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      • North Fort Myers
        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot and stormy and again this afternoon
        Trent Aric
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism
        Anvar Ruziev
        Lehigh Acres
        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects
        Bella Line
        Lee County
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        Shari Armstrong
        Covering Florida
        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades
        WFTX Digital Team

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          Hunter Walterman

        • Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples

          Eric Lovelace

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          Mahmoud Bennett

        • North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters

          Hunter Walterman

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        Local News

        Florida graduates face fourth-highest student debt in the nation, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
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        Sarasota County

        Woman killed in Englewood crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • Trump Painting

          Secret Service suspends agents after 2024 shooting at Trump rally in Pa.

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          Rubio to meet Russia's Lavrov with Ukraine tensions high

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        Labelle

        POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax

        Austin Schargorodski
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputy hurt in crash while trying to stop driver, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers Fire Dept. responds to fire on Lantern Lane

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Flooded street under Matanza's pass bridge during June 2025 storm.

        Fort Myers Beach

        State provides over $1.2 million for Fort Myers Beach infrastructure

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        RSW REACTS: TSA gives the boot to airport security shoe removal rule

        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987

        Katie Walls
      • Brunos

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Cape Coral councilwoman joins Fort Myers restaurant to aid Texas flood victims

        Miyoshi Price
        BALL PYTHON

        Lehigh Acres

        A SLITHERING SURPRISE: Ball python crashes Lehigh Acres family pool party

        Victoria Quevedo
        North Port University

        North Port/Englewood

        'North Port University' offers inside look at city government

        Hunter Walterman
      • Immokalee road and Catawba street development

        Naples

        Controversial project on Immokalee Road advances with reduced affordable housing

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lethal injection execution

        National News

        Florida poised to break execution record; Clergy demand moratorium

        Forrest Saunders
        Local experts weigh in on Cape Coral housing market amid national attention

        Cape Coral

        Local experts push back on ‘Worst Housing Market’ label for Cape Coral

        Bella Line
      • Clayton Miller memorial

        Naples

        Memorial approved for 14-year-old killed in North Naples e-bike crash

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Fire says Mila Spa damaged by overnight fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        FMPD

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigate overnight death on Towles Street

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF

        Anvar Ruziev
        Darrius Jamar Treadwel

        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies identify, search for suspect in fatal shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County studies shared-use path to connect communities across Caloosahatchee

        Miyoshi Price
      • North Port Home Prices Drop

        North Port/Englewood

        Report: North Port home prices see biggest price drop in country

        Hunter Walterman
        No Development Forecast

        Hurricane

        QUIET IN THE TROPICS

        Katie Walls
        Immokalee Road

        Naples

        Developer seeks to slash affordable housing from Immokalee Road project

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

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

        Ryan Kruger
        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis

        Cape Coral

        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis

        Bella Line
        LEHIGH FIRE COMMUNITY YOUTH HERO AWARD

        Lehigh Acres

        13-year-old hero saves friend's life after serious accident in Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
      • BEDMAN CREEK

        Lehigh Acres

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

        Victoria Quevedo
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Sheriff: Naples man with gun claimed to be killer, threatened church shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        SUNSEEKER SOLD: Blackstone to acquire Charlotte County resort from Allegiant

        Austin Schargorodski
        Port Charlotte Shooting

        Port Charlotte

        Second teen charged in fatal Port Charlotte shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Beach Bar Reopens

        Fort Myers Beach

        'COME IN AS FRIENDS AND DANCE OUT AS FAMILY,' Fort Myers Beach bar reopens

        Andy Cunningham
        Gymnastics World Flooding

        Fort Myers Metro South

        'We just really want some help': Fort Myers gymnastics center keeps flooding

        Eric Lovelace
        Our Daily Bread Marco island

        Marco Island

        Our Daily Bread to open new home on Marco Island this summer after renovation

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Report: Suspects in Facebook Marketplace shooting tried to steal cash, Fendi bag

        WFTX Digital Team
        Miscue Shooting

        Downtown Fort Myers

        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot

        Andrew Shipley
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        'She was just lovable': Family mourns teen killed in North Fort Myers crash

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Naples

        Florida lawmakers denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz after demanding inspection

        Mahmoud Bennett
        BUILDING FOR LEHIGH ACRES SINKHOLE PROJECT

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres' 15,000-year-old sinkhole secures $2.2 million for new park

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers fire officials warn of neighborhood fireworks dangers ahead of July 4

        Miyoshi Price
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 19: Celebrating Independence Day with a rivalry match

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Disaster prep supplies now tax free year-round under new Florida law

        Austin Schargorodski
        Shooting scene in Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte

        DAY 2: Facebook Marketplace shooting investigation continues in Port Charlotte

        Kaitlin Knapp
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