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      • Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Gabrielle forecast to become a hurricane this weekend
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: After a few wet days changes are arriving for the weekend
        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County
        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill demolished nearly year after a fire
        Andy Cunningham
        Cape Coral
        Water main break shuts down road, submerges car in Cape Coral
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Neighbors threaten lawsuit as Costco clears hurdle for new East Naples location
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Covering Florida
        Florida prisons could soon block contraband cell phone signals after FCC vote
        Eric Lovelace
        Covering Florida
        Florida leaders react after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show
        Forrest Saunders

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        • Immokalee Foundation helps student build career path to utility work

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Charlotte County road reopens after sinkhole repair

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Fort Myers Beach property owners face deadline for temporary permit extensions

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Music festivals, craft shows, key lime pie and Oktoberfest

        Amy Wegmann
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      • National News

        • Interest Rate Cut

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          Alexandra Miller
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          Hydraulic issue forces Marine One to make unplanned landing at U.K. airfield

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          Ticketmaster, Live Nation accused of working with brokers to inflate prices

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      • Immigration Action

        Immigration attorney says 'Alligator Alcatraz' is far from closed

        Eric Lovelace
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        Punta Gorda

        Up in the Air: Punta Gorda pauses on Huey helicopter Display

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Shores

        Detectives say handyman charged after working on FTM Shores roof that collapsed

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Sandwich Tern

        Fort Myers Beach

        'Bird after bird' sick on Fort Myers Beach, algae bloom may be to blame

        Andrew Shipley
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        LIMIT GODZILLA: Group rallies community against size of planned Fort Myers hotel

        Miyoshi Price
        Gun instructor warns Cape Coral residents: Your car isn't a gun safe

        Cape Coral

        Your car isn't a gun safe: Cape Police ask people to stop leaving guns in cars

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Beach

        GALLERY: Before and after of Fort Myers Beach renourishment

        Anvar Ruziev
        Naples Condo

        Naples

        NAPLES CONNECTION: Deputies spoke to Minnesota suspect's mom day before shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        College tuition

        Cape Coral

        Why college now fails a generation of men

        Emily Young
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Theater, water lilies, music festivals and marina parties

        Amy Wegmann

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 28 – Sept 1

        Vanessa Busch

        Immokalee

        Immokalee farm worker dies after being hospitalized for heatstroke

        Eric Lovelace
      • Punta Gorda

        30-day rabies alert issued for Punta Gorda area after raccoon bites man

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        One person injured, two detained after Fort Myers hit and run

        WFTX
        Small child swept through drainage system due to water main break in Sarasota

        Sarasota County

        Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says girl pulled into storm drain has died

        Amanda Boettcher
      • Naples property

        Naples

        Minneapolis shooter may have family ties in Naples, property records show

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda moves ahead with downtown drainage study

        Alex Orenczuk
        School bus camera lawsuit

        Investigates

        FL’s controversial school bus cameras prompt new class action lawsuit

        Katie LaGrone
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Gateway High leads district in Cambridge AICE program exam success

        Miyoshi Price
        Parents question Lee County bus stop safety

        Lehigh Acres

        'Absolutely horrific': Some Lee County parents have issues with school bus stops

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Naples

        Deadly palm disease spreads across Florida counties

        Andrew Shipley
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 27: FC Naples returns to action with Snowbird Derby

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Teen murder suspect set to enter plea next month

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Police arrest teenager in Fort Myers Wawa parking lot shooting

        Shari Armstrong
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach Elementary remains closed despite $11 million FEMA award

        Anvar Ruziev

        Arcadia

        FDA rule change could squeeze Florida farmers

        Hunter Walterman

        Immigration Action

        Legal expert says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ closure could impact court cases

        Eric Lovelace
      • Late Mortgages

        Local News

        Florida ranks 10th worst for home foreclosures

        Ryan Kruger
        Cape Coral trash bills could increase by $39 for disaster cleanup fund after Hurricane Ian costs

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral trash bills could increase by $38

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral teen murder case moves closer to trial after court hearing Wednesday

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral teen murder case moves closer to trial

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: Man in Batman PJs helps Cape Coral police make arrest

        Austin Schargorodski
        $85 million highway loop could transform Immokalee traffic

        Immokalee

        $85 million highway loop could transform Immokalee traffic

        Victoria Quevedo
        FOX4 learns about the hurricane tax exemption

        Cape Coral

        No more excuses: Florida's year-round tax break on hurricane gear

        Emily Young
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral neighbor in Batman pajamas helps catch burglary suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officers respond to rollover on Pine Island Road, Wednesday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Man arrested for choking sleeping child in Lee County, deputies say

        Shari Armstrong
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral locals celebrate fallen veterans with remembrance walk

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Bicyclist hit by two cars on Palm Beach Blvd. in Fort Myers, police say

        Shari Armstrong
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        North Fort Myers

        30 YEARS IN PRISON: North Fort Myers man sentenced for sex crimes against child

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Arcadia

        DeSoto County considers property tax rate change

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach food pantry closes after years of hurricane recovery support

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda chef earns scholarship to nation’s top culinary school

        Alex Orenczuk
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