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  • San Carlos Park
    Man identified in deadly San Carlos Park fire as South Trail firefighter
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Weather
    FORECAST: Higher rain chances are back!
    Katie Walls
    Hurricane
    There will be more hurricanes than normal during the 2025 season, NOAA predicts
    Scripps News Group
    Fort Myers Shores
    Fort Myers crash kills 14-year-old bicyclist
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    'Mistakes happen': Company on why 84 speeding tickets given out in Cape Coral
    Bella Line
    North Fort Myers
    North Fort Myers man seeks cleanup of rat and trash-filled neighbor's home
    Austin Schargorodski
    Punta Gorda
    Charlotte Co. Sheriff shows new water rescue vehicles ahead of hurricane season
    Alex Orenczuk
    Downtown Fort Myers
    Company seeks second chance to revitalize City of Palms Park
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Sanibel
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    Andrew Shipley

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    Punta Gorda

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    Pine Island / Matlacha

    Trump's tariffs could boost Pine Island shrimp industry

    Bella Line
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    Naples

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    One injured after shooting in Hendry County, deputies say

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Cape Coral

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    NORTH PORT SHOOTING

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port police arrest fourth person after shots fired

    WFTX Digital Team

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    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County deputies arrest 12-year-old for shooting threats

    WFTX Digital Team
    The Carlton

    Local News

    Fort Myers Police: Armed man shot and killed by person in apartment

    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers Fire

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Red Cross helps family after Fort Myers fire

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

    Naples

    Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

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    Alex Orenczuk
    lee county school board approves budget cuts

    Fort Myers Metro South

    SHOW YOUR WORK: People want to see the math behind Lee Co. School District cuts

    Ella Rhoades
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    Fort Myers Beach

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    Andrew Shipley
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    North Port/Englewood

    Fire crews on scene of brush fire in North Port

    WFTX Digital Team
    FHP Shortage

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    Cape Coral

    More water restrictions loom as Cape Coral water supply dwindles even more

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    Fort Myers Beach

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    4 Things To Do

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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port Police lift lock down after school threat

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    Naples

    Man arrested for deliberately crashing into St. Matthew's House Thrift Store

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    FC Naples Extra Time

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    Collier County deputies investigate shooting near school

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    IT'S YOUR MONEY: How AI is being used in tax scams

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    Sanibel

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    Arcadia

    Arcadia well-being check turns into murder investigation

    Victoria Quevedo
    Lukas Carlton is booked in the Lee County Jail

    Lehigh Acres

    Lehigh murder suspect brought back to Lee County, booked into jail

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral’s Burrowing Owls: A local gem with a growing population

    Bella Line
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    Pine Island / Matlacha

    'Stronger than the surge': Pine Island continues to rebuild after Milton

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    Punta Gorda

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    Downtown Fort Myers

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  • After 20 years of flooding, Cape residents say enough is enough

    Cape Coral

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    Downtown Fort Myers

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