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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

         
        • Firefighters respond to fire on Useppa Island in Lee County, Tuesday

          WFTX Digital Team

        • 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

      • 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

          Alexandra Miller
        • Vote stickers

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

          Stephanie Liebergen

        Scripps News
      • FORT MYERS BEACH SUNSET

        Fort Myers Beach

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

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        'IT'S LIKE THERAPY:' Brothers turn pain into passion with new mural in Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman

        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
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        Punta Gorda

        Helene was no match for the Ice House Pub, surviving storms for 124 years

        Alex Orenczuk
        Duffy Street shooting

        Downtown Fort Myers

        POLICE REPORT: Man killed in Fort Myers shooting was armed

        Andrew Shipley
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        Local News

        Remembering Hurricane Helene one year later

        Katie Walls
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Tarpon Street Pier rises from Hurricane Ian's destruction with stronger design

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

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

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court

        Bella Line
        ONLY ON FOX 4: New body camera video of the 71-year-old Bonita Springs man accused of murdering wife

        Bonita Springs

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

        Bella Line
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        Sarasota County

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

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

        Miyoshi Price
        Jason Punyahotra

        Cape Coral

        Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies report injuries in crash on Sunshine Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

        Local News

        Bicyclist killed in US 41 crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach ups property tax rate to rebuild emergency reserves

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months as residents question effectiveness

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral speed cameras rake in nearly $900K in just 3 months

        Bella Line
        COLONIAL ELEMENTARY BANK ACCOUNTS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Colonial Elementary brings banking experience to young students

        Miyoshi Price
        FL’s Governor, Surgeon General refuse to answer 'silly' question over whether their children are vaccinated 

        Investigates

        FL officials don't answer 'silly' question on personal family vaccination plans

        Katie LaGrone
      • Marina shop Naples

        Naples

        'Unexpected': Collier County works to reopen marina shops after vendor leaves

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP:31: Revenge Week for FC Naples

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral fire crews rescue cars stuck in water behind Crunch Fitness

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Handcuffs

        Charlotte County

        Troopers: Florida DEP worker threw cup of liquid at driver during I-75 road rage

        WFTX Digital Team
        Devin Johnson

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral murder suspect transferred back to Lee County, booked into jail

        WFTX Digital Team
        SWFL rallies around 9-year-old boy fighting cancer

        Local News

        Community mourns firefighter's son after fight with rare brain tumor

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Doctor patient

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s medicaid expansion effort delayed until 2028 as petition costs soar

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hospital

        North Port/Englewood

        SWFL families plan ahead, as tax credits for their health insurance end

        Emily Young
        Gas

        Local News

        Gas burden hits 20-year low as Americans spend less than 2% of income on fuel

        Ryan Kruger
      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port to close part of Price Boulevard as widening project continues

        Hunter Walterman
        This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Why was Routh allowed to defend himself during trial?

        Ethan Stein

        Collier County

        Collier County teachers union negotiations stall as board and union trade offers

        Eric Lovelace
      • Sen. Darryl Rouson is introducing a bill to raise Florida's malpractice insurance minimum requirements for doctors

        Investigates

        FL lawmaker proposes raising medical malpractice insurance minimum requirements

        Adam Walser
        WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny talks to a resident about home insurance costs in Florida.

        Covering Florida

        Study finds 75% of homeowners fear insurance will become unaffordable

        Matt Sczesny
        Naples Pride

        Downtown Fort Myers

        2026 Pride SWFL festival will continue in Fort Myers despite cancellation rumors

        Miyoshi Price
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        Port Charlotte

        Man shot by Charlotte County deputy dies, identified as 50-year-old Daniel Burch

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        Bear hunt: Permit lottery draws 160K applications amid unlikely protest

        Annette Gutierrez
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        From hunter to hunted: Fort Myers boxer defends title with signature left hook

        Miyoshi Price
      • Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Immokalee

        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Victoria Quevedo
        Tropics Satellite

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Imelda has become a hurricane this morning

        Katie Walls
        Matlacha housing market shows signs of recovery after Hurricane Ian devastation

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        HOT HOUSING MARKET: What's going on right now in Matlacha?

        Bella Line
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