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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Record cold on the way tomorrow morning
        Trent Aric
        National Politics
        Shutdown bill clears Senate hurdle; House Democrats push back over ACA subsidies
        Joe St. George
        Local News
        Hardee County deputies catch suspect wanted for murder out of Lee County
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
        'It gives you hope:' Hundreds walk to end Alzheimer's in Southwest Florida
        Hunter Walterman
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate death in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers offers nearly $2M in Hurricane Ian recovery funds with June deadline
        Miyoshi Price

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        • Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on North Port's first hospital

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        Fort Myers Police say one injured in shooting on Palm Avenue

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      • National News

        • Tariffs Supreme Court

          Trump says Americans will get payments of 'at least $2,000' from tariff revenue

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        • SNAP

          Trump admin tells states to 'undo any steps taken' to provide full SNAP benefits

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        • Government Shutdown Food Aid

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        LeeWay waives fees after technical glitch impacts some customers

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        Road Closure

        Local News

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Charlotte County warns of construction in Englewood

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        Hurricane Ian

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police arrest man in Hurricane Ian scam

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        Bonita Springs firefighters say pug died in overnight fire

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        Elections Local

        Madison Cawthorn announces run for Florida's 19th district

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        Local News

        Overturned semi-truck causes road closures, Collier County deputies say

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      • Handcuffs

        Port Charlotte

        Florida Highway Patrol arrests driver after chase in Charlotte County

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        Police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies search for driver who they say hit a child

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        Hendry County Sheriff's Office

        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies respond to crash into canal in Clewiston

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      • Goverment shutdown Florida impacts

        Covering Florida

        Federal shutdown puts 95,000 Florida workers at risk as leaders clash over blame

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Miles of dune grass planted on Fort Myers Beach to strengthen shoreline

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Naples City Council backs down on airport resolution after legal threat

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Naples

        Naples Police ask public’s help to ID woman accused of soliciting teen for sex

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on deteriorating property

        Cape Coral

        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on property

        Bella Line
        Immokalee's major infrastructure project bringing safer streets to community

        Immokalee

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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man arrested on child sexual abuse material, drug charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Charlotte County

        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Jada Williams

        Clewiston

        Deputies serve search warrant at Clewiston City Hall over ‘concerning practices’

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hacker

        Local News

        FBI warns of 'phantom hacker' scam that has stolen $542 million from seniors

        Ryan Kruger

        Golden Gate

        Deputies: Golden Gate man lured girl into vacant unit, charged with child crimes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FWC says officers found missing woman in remote Collier County Forest

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        Covering Florida

        ‘Alligator Alcatraz': Color-coded uniforms and strict rules

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        Hurricane

        Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda leaves Bermuda, dangerous surf continues

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        Naples

        Lawsuit claims GE concealed engine defects tied to fatal Naples plane crash

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      • Treasure Coast Shipwreck

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

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        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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        Lee County

        Foreign 'unauthorized individuals' interrupt Fort Myers Zoom meeting

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        Police

        Labelle

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

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        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

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        Lee County

        Florida Gaming Control Commission seizes 109 slot machines in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        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

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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
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        Sarasota County

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

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        Locals invited to McCollum Hall listening session, Tuesday night

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