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  • Local News
    Lehigh Acres man convicted of sex crimes against a child
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot weekend on the way
    Trent Aric
    Local News
    FMPD says man shot his neighbor's pitbull
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    Storm shutters still up? Cape Coral looking at new rules
    Bella Line
    Lee County
    Jury recommends death penalty for Charlotte County teen killer
    Kaitlin Knapp
    4 Things To Do
    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 15 – May 18
    Vanessa Busch

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    • Fort Myers firefighters train for elevated confined space rescues

      WFTX Digital Team

    • LaBelle High School’s fire academy faces a cut as community fights to save it

      Austin Schargorodski

    • Quality Life Center to open alternative private school in Fort Myers this fall

      Miyoshi Price

  • If you give a child a book

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

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    Local News

    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports rise in fishing gear theft

    WFTX Digital Team

    Local News

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      Nearly a dozen 'armed and dangerous' inmates escape from a jail in New Orleans

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      Ingredient in energy drinks may help fuel aggressive blood cancers

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    Local News

    80-year-old man critically injured in crash in Lee County, FHP says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Covering Florida

    Court strikes down Florida law on teen abortions

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Covering Florida

    FEMA to shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to states

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Local News

    FGCU professor speaks on state of Everglades as Python Challenge begins

    Dominga Murray
    Mangroves Fox 4

    Sanibel

    Thousands of mangrove seedlings to be planted this weekend near Clam Bayou

    Andrew Shipley
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    Marco Island

    'Still no action': Dispute between Marco Island police union, chief unresolved

    Mahmoud Bennett
  • FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 12: FC Naples continues long road trip, looks to bounce back

    Ryan Kruger

    Naples

    Belly Rub Ranch, a Naples animal rescue is looking for community support

    Dominga Murray
    Police

    Cape Coral

    Police say Cape Coral man followed women, committing 'lewd' act in store

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Sanibel

    Donation collection for vulnerable children of Southwest Florida

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Investigates

    FL receives few complaints about immigration law enforcement

    Katie LaGrone
    Beach

    Covering Florida

    Swim advisory after bacteria found at some Pinellas County beaches

  • White House

    Local News

    Man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS

    WFTX Digital Team
    Police

    Lehigh Acres

    Pedestrian killed after Lehigh Acres crash, LCSO says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Two new developments planned for Fort Myers Beach

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Fort Myers Police

    Downtown Fort Myers

    New bodycam shows other side of arrest in Fort Myers

    Miyoshi Price
    NORTH PORT RESIDENT ON REFERENDUM RESULTS

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

    Victoria Quevedo
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    North Fort Myers

    Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow

    Ella Rhoades
  • COMMUNITY CONFUSION: Cape Coral school zone camera wrongfully tickets driver

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral school zone camera tickets wrongfully cites driver

    Bella Line
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    Local News

    How to protect your home from this real estate scam

    Ryan Kruger
    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

    Local News

    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrests man for attempted murder

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Police

    Punta Gorda

    Man accused of firing into a Punta Gorda home

    WFTX Digital Team
    Lehigh Acres Fire.

    Lehigh Acres

    Overnight fire destroys RV in Lehigh Acres

    WFTX Digital Team
    Missing Boater

    Punta Gorda

    Missing boater last seen leaving Charlotte Harbor, Coast Guard says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    Two more executions set in Florida, AP reports

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Best times to beat Florida's Memorial Day traffic

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    Cape Coral

    NEW BEGINNINGS:Groundbreaking at Hector A. Cafferata Jr. campus destroyed by Ian

    Miyoshi Price
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    Punta Gorda

    Task force formed to explore merging Punta Gorda, Charlotte County dispatches

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Lehigh Acres

    HIRING? Lehigh jobs expected to grow as major businesses follow residential boom

    Ella Rhoades
  • Marco Island waterway

    Marco Island

    Will it fix the problem? Marco Island canal dredging plan sparks debate

    Mahmoud Bennett
    DeSoto County Shooting

    DeSoto County

    DeSoto County deputies cleared in deadly shooting of wanted sex offender

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port voters decide against police headquarters upgrade

    Victoria Quevedo
  • CLEARWATER CONDO

    Local News

    Clearwater condo partially reopens after damaged pillar found

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Naples

    Two arrested after standoff with Collier County deputies

    WFTX Digital Team
    David Thurman

    Fort Myers Metro South

    Man wanted in Fort Myers murder arrested overnight

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    First animals arrive at Sea Life Florida, set to open in June

    WFTX Digital Team

    Fort Myers Beach

    New Florida law could protect homes from vehicle-created flooding

    Anvar Ruziev
    Gas

    Local News

    Florida gas prices hit lowest point since December 2023

    Ryan Kruger
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    Punta Gorda

    Charlotte Zoning Board votes against zoning changes for rural development

    Alex Orenczuk
    MCCOLLUM TOUR FORT MYERS

    Downtown Fort Myers

    INSIDE LOOK: Developer takes us on a tour of proposed McCollum Hall renovations

    Miyoshi Price
    Naples Pride

    Naples

    Judge allows Naples Pride drag shows outside at Pridefest, all ages allowed

    Kaitlin Knapp
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