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      • Lehigh Acres
        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot and humid today, rain chances increase later this week
        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects
        Bella Line
        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
        Sarasota County
        Woman killed in Englewood crash
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit
        Mahmoud Bennett
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters
        Hunter Walterman
        Naples
        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples
        Eric Lovelace

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

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

          WFTX Digital Team

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        • Trump NOAA Chief

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        • Texas Floods Extreme Weather

          Heartache in Central Texas: Drive through Kerr County shows depth of destruction

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      • LCSO kitten death

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        DISTURBING: Fort Myers man charged with murdering kitten

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        AAA: Florida Gas prices drop to lowest since 2023

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        Lee County deputies search for suspect vehicle

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        New playground and amphitheater coming to Fort Myers

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        Clewiston

        Two young children dead, three others injured in Glades County crash

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        Fort Myers Beach

        HAVE YOUR SAY: Fort Myers Beach meeting lets locals help shape island’s future

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      • Lee County Drought

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        'There's not enough water': Historic drought has Lee County farmers concerned

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        Fort Myers Beach

        London Bay hits pause on Outrigger plans for Fort Myers Beach

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Bear in the backyard? Fort Myers neighbors stunned by surprise visitor

        Austin Schargorodski
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        A new law altering the ballot amendment process has sparked debate in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
        Could a new I-75 exit solve Cape Coral's growing traffic problems? City council makes its case

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral pushes for I-75 exit at Del Prado to ease growing traffic concerns

        Bella Line
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        Collier County

        DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        'Is it a miracle?': Pope's brother shares incredible story from their childhood

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Naples

        Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FWC says Clewiston driver hit panther, possibly just 6-months-old

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | It's Mother's Day Weekend in SWFL

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        No injuries after FP&L substation fire in Fort Myers, crews say

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        DNA testing underway in fatal Florida bear attack as residents share concerns

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Black Bear sighting

        Local News

        Neighbors tell Fox 4 they spotted a bear in a Fort Myers cemetery

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        Local News

        Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?

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      • FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 11: Go behind the scenes with two of the FC Naples front office

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        FBI warns of sadistic new online threat that landed Tampa teen in prison

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        Cape Coral

        'Don't doubt yourself': 10-year-old Cape Coral boy escapes attempted kidnapping

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        Man arrested in Fort Myers after scamming elderly victim out of $30,000

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        Lehigh Acres

        SLOW DOWN! New Florida bill targets excessive speeders with jail time, fines

        Ella Rhoades
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        Port Charlotte

        'A man of the people': New pope's brother reacts from Port Charlotte

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Deputies investigating report of suspicious vehicle near Tropic Isles Elementary

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

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        Both man and child hit in crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Car crashes into home and catches fire, Cape Coral Fire says

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        CARBON MONOXIDE: Naples family sues Airbnb over son’s death

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        It's Your Money: Americans have fewer kids due to costs

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        Customers are now getting accurate water meter readings in Punta Gorda

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        Punta Gorda shifts focus to basic repairs for historic city hall building

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        Naples

        Neighbors say chilling details of deadly bear attack is highly unusual

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        Lehigh Acres

        'TAKE YOUR GARBAGE TO THE DUMP': Lehigh wants faster code enforcement response

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        Cape Coral

        Students protest removal of Hispanic program in Lee County schools

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        Cape Coral

        Police investigate attempted abduction of juvenile in Cape Coral

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