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      • Naples
        Sheriff: Naples man with gun claimed to be killer, threatened church shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon storms expected before wetter weather arrives
        Katie Walls
        Local News
        SUNSEEKER SOLD: Blackstone to acquire Charlotte County resort from Allegiant
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis
        Bella Line
        Charlotte County
        Convicted killer of Port Charlotte teen sentenced to death
        Kaitlin Knapp
        North Port/Englewood
        Report: North Port home prices see biggest price drop in country
        Hunter Walterman
        Lehigh Acres
        13-year-old hero saves friend's life after serious accident in Lehigh Acres
        Victoria Quevedo
        Clewiston
        Hendry County deputies identify, search for suspect in fatal shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Developer seeks to slash affordable housing from Immokalee Road project
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Sanibel
        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF
        Anvar Ruziev
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee County studies shared-use path to connect communities across Caloosahatchee
        Miyoshi Price
        Scripps News Life
        What President Trump’s spending and tax bill means for tipped workers
        Simon Kaufman

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • $1.6 million project aims to keep Bedman Creek flowing year-round

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Cape Coral man accused of groping teen, trying to enter car with minors

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Teenager shot and killed in Port Charlotte

          WFTX Digital Team

        • 'COME IN AS FRIENDS AND DANCE OUT AS FAMILY,' Fort Myers Beach bar reopens

          Andy Cunningham

      • If you give a child a book

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        Hurricane

        QUIET IN THE TROPICS

        Katie Walls
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        Local News

        Florida leads nation in internet fraud with rates 56% above national average

        Ryan Kruger
      • National News

        • Trump

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          Scripps News Group
        • Braeden Davis recalls Texas flooding

          A camper recalls his experience as the river started to flood cabins in Texas

          Scripps News Group
        • Texas Flood Tragedy

          Texas Flood Tragedy: A Scripps News special report on the Guadalupe River floods

          Scripps News Group

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      • 14yo bike accident

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Mom of teen killed in Fort Myers bicycle crash urging safety awareness

        Ella Rhoades
        Orange flames burning

        Collier County

        UPDATE: Picayune Strand State Forest fire is at 166 acres with 80% containment

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Bonita Springs

        One injured in Bonita Springs shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Right whales survive risky detour in Florida's Gulf Coast, now back in Canada

        Austin Schargorodski
        Charlotte County Deputies investigate dead body

        Charlotte County

        UPDATE: Body found in Charlotte County identified as missing Cape Coral woman

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Alva

        New schools planned in Alva, but neighbors argue they belong in Lehigh Acres

        Austin Schargorodski
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        North Port/Englewood

        Stolen truck tied to North Port armed robbery found; suspects still at large

        Anvar Ruziev
        Cape Coral Duck Attack

        Cape Coral

        Duck has people in a Cape Coral neighborhood on the run

        Bella Line
        Justin Baxter

        Naples

        Collier veteran to be honored at FC Naples service appreciation night

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Home insurance

        Local News

        Florida lawmakers debate relief as new data shows skyrocketing property taxes

        Ryan Kruger
        Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

        Lee County

        Bear spotted under boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Times Square Post-Ian

        Hurricane

        Hurricane Center to release forecasts earlier starting in 2025

        Andrew Shipley
      • Idalia 2023

        Hurricane

        Why people ignore hurricane evacuation orders, according to research

        Andrew Shipley
        Table set by South Trail firefighters

        Fort Myers Metro South

        'Missing man table' set by South Trail firefighters at McGregor's Public House

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Collier County Human Bones Found

        Naples

        Human bones found in Collier County: Here's what will happen next

        WFTX Digital Team
      • SCCF Tracking Bacteria

        Local News

        'Everything in the estuary has trouble': Tracking the impact of algae in Sanibel

        Stephen Pimpo

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Memorial Day Weekend is packed with family events across SWFL

        Amy Wegmann
        Cape Coral school zone camera company dismisses 84 speeding tickets after discovering timing information error

        Cape Coral

        'Mistakes happen': Company on why 84 speeding tickets given out in Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte Co. Sheriff shows new water rescue vehicles ahead of hurricane season

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers man seeks cleanup of rat and trash-filled neighbor's home

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        Ribbon cut at Verandas III, the latest affordable housing complex in Punta Gorda

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Sanibel Bailey Homestead

        Sanibel

        Freshwater lakes on Sanibel might be a thing of the past

        Andrew Shipley

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 23 – May 26

        Vanessa Busch
        Firefighter Mike McCarty

        San Carlos Park

        Man identified in deadly San Carlos Park fire as South Trail firefighter

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Pitch Prime's rendering for City of Palms Park

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Company seeks second chance to revitalize City of Palms Park

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda invests in portable dams ahead of hurricane season

        Alex Orenczuk

        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP 13: FC Naples looks to rebound after long road trip

        Ryan Kruger
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        Collier County

        Rollover crash at I-75 & SR. 29

        Fort Myers Shores

        Fort Myers crash kills 14-year-old bicyclist

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Charlotte County documents say infant ingested meth; mom charged

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Dog dies in Punta Gorda fire, responders say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Golden Gate

        Collier County deputies investigate after shots are fired

        WFTX Digital Team
        Gas Prices

        Local News

        FUEL UP: Gas prices drop ahead of Memorial Day

        Ryan Kruger
      • Cape Coral Residents Want Mayor Gone

        Local News

        Cape Coral residents launch recall petition to remove mayor

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda plans tiki hut for former Bayfront Center site in Gilchrist Park

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Fort Myers

        Lee County commissioner wants review after cat euthanized hours after arrival

        Ella Rhoades
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        Cape Coral

        Cost to rent out a home in Cape Coral could get more expensive

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Immokalee

        Florida farmers adopt agriculture tech to combat rising costs from cuts, tariffs

        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples Design District gets major makeover with new mixed-use project featuring shops, dining, offices, housing & more, groundbreaking set for May 30.

        Naples

        Naples design district gets major makeover with new mixed-use development

      • Black Bear in Florida

        Naples

        Florida advances plan to bring back bear hunting; Collier residents weigh in

        Mahmoud Bennett
        NORTH PORT IMAGINE SCHOOL

        North Port/Englewood

        New Imagine School campus coming to North Port

        Victoria Quevedo
        Cape Coral considers 40% irrigation rate hike amid resident concerns

        Cape Coral

        Cape City Council will vote on 40% irrigation rate hike amid resident concerns

        Bella Line
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