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  • Port Charlotte
    "A man of the people": New pope's brother reacts from Port Charlotte
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Increasing storm coverage next few days
    Andrew Shipley
    Cape Coral
    'Don't doubt yourself': 10-year-old Cape Coral boy escapes attempted kidnapping
    Bella Line
    Lehigh Acres
    SLOW DOWN! New Florida bill targets excessive speeders with jail time, fines
    Ella Rhoades
    Fort Myers Beach
    Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?
    Anvar Ruziev
    Downtown Fort Myers
    Man arrested in Fort Myers after scamming elderly victim out of $30,000
    Miyoshi Price
    National News
    NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database
    Evan Thomas
    Local News
    Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators
    Stephen Pimpo
    Local News
    CARBON MONOXIDE: Naples family sues Airbnb over son’s death
    Stephen Pimpo

    More News In Your Neighborhood

     
    • Rethinking the Road: Mobility study lays out a walkable future for LaBelle

      Austin Schargorodski

    • Deputies investigating report of suspicious vehicle near Tropic Isles Elementary

      WFTX Digital Team

    • Both man and child hit in crash, FHP says

      WFTX Digital Team

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

      WFTX Digital Team

  • If you give a child a book

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

    FC Naples Extra Time

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

    Ryan Kruger

    Local News

    Meals on Wheels in urgent need of volunteers and donations

    Dominga Murray
  • National News

    • Vatican Pope

      Pope Leo XIV holds historic first mass, calls for humility among cardinals

      Joe St. George
    • Trump Pirro

      Trump says he is naming Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

      AP via Scripps News Group
    • Vatican Conclave New Pope

      The first American pope grew up just outside Chicago

      Charles Benson

    Scripps News
  • Naples Pride

    Naples

    DEBATE CONTINUES: Naples Pride sues City over drag restrictions

    Dominga Murray
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    Local News

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

    Ryan Kruger
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    Punta Gorda

    Customers are now getting accurate water meter readings in Punta Gorda

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

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

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Bright new look, bigger mission: FK Your Diet’s donation truck rolls out

    Austin Schargorodski
    Trailer in Jerome

    Naples

    Neighbors say chilling details of deadly bear attack is highly unusual

    Mahmoud Bennett
  • code enforcement follow up

    Lehigh Acres

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

    Ella Rhoades
    Students speak out

    Cape Coral

    Students protest removal of Hispanic program in Lee County schools

    Bella Line
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    Cape Coral

    Police investigate attempted abduction of juvenile in Cape Coral

    Kaitlin Knapp
  • Fire off Old 41 Road

    Collier County

    UPDATE: Brush fire is at 32 acres in North Naples; no structures are threatened

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Stock photo of bison

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

    WFTX Digital Team
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    National News

    Florida woman dies after an alligator attack while canoeing with her husband

    Scripps News Group
  • Marco Island

    Marco Island

    Marco Island man dedicates retirement to keeping beaches clean

    Victoria Quevedo
    Harbor Grand Stairs

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers apartment faces several code violations

    Stephen Pimpo
    Be Well-Alzheimer’s-Blood Tests

    Fort Myers Metro South

    Florida ranks 2nd in the US for Alzheimer's cases, prompting push for screenings

    Dominga Murray
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    Fort Myers Beach

    CONDO RELIEF: New bill could ease financial burden for Florida condo owners

    Anvar Ruziev
    family of arrested sons

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers police launch use of force review after viral video of arrest

    Miyoshi Price
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    Punta Gorda

    Four Charlotte County deputies fired following internal affairs investigation

    Alex Orenczuk
  • Crack Sand Key parking garage

    Covering Florida

    Construction crews work to repair crack in Sand Key condo concrete pillar: CPD

    Amanda Boettcher
    BABCOCK RANCH EMERGENCY SERVICES EXPANSION

    Charlotte County

    Charlotte County opens new fire station and Sheriff's office in Babcock Ranch

    Victoria Quevedo
    Cape Coral Fire Dept.

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral fire crews respond to boat fire

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Running water

    Cape Coral

    City of Cape Coral responds to water main break

    WFTX Digital Team
    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office investigation

    Local News

    Charlotte County Sheriff withdraws four deputies' appointments

    WFTX Digital Team
    LIGHT UP LEE

    Lee County

    LIGHTING UP LEE: Landmarks go blue for National Tourism Week

    Victoria Quevedo
  • restaurants

    Local News

    Families cut restaurant spending amid economic worries

    Ryan Kruger
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers Beach residents petition to recall council members

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers teens face charges after traffic stop escalates, video goes viral

    Miyoshi Price
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    Punta Gorda

    Captain in the viral Punta Gorda boat rage video arraigned in Charlotte County

    Alex Orenczuk
    lehigh wells dry up

    Lehigh Acres

    Lehigh residents struggle without water for days as wells run dry

    Ella Rhoades
  • Bear attack in Collier County

    Naples

    'Camper was destroyed': 911 caller describes scene after suspected bear attack

    Mahmoud Bennett
    Florida bill would require insurance, microchips for dogs deemed dangerous by the government

    Cape Coral

    Florida bill requires insurance, microchips for dangerous dogs

    Bella Line
    Parking proposal restrictions on Boca Grande

    Lee County

    Proposed parking restrictions in Boca Grande worry local business owners

    Kaitlin Knapp
  • Shanice Stewart Christopher Horne Varaka Stewart

    Cape Coral

    CHARGES DROPPED: Family of Cape Coral murder suspect no longer being prosecuted

    WFTX Digital Team
    fort myers veterans

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Military appreciation shines in Fort Myers: $1M for vet aid & new flag drop box

    Miyoshi Price
    School bus camera changes

    Covering Florida

    FL lawmakers approve fix so drivers can appeal fines from new school bus cameras

    Katie LaGrone
  • Free kill law repeal

    Covering Florida

    FL’s 'free kill' law repealed two years after we started exposing its failures

    Katie LaGrone
    Bear Attack

    Local News

    Collier County bear attack: Man and his dog found dead

    WFTX Digital Team
    missing

    Local News

    MISSING & ENDANGERED: LCSO asks for your help

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Greater Naples Fire Dept.

    Golden Gate

    Greater Naples Fire says driver crashed into apartment buildings

    WFTX Digital Team
    NE Cape Coral Well Water

    Cape Coral

    Water shortage order for Cape Coral wells aims to conserve drinking water

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Soaring into the future: FGCU Eagles take flight at 2025 commencement

    Austin Schargorodski
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