

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Dive teams search retention pond in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        Lee County educator celebrated for excellence in cybersecurity education

        Shari Armstrong
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        Lee County

        Employee at Lemuel Teal Middle School in Lehigh Acres arrested, suspended

        WFTX Digital Team
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