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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers shooting leaves one dead, suspect arrested Friday night
        Andrew Shipley
        Hurricane
        Category 5 Hurricane Humberto intensifies as new storm threatens Bahamas
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon scattered storms this weekend before drier air arrives
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court
        Bella Line
        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
        Arcadia
        'IT'S LIKE THERAPY:' Brothers turn pain into passion with new mural in Arcadia
        Hunter Walterman
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Tarpon Street Pier rises from Hurricane Ian's destruction with stronger design
        Miyoshi Price
        Punta Gorda
        Helene was no match for the Ice House Pub, surviving storms for 124 years
        Alex Orenczuk

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

          Austin Schargorodski

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

          Bella Line

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

          Miyoshi Price

        • Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

          WFTX Digital Team

      • 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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        Local News

        Remembering Hurricane Helene one year later

        Katie Walls
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        Sarasota County

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

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • UN General Assembly Colombia

          Colombian president accuses Trump of war crimes, loses US visa after NYC protest

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • CORRECTION US Immigration Chicago

          Trump orders soldiers to Portland to guard ICE facilities

          Justin Boggs
        • CORRECTION US Immigration Chicago

          Federal agents fire pepper balls, tear gas at protesters outside ICE facility

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • lee county school board approves budget cuts

        Lee County

        Lee County Schools implements new volunteer requirements that cost some money

        Miyoshi Price
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        Investigates

        Appeals process begins for tickets issued under FL’s new school bus camera law

        Katie LaGrone
        Alligator Alcatraz federal ruling

        Naples

        Gov. DeSantis, environmental groups react after judge halts Alligator Alcatraz

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • CALUSA CRUSADER: Local brewery creates conservation ale for clean water

        Lee County

        CALUSA CRUSADER: Local brewery creates conservation ale for clean water

        Bella Line

        Sanibel

        Threatened shorebirds thrive on rebuilt Sanibel Causeway after Hurricane Ian

        Andrew Shipley
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police raid 7 illegal arcades targeting elderly with gambling issues

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Fashion shows, craft beer festivals and comedy for a great cause

        Amy Wegmann

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Record sea turtle hatchlings lost on Fort Myers Beach this year

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Punta Gorda

        From boat rage to boat rides: Punta Gorda fisherman set to take clients fishing

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Florida lawmakers at Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        No more expansion allowed at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over environmental concerns

        Sarah Lindenberg

        Arcadia

        'BIG DEAL:' Governor announces millions for new Arcadia sewer plant

        Hunter Walterman
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        Covering Florida

        Collins escorts driver accused in deadly crash, Newsom mocks ‘political stunt’

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        'I've never seen anything like it': Legacy Harbour Marina set for major makeover

        Miyoshi Price

        Sanibel

        Largest boat ramp in Lee County reopens ahead of schedule.

        Andy Cunningham
        Student hit by car in crosswalk sparks Lehigh Acres safety concerns

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh student hit by car while crossing in crosswalk, sparking safety concerns

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Clewiston

        New program at Clewiston High aims to fast track students to teaching jobs

        Austin Schargorodski
        Sunni Jahbari

        Lehigh Acres

        Cold case Lehigh Acres murder leads to 20-year sentence for man

        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples Airport

        Naples

        Naples Airport considers calling out flight curfew violators in local ads

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Cape Coral City Council approves 131-acre Cape Coral Grove mixed-use development project

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral approves Cape Coral Grove development agreement

        Bella Line
        New traffic light installation underway at Skyline Boulevard and Pine Island Road intersection

        Cape Coral

        New traffic light installation underway at Skyline and Pine Island Road

        Bella Line
        Shell Point SCCF Oyster Reef

        Sanibel

        SCCF completes oyster reef project to restore Caloosahatchee Estuary ecosystem

        Andrew Shipley
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        Arcadia

        Arcadia man charged with attempted kidnapping of 7-year-old boy, police say

        WFTX Digital Team

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 22 – August 24

        Vanessa Busch
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 26 FC Naples continues hot streak

        Ryan Kruger
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        Local News

        Fort Myers hit-and-run driver sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Florida Highway Patrol arrests driver in fatal Immokalee crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ron DeSantis

        Arcadia

        Gov. Ron DeSantis to speak in Arcadia, Thursday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Charlotte County

        DEPUTY REPORT: Port Charlotte father says man found in bed with 7-year-old

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies say 17-year-old hit while walking to school

        WFTX Digital Team
        Money

        Local News

        Florida ranks second in nation for credit card fraud

        Ryan Kruger
      • North Port/Englewood

        Neighbors raise concerns over new North Port apartment building

        Hunter Walterman

        Covering Florida

        Sexual predator designations to stay on Florida licenses

        Eric Lovelace
        FOX 4

        Local News

        Florida troopers say semi-truck hit woman crossing Jones Loop Road

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Florida's largest indoor go-kart track announces its grand opening in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
        Florida homes

        Covering Florida

        Can an HOA be dissolved? Why it might be 'almost impossible'

        Jon Shainman
        Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at Palm Beach State College on Aug. 20, 2025.

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis calls for new census, claims 2020 numbers inaccurate

        Scott Sutton
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        Investigates

        OVERCHARGED: Florida sues textbook giants for alleged $60M fraud

        Adam Walser
        Harjinder Singh in California court

        Covering Florida

        US transportation secretary announces investigation into fatal Turnpike crash

        Audra Schroeder
        Florida lawmaker floats ban on Homeowners Associations amid growing backlash

        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmaker floats ban on HOAs amid growing backlash

        Forrest Saunders
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda advances plan to raise utility rates to fund infrastructure projects

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Local News

        Massive wildfire reducing visibility along Alligator Alley

        Katie Walls
        Pathways Early Education Center's full-circle story fuels major expansion

        Immokalee

        Pathways Early Education Center's full-circle story fuels major expansion

        Victoria Quevedo
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