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      • Port Charlotte
        Man arrested for sexual battery and burglary in Port Charlotte, deputies say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Unsettled weather continues
        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        20-yr-old fisherman hit by boat propeller during water rescue
        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge closure causes hours-long traffic delays for drivers
        Victoria Quevedo
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Council slashes budget by 7.4% amid infrastructure cuts
        Eric Lovelace
        Captiva
        Captiva begins $34 million beach restoration project after Hurricane Ian damage
        Anvar Ruziev
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County commissioners consider Class 3 e-bike ban in Babcock Ranch
        Bella Line
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        Ryan Kruger

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          Emily Young

        • North Port police charge 4 women for organized shoplifting scheme

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        Covering Florida

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        3 home insurance companies fined thousands of dollars in Florida

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        1.2 million immigrants are now gone from the US labor force this labor day

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        Covering Florida

        Can you get a COVID-19 shot in Florida? Here’s what we know right now

        Katie LaGrone
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        Covering Florida

        Tourists and locals packed Florida beaches this Labor Day holiday

        Michael Paluska
        Lee County high school athletes will need EKG screening starting in 2026-27

        Lee County

        Florida high school athletes will need EKG starting in 2026 to play sports

        Victoria Quevedo
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        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Quiet peak of hurricane season

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        Southwest Florida rallies support workers on Labor Day

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Southwest Florida workers rally on Labor Day to advocate for union rights

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte Publix dispute ends with bug spray attack, deputies say

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Downtown Naples

        Naples

        ‘Failed experiment’: Collier County homeowners react to possible Florida HOA ban

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Child in Port Charlotte flown to hospital after reported near drowning

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Collier County deputies say five injured in Airport Pulling Road crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Officials confirm body recovered off Anna Maria Island is missing swimmer: MCSO

        Robert Boyd
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        Lehigh Acres

        Alva man arrested in deadly Lehigh hit-and-run crash killing 66-year-old woman

        Andrew Shipley

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        Remembering Hurricane Idalia two years later

        Katie Walls
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        North Fort Myers

        Inside SWFL’s largest indoor airsoft arena in NFM built to build more than teams

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Captiva

        FWC says deadly boat crash near Captiva Pass kills 17-year-old on jet ski

        WFTX Digital Team

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers festival showcases top high school baseball talent

        Hunter Walterman
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        Arcadia

        DeSoto County Tourism Department wins state award

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        19-year-old charged with murder in Lehigh Acres shooting

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        New Fort Myers Beach pier design finalized, construction to begin next year

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        Immigration Action

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        Eric Lovelace
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        Punta Gorda

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        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Shores

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

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

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

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

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        GALLERY: Before and after of Fort Myers Beach renourishment

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        Eric Lovelace

        Punta Gorda

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

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      • 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
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        Naples

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

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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda moves ahead with downtown drainage study

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