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      • Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Early morning storms along the coast
        Trent Aric
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers soft launches emergency app to help the community in hurricane season
        Miyoshi Price
        Naples
        'Just swarming': Collier County battles worst mosquito wave in nearly a decade
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Labelle
        LaBelle man convicted of hit and run that killed a 15-year-old boy
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        'Going to get eaten by gators': Woman jumps into canal after Cape Coral theft
        Bella Line
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage
        Bella Line
        Fort Myers Metro South
        REPORT: Bank robbery suspect was known customer, left note threatening bomb
        Miyoshi Price
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend June 27 – June 29

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        • Report: FBI finds hundreds of child exploitation files in Fort Myers man’s home

          Kaitlin Knapp

        • Cape Coral police officer continues service after 25 years in military

          Bella Line

        • Florida Highway Patrol says pedestrian died in I-75 crash

          Emily Young

        • Fort Myers Beach uses AI to visualize future development in comprehensive plan

          Anvar Ruziev

      • 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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        Investigates

        FL drivers frustrated with school bus camera tickets still can’t contest them

        Katie LaGrone

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | An early Independence Day Parade, pub crawls and Caribbean flair

        Amy Wegmann
      • National News

        • Trump University of Virginia

          University of Virginia president resigns under pressure from Trump on DEI

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Trump

          Trump emboldened after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions

          Scripps News Group
        • Florida Cultivated Meat

          Texas governor signs law banning sale of lab-grown meat

          Scripps News Group

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      • Beach

        Covering Florida

        Swim advisory after bacteria found at some Pinellas County beaches

        White House

        Local News

        Man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ryan Cole in a Charlotte County courtroom

        Lee County

        Jury recommends death penalty for Charlotte County teen killer

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Police

        Lehigh Acres

        Pedestrian killed after Lehigh Acres crash, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Two new developments planned for Fort Myers Beach

        Anvar Ruziev
        Fort Myers Police

        Downtown Fort Myers

        New bodycam shows other side of arrest in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
      • NORTH PORT RESIDENT ON REFERENDUM RESULTS

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

        Victoria Quevedo
        cow shot 5 times

        North Fort Myers

        Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow

        Ella Rhoades
        COMMUNITY CONFUSION: Cape Coral school zone camera wrongfully tickets driver

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral school zone camera tickets wrongfully cites driver

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        How to protect your home from this real estate scam

        Ryan Kruger
        Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrests man for attempted murder

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Punta Gorda

        Man accused of firing into a Punta Gorda home

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lehigh Acres Fire.

        Lehigh Acres

        Overnight fire destroys RV in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Missing Boater

        Punta Gorda

        Missing boater last seen leaving Charlotte Harbor, Coast Guard says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Prison bars

        Local News

        Two more executions set in Florida, AP reports

        WFTX Digital Team
      • American Flag

        Local News

        Best times to beat Florida's Memorial Day traffic

        WFTX Digital Team
        hector a cafferata jr campus

        Cape Coral

        NEW BEGINNINGS:Groundbreaking at Hector A. Cafferata Jr. campus destroyed by Ian

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Task force formed to explore merging Punta Gorda, Charlotte County dispatches

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lehigh Acres

        HIRING? Lehigh jobs expected to grow as major businesses follow residential boom

        Ella Rhoades
        Marco Island waterway

        Marco Island

        Will it fix the problem? Marco Island canal dredging plan sparks debate

        Mahmoud Bennett
        DeSoto County Shooting

        DeSoto County

        DeSoto County deputies cleared in deadly shooting of wanted sex offender

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Ballot

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port voters decide against police headquarters upgrade

        Victoria Quevedo
        Christian Jeremy Wolf

        Naples

        Two arrested after standoff with Collier County deputies

        WFTX Digital Team
        David Thurman

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Man wanted in Fort Myers murder arrested overnight

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        First animals arrive at Sea Life Florida, set to open in June

        WFTX Digital Team

        Fort Myers Beach

        New Florida law could protect homes from vehicle-created flooding

        Anvar Ruziev
        Gas

        Local News

        Florida gas prices hit lowest point since December 2023

        Ryan Kruger
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte Zoning Board votes against zoning changes for rural development

        Alex Orenczuk
        MCCOLLUM TOUR FORT MYERS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        INSIDE LOOK: Developer takes us on a tour of proposed McCollum Hall renovations

        Miyoshi Price
        Naples Pride

        Naples

        Judge allows Naples Pride drag shows outside at Pridefest, all ages allowed

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Great Blue Heron in Collier County

        Naples

        Blue Heron dies after being trapped in powerline on Collier Blvd for 24 hours

        Mahmoud Bennett
        sr82 drivers ignore right turn only

        Lehigh Acres

        WRONG WAY! Illegal turns continue despite new safety measures on SR 82

        Ella Rhoades
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Police: Reported child abduction attempt in Cape Coral was 'misunderstanding'

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gabriela Reyes

        Cape Coral

        Four teens charged in armed robbery setup at Cape Coral home

        Kaitlin Knapp
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Florida

        Phoenix Ikner released from hospital as he faces serious charges in FSU shooting

        WTXL Digital Staff
        Hendry County deputy

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Former Hendry County deputy sentenced to less than three years in prison

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • El Patron murder sentence

        Downtown Fort Myers

        LIFE IN PRISON: Men sentenced for fatal stabbing at El Patron nightclub

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Governor Ron DeSantis

        Local News

        Governor DeSantis speaks with leaders of immigration enforcement

        WFTX Digital Team
        LCSO kitten death

        Local News

        DISTURBING: Fort Myers man charged with murdering kitten

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Gas pump

        Local News

        AAA: Florida Gas prices drop to lowest since 2023

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies search for suspect vehicle

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        New playground and amphitheater coming to Fort Myers

        Victoria Quevedo
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