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      • Hurricane
        Melissa targets Jamaica, could become major hurricane
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: Winds increasing this weekend
        Andrew Shipley
        North Port/Englewood
        'Ridiculous:' Petition calls on North Port High School to unlock bathrooms
        Hunter Walterman
        Naples
        Collier County deputies make arrest after barricade situation in North Naples
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        Deadly Charlotte County deputy shooting case sent to State Attorney for review
        Alex Orenczuk
        North Fort Myers
        Bomb squad investigating two active scenes in North Fort Myers
        WFTX Digital Team
        Sanibel
        BROWN WATER: Marine biologist explains seasonal color changes off Sanibel
        Eric Lovelace
        Lee County
        'CARS JUST ZOOMING BY': New school bus cameras set to hit the road in Lee County
        Miyoshi Price
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | Spooky fun and beer steins in SWFL this weekend
        Amy Wegmann

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        • Florida Education Association to host town hall at Quality Life Center

          Hunter Walterman

        • SCCF helps Sanibel’s shoreline recovery take root with new mangrove planting

          Austin Schargorodski

        • Little Fans, Big Hearts: FC Naples gets a sweet surprise ahead of playoffs

          Emily Young

        • Lehigh Acres firefighters say mechanical issue sparked fire

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Lee County deputies say one injured in Heiman Avenue shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Two trauma alerts in late night crash, according to Collier County deputies

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • US Immigration Chicago Family

          Judge says ICE illegally detaining Chicago man whose daughter has cancer

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          Justin Boggs
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          Marie Coronel

        Scripps News
      • El Jobean Fishing Pier

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County gets closer to rebuilding El Jobean Pier

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape High dismisses students after possible gas leak; 2 staff taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lazy Springs announces permanent closure following sale

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Punta Gorda

        Florida International Airshow returns despite government shutdown

        Eric Lovelace
        Ave Maria

        Collier County

        NCH plans 150-bed hospital in Ave Maria to serve growing eastern Collier County

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Proposed Meli’s Ice Cream building marks progress in FMB’s Times Square rebuild

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Lee County man charged with animal cruelty after leaving dogs to die in cages

        Fort Myers Metro South

        ‘This is disgusting’: Lee County man accused of leaving dogs to die in cages

        Victoria Quevedo
        A Bonita Springs man was back in court fighting his death sentence for wife's murder, in a murder-for-hire case

        Bonita Springs

        Mark Sievers back in court fighting death sentence for wife's murder

        Bella Line
        Hazy skies from prescribed burn

        Charlotte County

        Seeing hazy skies? There's a prescribed burn in Charlotte County.

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Mike Greenwell

        Lee County

        Celebration of life for Mike Greenwell scheduled to be at JetBlue Park

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Cape Coral police scene

        Cape Coral

        Police investigating shooting in Southwest Cape Coral; no injuries reported

        Bella Line
        Mark Sievers

        Local News

        Mark Sievers returns to Lee Co. seeking appeal in wife’s murder-for-hire case

        Ryan Kruger
      • Fort Myers Metro South

        'She had healing hands:' Hundreds honor the memory of a Lee County EMT

        Hunter Walterman

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District reflects on 75 years of history

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers celebrates 25 years of Riverside Community Center

        Hunter Walterman
      • FMPD

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officers investigate shooting that injured two, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Collier County deputies investigate after finding dead man in canal

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police investigate shots fired at Kirk Park

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        UPDATE: Charlotte County deputies arrest shooting suspect

        Hunter Walterman

        Arcadia

        'BIGGER THAN US:' Arcadia gallery offers new home to Southwest Florida artists

        Hunter Walterman
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        North Fort Myers

        'Down to earth': Lee Co. leaders reflect on life and legacy of Mike Greenwell

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Immokalee

        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Charlotte County

        False carjacking claim prompts Babcock Ranch school lockdown, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County deputy who shot and killed Deep Creek man has retired

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Food, music, boats and Boo at the Zoo

        Amy Wegmann
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies charge man after incident at First Baptist Church

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        UPDATE: Deputies say investigation in Babcock Ranch was 'false report'

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Local News

        Arcadia woman pushing stroller killed in US-17 crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns with new parking options

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Collier County crews respond to fire at Ritz-Carlton in Naples

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gene Ray and his wife Carol

        Investigates

        Family demands answers after dementia patient found in walk-in freezer at ALF

        Adam Walser
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        North Fort Myers

        A year later, we checked in with NFM businesses torn apart by a Milton tornado

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        A year after Hurricane Milton, recovery shines across coastal Charlotte County

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council and mayor salary increases in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council salary increases

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police bust two more arcades for illegal gambling, seize $176K

        WFTX Digital Team
        Teachers get on-site childcare at Harns Marsh Middle School

        Lehigh Acres

        Harns Marsh Middle School now offers on-site childcare for teachers in Lehigh

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 33: FC Naples waits out delay, looks ahead to Snowbird Derby

        Ryan Kruger
        FILE - Former Boston Red Sox pluaer Mike Greenwell sets to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Red Sox-New York Mets spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday March 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

        Local News

        Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell dies after thyroid cancer battle

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        Police say couple left minor on I-75 in North Port

        WFTX Digital Team
      • LOTTERY CHANGES

        Local News

        Florida leads nation in lottery scam losses, study finds

        Ryan Kruger

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port weighs new direction on emergency operations center to save money

        Hunter Walterman

        Cape Coral

        Cape football coach investigated for sex on campus, district records shows

        Eric Lovelace
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