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      • Lehigh Acres
        WATCH: Wild boar charges at Lee County deputies after breaking into home
        Hunter Walterman
        Weather
        FORECAST: Unsettled weather continues as we wrap up the week
        Katie Walls
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: New depression formation forecast next week
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Boathouse comes to an agreement with the city
        Bella Line
        Naples
        New transcripts show final conversation before deadly I-75 plane crash in Naples
        Mahmoud Bennett
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Sept 4 – Sept 7
        Vanessa Busch
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers denies affordable housing extension, reclaims lot for city program
        Miyoshi Price
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | Touch a Truck, A Taste of the Islands and Kids in Business
        Amy Wegmann
        Covering Florida
        DeSantis announces 'Deportation Depot' as second migrant detention site
        Forrest Saunders

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          Alex Orenczuk

        • FC Naples hosts Greenville Triumph SC in key home matchup

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        • Two motorcyclists injured in US-41 crash after wheelie stunt goes wrong

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Stolen vehicle crashes into tree in Cape Coral, driver arrested Friday

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

        K9 Zuko on the hunt

        Covering Florida

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        A private plane overshoots the runway at the Boca Raton Airport on Sept. 3, 2025.

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        • Fever Dream Basketball

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        • APTOPIX Trump

          Trump signs order seeking to rename Department of Defense as Department of War

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        • Campus Death Georgia

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          Kadia Tubman

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      • South Seas

        Captiva

        South Seas wins rezoning battle as people on Captiva vow to continue fight

        Andrew Shipley
        Cape's future takes shape: Council considers preserve water system, town center and funding for park updates

        Cape Coral

        Big development decisions on the way for the City of Cape Coral

        Bella Line
        Grocery

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        Grocery costs causing financial stress for most Americans, poll finds

        Ryan Kruger
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Lee County to repair hurricane-damaged boardwalks at four parks

        WFTX Digital Team
        LEHIGH TRAFFIC

        Cape Coral

        Lee County approves contract to repair Matlacha Drawbridge damaged by Ian

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        'Totally out of room:' North Port weighs new direction on police headquarters

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Cape Coral Bridge to be demolished as part of $484 million replacement plan

        Anvar Ruziev
        Immigration Detention Center North

        Collier County

        Florida prepares to build a second immigration detention center

        Associated Press
        Debby flooding August 2024

        Hurricane

        Sarasota community continues to rebuild one year after Debby

        Jada Williams
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County greenlights $19M for Southward Village phase 2 in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Alva

        Boardwalk repairs finally coming to Alva park nearly 3 years after Ian damage

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County Commission passes controversial Boca Grande parking ordinance

        Alex Orenczuk
      • HIGHSCHOOL NNN LOCATION

        Lehigh Acres

        New high school coming to east Lee County gets mixed community reactions

        Victoria Quevedo
        Proposed 150-foot cell tower faces opposition from neighbors, property values and rural character top of mind

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island residents oppose cell tower plan that could impact property values

        Bella Line
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        North Port/Englewood

        BAD BABY: North Port police seize 24 illegal firearms, cocaine in drug bust

      • Marco Island electric bills

        Marco Island

        Marco Island considers electric franchise fee to boost city revenue

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Immigration Action

        Florida wildlife officers join state's immigration enforcement efforts

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Immigration Action

        Judge orders Florida leaders to prove who has authority over Alligator Alcatraz

        Associated Press
      • Money

        Local News

        Florida renters need 15 months to save for holiday expenses, study shows

        Ryan Kruger
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach council approves entertainment venue at former theater site

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        A Fort Myers man with Parkinson's calls for cracked sidewalks to be fixed

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        Boca Grande beachgoers could face fewer spots under proposed ordinance

        Alex Orenczuk
        Neighbors demand safety improvements after another crash on 2-lane stretch of Burnt Store Road

        Cape Coral

        Another crash on Burnt Store Road prompts calls for safety improvements

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        11 homes lifted simultaneously in Donax Village; Sanibel names day in honor

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Hurricane

        Tracking two waves in the Atlantic, neither a threat to SWFL

        Katie Walls
        Collier teachers prepare for school year

        SWFL Back To School

        Collier County teachers and staff prepare for first day of new school year

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Pondella & River Roads closed due to downed power lines, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FC Naples Plain

        Naples

        FC Naples offers special "Beat the Birds" ticket package this week

        WFTX Digital Team
        Jim Ragusa Guadalupe Center

        Immokalee

        Guadalupe Center mentorship program transforms Immokalee students' futures

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Naples

        Deputies working to ID man found dead in Naples canal near Collier Blvd

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Young Entrepreneurs

        Fort Myers Metro South

        'We want to make this a business': Fort Myers kids learn entrepreneurial skills

        Hunter Walterman
        Possible DeSoto Memorial Hospital Sale

        Arcadia

        DeSoto County's only hospital considers sale amid financial uncertainty

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach needs to replace more than 10% of island’s fire hydrants

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Deputies process Henry Betsey, Jr. after his conviction on a felony bigamy charge

        Investigates

        Florida man married to three women at the same time sentenced for felony bigamy

        Adam Walser

        Naples

        Naples hospital completes first wireless pacemaker surgery

        Eric Lovelace
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        Port Charlotte

        No ears, no problem: Bruce the German Shepherd bounces back from neglect

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Haiti

        Naples

        Haitian TPS holders in Collier County fear return as status set to expire

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Hurricane Ian's lingering damage: Lee County Commissioners to vote on two bridge repairs

        Lee County

        Lee County to vote on $3.6 million Matlacha bridge repairs after Hurricane Ian

        Bella Line

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? Back-to-School bashes bring free supplies and fun, plus indie jazz

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      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Local News

        Florida Highway Patrol say crash at Three Oaks Parkway killed motorcyclist

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Lanes closed after serious crash on 41 & Imperial Golf Course Boulevard

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        Local News

        Collier County deputies say bicyclist seriously injured in overnight crash

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