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      • North Fort Myers
        Fort Myers Fire says Mila Spa damaged by overnight fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot afternoon on the way, rain chances increase later this week
        Trent Aric
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers Police investigate overnight death on Towles Street
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Sheriff: Naples man with gun claimed to be killer, threatened church shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        SUNSEEKER SOLD: Blackstone to acquire Charlotte County resort from Allegiant
        Austin Schargorodski
        Charlotte County
        Convicted killer of Port Charlotte teen sentenced to death
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Lehigh Acres
        13-year-old hero saves friend's life after serious accident in Lehigh Acres
        Victoria Quevedo
        Cape Coral
        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis
        Bella Line
        Clewiston
        Hendry County deputies identify, search for suspect in fatal shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Developer seeks to slash affordable housing from Immokalee Road project
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Sanibel
        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF
        Anvar Ruziev
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee County studies shared-use path to connect communities across Caloosahatchee
        Miyoshi Price

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        • $1.6 million project aims to keep Bedman Creek flowing year-round

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        • Cape Coral man accused of groping teen, trying to enter car with minors

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Teenager shot and killed in Port Charlotte

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        Florida leads nation in internet fraud with rates 56% above national average

        Ryan Kruger
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          Medical associations sue US health officials over COVID-19 vaccine policy change

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          'It looks like a war zone': Inside the search after the devastating Texas flood

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          Former NOAA administrator highlights communication gaps in Texas flood response

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      • FMPD dog abused

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        Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Immokalee

        FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

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        Investigates

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        Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

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        FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

        Anvar Ruziev
        FSU Shooting Investigation

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        'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

        Aja Dorsainvil
        'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

        Covering Florida

        'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

        Katie LaGrone
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Port/Englewood

        TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane Ian

        North Fort Myers

        To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

        Andrew Shipley
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

        Vanessa Busch
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        Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

        Austin Schargorodski
        Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

        Covering Florida

        Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

        Shari Armstrong
      • FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lehigh Acres

        New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Home values plunge but remain unaffordable for many in Florida

        Ryan Kruger
        No, Cape Coral is not getting a DOGE; but they are working on government efficiency!

        Cape Coral

        Cape Council votes to implement government efficiency training and team

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Gov. DeSantis slams House plan to cut trooper jobs and gear in proposed budget

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        'Disturbing': Woman charged with pepper-spraying dogs at Cape Coral park

        Miyoshi Price
        North Port intelligence center

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        A look inside North Port Police's intelligence center and business partnership

        Victoria Quevedo
        Plastics

        Sanibel

        Florida Legislature pushing bill to control over regulating plastics

        Andrew Shipley
      • 'Don't be scared of the label': More kids and adults being diagnosed with Autism

        Cape Coral

        Autism diagnosis rates are on the rise, but why?

        Bella Line
        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick-off Wednesday night

        Naples

        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick off Wednesday night

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        Hendry County

        Clewiston fire in Montura forced evacuations and left thousands without power

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda city attorney walks out of council meeting

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman arrested for pepper spraying dogs, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputies investigate hit-and-run

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        DUI court hearing for Naples Mayor pushed back for third time

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ron DeSantis

        Fort Myers Beach

        FL governor to speak in Fort Myers, today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hendry County Sheriff's Office

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        Hendry County SRO arrests student with weapon

        WFTX Digital Team
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        FOUND: Man located after missing in Fort Myers, LCSO says

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers Beach group teaches people how to respectfully interact with dolphins

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        The City of Fort Myers is talking about making downtown a Culinary District

        Miyoshi Price
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        Hendry County

        ‘They’re shooting at me!’: Woman says bikers fired at car with daughter inside

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Charlotte County

        Lanes reopen on I-75 after it was closed at Kings Highway due to brush fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port businesses might be able to sell alcohol closer to churches & schools

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Faster, Smarter, Safer: Cape Coral Fire gets its first live fire training facility

        Cape Coral

        Faster, Smarter, Safer: Cape Coral Fire gets first live fire training facility

        Bella Line
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh man arrested after making mass shooting threats on 'X', deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Americans in Wartime Experience brings mobile studio to Naples

        Ella Rhoades
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