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  • Charlotte County
    Child plays dead to escape Charlotte County stabbing: report
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot again with afternoon storms
    Katie Walls
    Charlotte County
    Child injured in crash in Port Charlotte
    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers Metro South
    DeSantis vetoes medical malpractice bill over healthcare system concerns
    Miyoshi Price
    Cape Coral
    Cape Coral canal proposal faces environmental opposition over flood risks
    Bella Line
    Local News
    Joe’s Crab Shack closing, property could be used for Legacy Harbour project
    Stephen Pimpo
    Naples
    Naples athlete reaches No. 1 world ranking in Class 3 para table tennis
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Cape Coral
    'Mission accomplished': Ocala Animal sanctuary captures aggressive Muscovy duck
    Bella Line
    Arcadia
    ALDI TO ARCADIA: New grocery store brings affordable shopping options to town
    Victoria Quevedo
    Punta Gorda
    Conservation effort adds 40 tons of oyster shells to Charlotte Harbor reef
    Alex Orenczuk
    4 Things To Do
    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 30 – June 1
    Vanessa Busch
    Local News
    EXTRA TIME EP 14: FC Naples dominates reigning champion after two tough losses
    Ryan Kruger

    More News In Your Neighborhood

     
    • Lee County opens new Public Safety Center built for faster emergency response

      Austin Schargorodski

    • Governor Ron Desantis to speak in Fort Myers this morning

      WFTX Digital Team

    • Two women hospitlized in Naples crash, FHP says

      WFTX Digital Team

    • Town Council backs Fort Myers Beach parents in saving beach elementary school

      Anvar Ruziev

  • If you give a child a book

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

    Social Security

    Local News

    A record number of working Americans worry Social Security won't last

    Ryan Kruger
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    Punta Gorda

    Boat removal begins at Laishley Park Marina months after Hurricane Milton

    Alex Orenczuk
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      Faizan Zaki, previous runner-up, wins 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee

      Scripps News Group
    • Trump Tariffs

      Federal appeals court revives most of Trump’s tariffs — for now

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      This independent library champions banned books by Black women

      Kadia Tubman

    Scripps News
  • Byron Donalds Town Hall

    Local News

    Estero town hall with Rep. Byron Donalds gets heated

    Stephen Pimpo
    Cars

    Local News

    Florida car repairs among the costliest in the country

    Ryan Kruger
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers Beach considers annexing San Carlos Island

    Anvar Ruziev
  • McCollum Hall

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers City Council denies McCollum Hall developers' request for $4.2 mil

    Miyoshi Price
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    Florida Panthers

    PLAYOFF PANTHERS: Tkachuk questionable for game one in Tampa

    Alex Orenczuk
    Business owner and chamber hoping for brighter summer after harsh winter setbacks

    Pine Island / Matlacha

    Pine Island businesses struggle from winter setbacks

    Bella Line
  • “Am I Normal" 11-Year-Old with rare heart condition urges healthy living

    Naples

    “Am I normal" 11-year-old with rare heart condition urges healthy living

    Diplomat Elementary

    Cape Coral

    Legal loophole exposes gap in Florida law after threat to Diplomat Elementary

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Florida Highway Patrol

    Cape Coral

    ATV driver tries to escape Florida troopers

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Charlotte County Public Safety

    Punta Gorda

    "Even on Easter, we're ready," crews say after Punta Gorda fire

    WFTX Digital Team
    Pope Francis

    Local News

    Pope Francis dies at 88 according to the Vatican

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    Home invasion-murder trial starts Monday in Charlotte County

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Dunbar Parade

    Downtown Fort Myers

    THE TRADITION CONTINUES: 81st Dunbar Easter Parade in Fort Myers

    Victoria Quevedo
    St Matthews House

    Naples

    More than 600 people fed at St. Matthews House annual Easter dinner

    Victoria Quevedo
    Xavier Charles Derisma

    Cape Coral

    17-year-old charged with aggravated assault at Marquee Cinemas

    Andrew Shipley
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    FWC investigating two incidents on water Saturday

    Andrew Shipley
    Hendry County

    Clewiston

    4-year-old boy killed in Hendry County crash

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Naples

    Protesters flood sidewalk of Collier Courthouse for “Say No to Tyranny” rally

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Fort Myers Beach

    'The chairs are flying': Pipe burst shoots water in the air on Fort Myers Beach

    Austin Schargorodski
    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
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    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
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