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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Winter returns with wind chills in the 20s, 30s
        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Sunny, but empty skies: How winter weather up north is impacting travel at RSW
        WFTX Digital Team
        Clewiston
        Warrant claims 'misconduct' in Clewiston govt., City Manager says 'no comment'
        Austin Schargorodski
        Sunshine Crimes
        45 years later, mystery remains over two girls kidnapped at Edison Mall in 1981
        Kaitlin Knapp
        North Port/Englewood
        Diver searching for shark teeth found dead hours after disappearing in Englewood
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        Teen dies in Charlotte County crash after hitting utility pole
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Longtime SWFL DJ helps others through addiction recovery podcast
        Ryan Kruger
        Naples
        Collier County set to approve $5M in sidewalk upgrades, some planned 7 years ago
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Naples
        Former NFL player hosts free football camp to develop Southwest Florida talent
        Eric Lovelace

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Winter storm ripple effects disrupt flights at Southwest Florida airports

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Cape Coral Fire Department warns community about fraudulent T-shirt text scam

          Bella Line

        • Charlotte High School assistant principal charged with DUI after crash

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Burn bans: What you can and cannot do

          Katie Walls

      • If you give a child a book

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

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        Local News

        Senate President Albritton treated for lung blood clot at Tallahassee hospital

        Collier County

        Collier County Public Schools achieves record-breaking 94.4% graduation rate

        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Corporate America calls for 'de-escalation' of unrest in Minneapolis

          Maura Barrett
        • Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Attorneys for Minnesota ask a judge to move quickly to expel DHS

          Ava-joye Burnett
        • APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Democratic lawmakers dig in against bill to fund ICE, threatening shutdown

          Nathaniel Reed

        Scripps News
      • sirens

        Cape Coral

        Death investigation underway in North Fort Myers

        Shari Armstrong
        Heitmann case

        Naples

        Responding officers testify in Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann's DUI case

        Mahmoud Bennett

        Downtown Fort Myers

        $500K bond set for man charged in Fort Myers Beach shooting

        Eric Lovelace
      • Hendry County Fire

        Labelle

        Hendry County raises first-time burn ban violation fines to $500

        Allie Kaiser
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli discusses possible change at FMB meeting over helicopter barge concerns

        Austin Schargorodski
        Aldi grocery store coming to Immokalee within 90 days

        Immokalee

        ALDI BY APRIL?: Here's why people in Immokalee should be hopeful

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Sanibel

        Osprey monitoring program transitions to new organization in SWFL

        Andrew Shipley
        Neighbors watch Upper Captiva house burn twice as golf cart blamed for blaze

        Captiva

        Upper Captiva home caught fire twice in one day, golf cart suspected source

        Bella Line
        fire calendar

        Downtown Fort Myers

        HOT IN FORT MYERS: New firefighter co-ed calendar raises money for cadet program

        Miyoshi Price
      • Jesse Korff's mugshot

        Lee County

        North Fort Myers man pleads guilty to federal weapons and explosives charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        St. James City Scene

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        LCSO identifies suspect shot and killed by deputies in St. James City

        WFTX Digital Team
        sirens

        Captiva

        Skid steer falls on construction worker on Cayo Costa

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Collier County

        15-year-old Naples High School student charged with

        WFTX Digital Team

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County homeowners protest Sheriff's Office gun range noise

        Hunter Walterman
        miyoshi and residents

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Spin proposes expanding Fort Myers scooter program citywide

        Miyoshi Price
      • South Naples citrus grove

        Naples

        Collier County delays decision on housing plan at East Naples citrus grove

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Sanibel

        East Periwinkle Bridge redesign gets the green light on Sanibel

        Austin Schargorodski
        Fire crew working outside

        Charlotte County

        Watch: Englewood firefighters train for rescue scenarios in old dental office

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lee County

        NEIGHBORS: Upper Captiva house fire reignites, multiple fire crews responding

        WFTX Digital Team

        Estero

        Old theater site eyed for apartments in Estero

        Eric Lovelace
        Bishop Verot

        Lee County

        Lockdown lifted following school threat at Bishop Verot

        Shari Armstrong
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County to revisit noise complaints from sheriff’s firing range

        Alex Orenczuk
        South Naples citrus grove

        Naples

        Collier commissioners to vote on rezoning citrus grove near preserves

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Mariner Middle School

        Cape Coral

        Florida bill proposes 20-minute daily recess for middle school students

        Allie Kaiser
      • Eagle Moving truck fire

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Suspect jumps from Eagle Moving truck as flames erupt in Fort Myers

        Emily Young
        councilmember

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers City Council weighs massive Edison Marina development proposal

        Miyoshi Price
        Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins

        Covering Florida

        Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins is running to be Florida's next governor

        Amanda Boettcher
      • Estero

        The Mobile Wellness Unit offers methods for fighting burnout and stress

        Eric Lovelace
        Man throws brick at car

        Lehigh Acres

        Video shows man hurling bricks at car before running into Lehigh Acres canal

        WFTX Digital Team
        Robbery suspect

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police searching for gas station armed robbery suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gonzalez with his hand up on body cam video

        Fort Myers Beach

        REPORT: Man admits to accidentally shooting his friend in Fort Myers Beach home

        WFTX Digital Team

        Sanibel

        City of Sanibel celebrates 50 years with time capsule

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida lawmakers propose eliminating yellow registration tag on license plates

        Hunter Walterman
      • Immokalee

        Florida Highway Patrol arrests man after deadly Immokalee hit-and-run

        Hunter Walterman

        Arcadia

        Federal government awards $50 billion to states for rural healthcare.

        Hunter Walterman
        Power struggles loom as Florida lawmakers return for 2026 session

        Covering Florida

        Power struggles loom as Florida lawmakers return for 2026 session

        Forrest Saunders
      • car sinking rescue

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Two rescued from sinking car after crash into I-75 retention pond in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel to revisit roundabout plan at Periwinkle and Causeway intersection

        Austin Schargorodski
        A car avoiding the potholes

        Buckingham

        Buckingham potholes create a safety hazard for drivers

        Allie Kaiser
      • Jabari Brown

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers pilot wins $2 million on MrBeast Youtube show

        Miyoshi Price
        Collier veterans' nursing home

        Naples

        Collier County dedicates land for veterans’ state nursing home

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Former fire station in Immokalee becomes doggie daycare with community mission

        Immokalee

        Former fire station in Immokalee becomes doggie daycare with community mission

        Victoria Quevedo
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