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      • Golden Gate
        Investigators say a man tried to lure a girl from a Golden Gate school bus stop
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Weather
        FORECAST: Mainly dry and windy tomorrow before rain chances increase
        Katie Walls
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Imelda expected to become a hurricane tomorrow
        Katie Walls
        Estero
        Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief arrested for eavesdropping, fraud charges
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach
        Derelict buildings may impact FEMA flood insurance discount on Fort Myers Beach
        Austin Schargorodski
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers cafe owner adapts as Florida minimum wage hits $14
        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral officers say man hit victim walking her dog in deadly DUI crash
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        New OBGYN residency program aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida
        Bella Line
        Lee County
        Chabad of Charlotte County arson suspect makes first appearance in federal court
        Kaitlin Knapp

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        • Cape Coral firefighters respond to home fire, Red Cross helps family

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Naples firefighters invite you to donate to blood drive, Tuesday

          WFTX Digital Team

        • TRAFFIC ALERT: Part of Price Boulevard closes, starting today

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Naples woodshop turns old trees from Southeast Asia into functional art

          Mahmoud Bennett

      • 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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        Lee County

        Lee Co. man gets 6 years in prison for bestiality, child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        RSW says you can expect changes to crosswalk access, this week

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • Canada Electronic Arts Buyout

          Video game maker EA set to go private for $55B in the largest deal of its kind

          Scripps News Group
        • Church Shooting Michigan

          Father of Michigan church shooter: 'I feel so bad about the families'

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        • APTOPIX Deportation Error Abrego Garcia

          Kilmar Abrego Garcia moved to a Pennsylvania detention facility

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      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        SCAM ALERT: Don't fall for this trick, Lee County deputies warn

        WFTX Digital Team
        Green Cup Cafe

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Green Cup Cafe set to reopen in Fort Myers, three years after Hurricane Ian

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Hurricane Ian

        Local News

        3 YEARS LATER: Remembering Ian and how it came to be

        Katie Walls
      • FORT MYERS BEACH SUNSET

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach construction shows island's resilience three years after Ian

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        'IT'S LIKE THERAPY:' Brothers turn pain into passion with new mural in Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman

        Naples

        Naples teen defies odds after stroke following heart transplant surgery

        Eric Lovelace
      • North Fort Myers

        'VERY HUMBLE:' Bikers help move disabled veteran into new home

        Hunter Walterman
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        Punta Gorda

        Helene was no match for the Ice House Pub, surviving storms for 124 years

        Alex Orenczuk

        Downtown Fort Myers

        FMPD: Fort Myers shooting being investigated as a Stand Your Ground case

        Andrew Shipley
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        Local News

        Remembering Hurricane Helene one year later

        Katie Walls
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Tarpon Street Pier rises from Hurricane Ian's destruction with stronger design

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Shalimar Resort reopens 3 years after Ian, Sanibel’s first new build in decades

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court

        Bella Line
        ONLY ON FOX 4: New body camera video of the 71-year-old Bonita Springs man accused of murdering wife

        Bonita Springs

        WATCH: New body cam video of Bonita Springs husband accused of murdering wife

        Bella Line
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        Sarasota County

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-75 shuts down NB Lanes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers police crash course: Don't drive impaired, drive home alive

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies report injuries in crash on Sunshine Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

        Local News

        Bicyclist killed in US 41 crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach ups property tax rate to rebuild emergency reserves

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months as residents question effectiveness

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months

        Bella Line
        COLONIAL ELEMENTARY BANK ACCOUNTS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Colonial Elementary brings banking experience to young students

        Miyoshi Price
        FL’s Governor, Surgeon General refuse to answer 'silly' question over whether their children are vaccinated 

        Investigates

        FL officials don't answer 'silly' question on personal family vaccination plans

        Katie LaGrone
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        Naples

        'Unexpected': Collier County works to reopen marina shops after vendor leaves

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP:31: Revenge Week for FC Naples

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral fire crews rescue cars stuck in water behind Crunch Fitness

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Charlotte County

        Troopers: Florida DEP worker threw cup of liquid at driver during I-75 road rage

        WFTX Digital Team
        Devin Johnson

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral murder suspect transferred back to Lee County, booked into jail

        WFTX Digital Team
      • SWFL rallies around 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

        Local News

        Community mourns firefighter's son after fight with rare brain tumor

        WFTX Digital Team
        Doctor patient

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s medicaid expansion effort delayed until 2028 as petition costs soar

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hospital

        North Port/Englewood

        SWFL families plan ahead, as tax credits for their health insurance end

        Emily Young
      • Gas

        Local News

        Gas burden hits 20-year low as Americans spend less than 2% of income on fuel

        Ryan Kruger

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port to close part of Price Boulevard as widening project continues

        Hunter Walterman
        This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Why was Routh allowed to defend himself during trial?

        Ethan Stein
      • Collier County

        Collier County teachers union negotiations stall as board and union trade offers

        Eric Lovelace
        Sen. Darryl Rouson is introducing a bill to raise Florida's malpractice insurance minimum requirements for doctors

        Investigates

        FL lawmaker proposes raising medical malpractice insurance minimum requirements

        Adam Walser
        WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny talks to a resident about home insurance costs in Florida.

        Covering Florida

        Study finds 75% of homeowners fear insurance will become unaffordable

        Matt Sczesny
      • Naples Pride

        Downtown Fort Myers

        2026 Pride SWFL festival will continue in Fort Myers despite cancellation rumors

        Miyoshi Price
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        Port Charlotte

        Man shot by Charlotte County deputy dies, identified as 50-year-old Daniel Burch

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        Bear hunt: Permit lottery draws 160K applications amid unlikely protest

        Annette Gutierrez
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