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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
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13
        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
      • Charlotte County Waste Water Treatment Plant

        Punta Gorda

        Residents impressed, still have questions about Charlotte Co. waste water plant

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Captiva

        Captiva’s Mucky Duck restaurant begins rebuild after hurricane damage

        Anvar Ruziev
        W.P. Franklin Lock

        Alva

        Water releases from Lake Okeechobee comes into a question once again

        Andrew Shipley
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        Immokalee

        4 MONTHS LATER: Find out why Harvest Nights Music Fest got canceled

        Ella Rhoades
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        Punta Gorda

        TIDE TRACKER: Charlotte County installs new real-time tide sensors

        Alex Orenczuk
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Local News

        Despite recent mass shootings, Fla. lawmakers consider repealing gun laws

        Ryan Kruger
      • Dunbar parade set up STARS complex

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers' Historic Dunbar Easter Parade returns Sunday for its 81st year

        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers Fire

        North Fort Myers

        Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

        WFTX Digital Team
        NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

        Naples

        NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

      • Deadly crash I-75

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        porch pirates increase

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Barks, Brews and Baskets full of eggs... some that glow!

        Amy Wegmann
      • FMPD dog abused

        Local News

        Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Immokalee

        FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Investigates

        FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

        Katie LaGrone
      • Manatees rescued

        Local News

        Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

        Fort Myers Police

        Fort Myers Beach

        FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
        The Carlton at Fort Myers

        Local News

        Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

        Anvar Ruziev
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Covering Florida

        'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

        Aja Dorsainvil
        'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

        Covering Florida

        'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

        Katie LaGrone
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Port/Englewood

        TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane Ian

        North Fort Myers

        To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

        Andrew Shipley
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

        Vanessa Busch
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        Labelle

        Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

        Austin Schargorodski
        Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

        Covering Florida

        Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

        Shari Armstrong
      • FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lehigh Acres

        New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

        WFTX Digital Team
        Leoma Lovegrove

        Cape Coral

        Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Home values plunge but remain unaffordable for many in Florida

        Ryan Kruger
        No, Cape Coral is not getting a DOGE; but they are working on government efficiency!

        Cape Coral

        Cape Council votes to implement government efficiency training and team

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Gov. DeSantis slams House plan to cut trooper jobs and gear in proposed budget

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        'Disturbing': Woman charged with pepper-spraying dogs at Cape Coral park

        Miyoshi Price
        North Port intelligence center

        North Port/Englewood

        A look inside North Port Police's intelligence center and business partnership

        Victoria Quevedo
        Plastics

        Sanibel

        Florida Legislature pushing bill to control over regulating plastics

        Andrew Shipley
      • 'Don't be scared of the label': More kids and adults being diagnosed with Autism

        Cape Coral

        Autism diagnosis rates are on the rise, but why?

        Bella Line
        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick-off Wednesday night

        Naples

        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick off Wednesday night

        Montura Ranch fire

        Hendry County

        Clewiston fire in Montura forced evacuations and left thousands without power

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • David Levin

        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda city attorney walks out of council meeting

        Alex Orenczuk
        Handcuffs

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman arrested for pepper spraying dogs, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputies investigate hit-and-run

        WFTX Digital Team
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