WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Watch Now
WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now
Watch Now
Close ×
Live Watch
Alerts
  • News
    • Local News
    • Affordable Housing
    • Covering Florida
    • Investigates
    • As Seen on 4
    • Viewer Submission
    • National News
    • World News
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
  • Weather
    • Hourly Forecast
    • Daily Forecast
    • Hurricane Center
    • Severe Weather Alerts
    • Weather Radar
    • Live Cameras
  • Video
  • Immigration Action
  • About Us
    • Station History
    • FOX 4 News Team
    • Streaming Apps
    • Programming Guide
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • WFTX Contests
    • Support
  • Traffic
  • Local Experts
    • Health Experts
    • Home Experts
    • Trusted Advisors
  • Fox 4 Plus
  • 4 Things To Do This Weekend
  • Florida Panthers
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Lottery Winning Numbers
  • Social Media
    • Fox4 Facebook
    • Fox4 Twitter
    • Fox4 YouTube
    • Fox4 Instagram
  • WFTX Contests
  •  Sign In
  •  Newsletters
  •  Sign Out
  •  Manage Emails
  •  Apps
  •  Careers Search
  • Fox4FortMyers
  • Fox4Now
1 WX Alerts 1 Closings/Delays
  • In Your Community
  • Hurricane Center
  • Off Script
  • It's Your Money
  • Sunshine Crimes
  • SWFL Back to School
  • Video
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Panthers
  • Immigration Action
  • State News
  • 4 Things To Do
  • Contests
  • TV Listings
  • Local Experts
      • Marco Island
        Two bodies recovered from the water on Marco Island: police
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Few showers this afternoon as rain chances start to return
        Andrew Shipley
        Hurricane
        Hurricane Gabrielle strengthens near Bermuda, dangerous surf spreads
        Katie Walls
        Punta Gorda
        UPDATE: Chabad of Charlotte County targeted in arson, police call it hate crime
        Victoria Quevedo
        North Fort Myers
        31 Produce in North Fort Myers closes permanently due to state road project
        Victoria Quevedo
        National News
        Watch live: Memorial honoring Charlie Kirk's life and legacy held in Arizona
        Scripps News Group

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Deputies arrest Golden Gate murder suspect

          Bella Line

        • Tournament honors legacy of teen killed in Fort Myers mass shooting

          Hunter Walterman

        • Go behind-the-scenes with FC Naples as team plays first-ever season

          Hunter Walterman

        • Lee County EMT Jessica Sanchez dies following off-duty accident

          Andrew Shipley

      • If you give a child a book

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

        FHP

        North Port/Englewood

        Englewood man dies in Charlotte County pickup truck crash Friday night

        Andrew Shipley
        dixie roadhouse new owners

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral's beloved Dixie Roadhouse steps into new chapter with fresh ownership

        Miyoshi Price
      • National News

        • Fair table set up

          Ohio sheriff considering criminal charges over Democrats' Trump buttons at fair

          Scripps News Group
        • Taylor Swift

          Taylor Swift brings ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ to the big screen for 3 days only

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Charlie Kirk Shot-Venue

          Secret Service: Man with gun claimed to be officer at Charlie Kirk memorial site

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
      • Bear Hunt

        Covering Florida

        Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

        Forrest Saunders
        HENDRY NEW AGTECH PROGRAM THUMBNAIL.jpg

        Labelle

        Future of farming: FSW unveils Precision Agriculture program in LaBelle

        Austin Schargorodski
        Six Miles Cypress Wet Walk

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Historic cypress preserve offers guided water walks in Lee County

        Andrew Shipley
      • Covering Florida

        200-plus suspects arrested in Florida human trafficking operation: Officials

        WFTS Digital Staff
        CBP Tampa human remains

        Covering Florida

        Apparent human remains found during luggage check at Tampa airport: CBP

        WFTS Digital Staff
        Screenshot 2025-09-19 095601.png

        North Port/Englewood

        Armed robbery suspect sought after 7-Eleven heist in North Port, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Suspect accused of killing Cape Coral teen pleads no contest

        Cape Coral

        Suspect accused of killing Cape Coral teen pleads no contest

        WFTX Digital Team
        Battle.JPG

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Suspect in Club Blu mass shooting pleads no contest, sentenced to 25 years

