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      • Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate scene on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
        FORECAST: Staying warm and breezy, slight changes arrive tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        National News
        Dick Cheney, from Ford’s chief of staff to Bush’s vice president, dies at 84
        Justin Boggs
        Lehigh Acres
        LCSO says three people sent to hospital after incident on Almelia Street
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
        North Fort Myers crews say two transported in mobile home fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        'Just fireworks': Mother says teen's alleged bomb threat in Naples was a joke
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
        Teacher files lawsuit against Lee County schools over social media firing
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        Two families are recovering after being hit by a pickup truck on Halloween
        Alex Orenczuk
        National Politics
        Voters cast ballots in first major election since Trump’s return to White House
        Scripps News Group

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Clewiston fire chief Travis Reese announces retirement after 36 years of service

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Estero fire crews battle commercial fire in Shadow Wood community

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Fort Myers police union pushes for higher pay amid officer retention concerns

          Eric Lovelace

        • New numbers show Sanibel and Captiva’s recovery surge, available rooms double

          Austin Schargorodski

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Voting

        Local News

        Election Day in Southwest Florida: here's what to watch

        WFTX Digital Team
        Classroom

        Local News

        Lee County Schools to determine the future of three teachers, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • Election 2025 Voting

          Trump’s DOJ will 'monitor' elections in CA and NJ. What does that mean?

          Jacob Gardenswartz
        • Mamdani Trump

          Trump says New Yorkers should vote for Cuomo over Mamdani

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        • Vote stickers

          What to watch in this week’s key elections in New York, New Jersey and Virginia

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      • Treasure Coast Shipwreck

        Scripps News Life

        Salvage crew recovers over $1 million in gold, silver coins from 1715 shipwreck

        Scripps News Group
        Don Loggins

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Another Club Blu murder suspect pleads no contest, sentenced to 15 years

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cat injured in alleged beating

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say man violently punched cats

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      • City of Fort Myers

        Lee County

        Foreign 'unauthorized individuals' interrupt Fort Myers Zoom meeting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Labelle

        Florida Highway Patrol on scene of fatal crash on FL-78

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        'BITE THE BULLET:' North Port increases water and sewage fees

        Hunter Walterman
      • Charlotte County

        Motorcyclist dies following overnight Port Charlotte crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        President Trump Library proposal

        Covering Florida

        Trump Presidential Library planned for downtown Miami, legal fight looms

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lee County

        Florida Gaming Control Commission seizes 109 slot machines in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
      • GardenView

        Naples

        AI technology tracks residents’ health at new Naples assisted living community

        Mahmoud Bennett

        Hurricane

        Quietest Gulf, Caribbean hurricane season since 1991

        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral housing committee considers allowing backyard apartments to address affordable housing concerns

        Cape Coral

        Small backyard apartments for affordable housing could be coming to Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

        Some school zone speed cameras suddenly taken down in Clewiston, here’s why

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sports

        SOLD: Tampa Bay Rays sold to Florida based ownership group

        Frances Lin
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputy accidentally discharges firearm at range, shoots leg

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Jewish Congregation of Venice

        Sarasota County

        Threat at Jewish Congregation of Venice deemed a hoax, police say

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Some people in Fort Myers Beach should boil their water, town says

        WFTX Digital Team
        MCCOLLUM HALL MURALS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Locals invited to McCollum Hall listening session, Tuesday night

        Emily Young
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Iona-McGregor firefighters work through the night on fire at business

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        VIDEO: Lee County deputies arrest suspect after dangerous street takeover

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Sheriff says Florida teen faked shooting, kidnapping story

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Housing

        Local News

        Florida homeowners sitting on $427,000 backyard goldmines, new study reveals

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Neighbors grieve Cape Coral woman hit and killed in crash while walking her dog

        Eric Lovelace
        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Covering Florida

        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Michael Paluska
      • Military families file lawsuit against privatized base housing owner at MacDill over 'toxic mold'

        Investigates

        MacDill AFB families file lawsuit against base housing owner over 'toxic mold'

        Kylie McGivern
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers cafe owner adapts as Florida minimum wage hits $14

        Miyoshi Price

        Fort Myers Beach

        Derelict buildings may impact FEMA flood insurance discount on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cleannord Saintil

        Golden Gate

        Collier County detectives arrest man in connection with suspicious encounter

        Mahmoud Bennett
        BALKE

        Lee County

        Chabad of Charlotte County arson suspect makes first appearance in federal court

        Kaitlin Knapp
        New OBGYN residency program in Cape Coral aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Cape Coral

        New OBGYN residency program aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

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

        WFTX Digital Team
        Albert Sibert

        Estero

        Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief arrested for eavesdropping, fraud charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

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

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Blood Drive

        Naples

        Naples firefighters invite you to donate to blood drive, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

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

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officers say man hit victim walking her dog in deadly DUI crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        Road Closure

        North Port/Englewood

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Part of Price Boulevard closes, starting today

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cocoon gallery woodshop

        Naples

        Naples woodshop turns old trees from Southeast Asia into functional art

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 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

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        FORT MYERS BEACH SUNSET

        Fort Myers Beach

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

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