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      • Fort Myers Beach
        15 MINUTES TO PAY: Automated parking citations coming to Lee County parks
        Anvar Ruziev
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon storms continue this weekend
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation
        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County
        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Collier County
        Conservation groups plan to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' violations
        Leilyn Torres
        Lee County
        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida
        Miyoshi Price
        Naples
        Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes
        Bella Line
        4 Things To Do
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        Vanessa Busch

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

          Hunter Walterman

        • Florida Highway Patrol trooper crashes with motorcycle after chase, FHP says

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Fort Myers Police say one person hospitalized after crash with semi-truck

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

        Got $12? Click now to help a kiddo' in your community in Southwest Florida

        Cat adoptions

        Collier County

        Collier County animal shelter suspends cat intake due to disease concerns

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | BBQ battles, Mango mania, Tennis Whites and Dance

        Amy Wegmann
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Texas Floods Extreme Weather

          Here's how FEMA funding helps after disasters like the flooding in Texas

          Scripps News Group
        • Immigration Raids California Farm

          Farm worker dies following immigration raid on California farm, union says

          Scripps News Group
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          President Trump's tariff limbo is frustrating businesses

          Maura Barrett

        Scripps News
      • FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 10: FC Naples makes a dominant statement in the Jägermeister Cup

        Ryan Kruger

        Fort Myers Metro South

        AFTER IAN: Storm survivors still pushing for access to unspent federal funds

        Fort Myers gas leak

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers gas line strike forces evacuation of 70 daycare students

        WFTX Digital Team
      • McDonald's robbery suspect

        Cape Coral

        NOT LOVIN' IT: Why Cape Coral Police say a man tried to rob a McDonald's

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Causeway beach

        Sanibel

        FINALLY RETURNING: Causeway Islands Park reopens to visitors on Sanibel

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FBI report: Americans lost record $16.6 billion to internet scams last year

        Ryan Kruger
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Collier County

        UPDATE: Man pulled out 12-inch kitchen knife during Naples robbery, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        UPDATE: Shots fired during road rage incident at McGregor Blvd and College Pkwy

        WFTX Digital Team
        code enforcement

        Lehigh Acres

        Despite adding more Lehigh code enforcement officers, violations continue

        Ella Rhoades
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        Labelle

        FDOT reveals latest plans for second bridge in downtown LaBelle

        Austin Schargorodski
        'Families going without water for weeks': Inside Cape Coral's escalating groundwater crisis

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral plumber takes you inside the groundwater crisis

        Bella Line
        Orange flames burning

        DeSoto County

        UPDATE: DeSoto County Fire battling brush fire, no evacuations at this time

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Crews battling brush fire

        Collier County

        Crews battle brush fire east of Golden Gate Estates

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Dagoberto Miquel Pena

        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda teacher, high school coach charged with sex assault of student

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Pool

        Estero

        Estero child found in pool, hospitalized, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        'FELL ASLEEP, SMOKING': One rescued, one firefighter injured

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers

        Local News

        FINAL DAY: Roadhouse Cafe in Fort Myers closes

        WFTX Digital Team
        cruise ships

        Protecting Paradise

        How Florida-based ships are cruising clean

        Katie Walls
      • Naples

        SCAM: Grieving pet owners targeted in Collier County

        HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT

        North Fort Myers

        'It's getting out of hand': North Fort Myers homeless camp causes concern

        Miyoshi Price
        Florida house eyes property tax repeal in 2026, launches special committee amid rift with DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Florida house eyes property tax repeal in 2026, launches special committee

        Forrest Saunders
      • Florida Panthers Ekblad

        Florida Panthers

        Florida Panthers' Ekblad suspended 2 games after elbowing Brandon Hagel

        Associated Press
        FHP, Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security

        Covering Florida

        What FHP, Border Patrol are now doing to enforce immigration laws

        Ethan Stein
        Henderson Creek Drive entrance

        Naples

        Backlash hits Collier County affordable housing traffic plan

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Estero

        Southwest Florida teen skates his way to United States Hockey League in Ohio

        Alex Orenczuk
        LeeTran opens Lehigh station

        Lehigh Acres

        NEED A LIFT? LeeTran opens station in Lehigh Acres

        Ella Rhoades
        Marco Island Police Chief

        Marco Island

        FDLE still silent in Marco Island Police Chief probe, six months after request

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police: Man arrested for secretly filming shopper at Hobby Lobby

        WFTX Digital Team
        'Everything is over budget': Cape Coral's parks promise falls victim to 148% cost overrun

        Cape Coral

        Lake Kennedy Racquet Center was 148% over budget, impacting other park projects

        Bella Line
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        Charlotte County

        Three teens arrested after multi-county crime spree

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Resiliency Hub in Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        New one-stop shop in Cape Coral offers community resources

        Victoria Quevedo
        Southwest Florida Symphony

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Southwest Florida Symphony to close after 64 years of performances

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Two deputies hurt in crash, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Airplane

        Local News

        Travel plans this summer? You're in the minority, according to new survey

        Ryan Kruger

        Naples

        Some homes in Tamarindo are vacant because of storm-water drainage system issues

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        Sarasota County

        WATCH: Sarasota officer leaps on runaway boat going 40 mph after owner ejected

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Punta Gorda

        FWC issues citations for charter captain in viral Punta Gorda boat rage video

        Alex Orenczuk

        Fort Myers Beach

        FEMA removes Fort Myers Beach from flood insurance probation program

        Sarah Lindenberg
        US Pickleball championship in Naples

        Naples

        'Record breaking': U.S. Open Pickleball Championships draws thousands to Naples

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lehigh Acres

        HCA invests $27 million in upgrades to Lehigh hospital

        Ella Rhoades
        SWFL Crime Stoppers needs your help finding a man who they say beat two kids in Fort Myers

        Lee County

        Tipster helps deputies arrest man accused of beating up Fort Myers teen: report

        WFTX Digital Team
        Sanibel resident and Victoria Quevedo

        Sanibel

        After months of waiting, Turner Beach is back open on Sanibel

        Victoria Quevedo
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