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Music festivals, craft shows, key lime pie and Oktoberfest

        Amy Wegmann
      • Covering Florida

        Florida prisons could soon block contraband cell phone signals after FCC vote

        Eric Lovelace
        Florida homes

        Covering Florida

        These are the 2 new insurance carriers in Florida

        Aja Dorsainvil
        cape water main break.jpeg

        Cape Coral

        Water main break shuts down road, submerges car in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
      • This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service special agent Jason Harris testifying during the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course near West Palm Beach, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Sniper testifies Ryan Routh used military-style tactics

        Ethan Stein
        Amusement Park Death

        Covering Florida

        Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at Epic Universe in Fl

        Associated Press
        Students and faculty were taken to four hospitals after a fight at Lake Worth High School on Sept. 18, 2025.

        Covering Florida

        32 people taken to 4 hospitals after high school fight in Florida

        Scott Sutton
      • noparking.jpg

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County to revisit injunction over Boca Grande parking rules

        Alex Orenczuk
        Covid Vaccine

        Investigates

        'It’ a mess!' COVID vaccine access remains spotty and confusing in FL

        Katie LaGrone
        Jimmy Kimmel

        Covering Florida

        Florida leaders react after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show

        Forrest Saunders
      •  Immokalee Foundation helps student build career path to utility work

        Immokalee

        Immokalee Foundation helps student build career path to utility work

        Victoria Quevedo
        Proposed Costco in East Naples

        Naples

        Neighbors threaten lawsuit as Costco clears hurdle for new East Naples location

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Boathouse in Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill demolished nearly year after a fire

        Andy Cunningham
      • poster_a2655dcb63da411686554bbd6d23feb1.jpg

        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 30: FC Naples extends unbeaten streak to 10

        Ryan Kruger
        Tradition at bowditch point park.jpg

        Lee County

        Lee health officials issue water advisory for Bowditch Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        Handcuffs

        Lee County

        14-year-old Three Oaks Middle School student arrested for school threat

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Jacaranda murder suspect

        Lee County

        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder

        WFTX Digital Team
        CharlotteCountySinkhole2.png

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County road reopens after sinkhole repair

        WFTX Digital Team
        WFTX-InYourNeighborhood-Header-2460x400.png
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach property owners face deadline for temporary permit extensions

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Fed cut generates optimism for Southwest Florida real estate

        Hunter Walterman
        Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Demolition of the Boathouse restaurant begins Thursday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
      • stumppass.jpg

        North Port/Englewood

        Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens nearly a year after hurricanes

        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Victoria Quevedo
        Salah Chelih

        Bonita Springs

        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
      • arcade theater

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods

        Miyoshi Price
        Naples airport

        Naples

        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control

        Mahmoud Bennett
        FL CAPITOL_HOA BAN PUSHBACK OTT.mov.00_00_17_30.Still001.jpg

        Covering Florida

        Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

        Forrest Saunders
      • Motorcyclist killed in crash

        Bonita Springs

        Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        Rent

        Local News

        Gen Z renters view renting as smarter financial choice than buying homes

        Ryan Kruger
        dustin.png

        Cape Coral

        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
      • DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Screenshot 2025-09-17 054755.png

        Covering Florida

        Florida police officer shot and killed; deputies say suspect fired 24 rounds

        WFTX Digital Team
        School bus

        Cape Coral

        School bus rear-ended in Lee County, district says all students safely evacuated

        WFTX Digital Team
      Next Page

      About Us

      Local Coverage on Your Phone or Streaming TV. Watch Live and Free 24/7.

      • Weather
      • Traffic
      • News
      • Money
      • Entertainment
      • Don't Waste Your Money
      • Support
      • Sitemap
      • Do Not Sell My Info
      • Privacy Policy
      • Privacy Center
      • Journalism Ethics Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • EEO
      • Careers
      • FCC Public File
      • FCC Application
      • Public File Contact
      • Accessibility Statement
      • Scripps Media Trust Center
      • Closed Captioning Contact
      • Fox4FortMyers
      • Fox4Now
      Scripps News Group
      © 2025 Scripps Media, Inc
      Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way