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        Man who helped during Boca Grande shark attack facing deportation
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon thunderstorms expected each day this weekend
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        LaBelle man convicted of hit and run that killed a 15-year-old boy
        Austin Schargorodski
        Fort Myers Metro South
        REPORT: Bank robbery suspect was known customer, left note threatening bomb
        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral
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        Bella Line
        Local News
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        Amy Wegmann
        Naples
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        Mahmoud Bennett
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          Miyoshi Price

        • Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage

          Bella Line

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

          Kaitlin Knapp

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        Investigates

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

        Katie LaGrone
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police officer continues service after 25 years in military

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      • National News

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          October 7th attacks continue to fray LGBTQ+ Jewish communities, 20 months on

          Alexandra Miller
        • Supreme Court

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          Simon Kaufman
        • Trump University of Virginia

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          AP via Scripps News Group

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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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        Clewiston

        Two young children dead, three others injured in Glades County crash

        Andrew Shipley
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        Fort Myers Beach

        HAVE YOUR SAY: Fort Myers Beach meeting lets locals help shape island’s future

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County Drought

        Local News

        'There's not enough water': Historic drought has Lee County farmers concerned

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        London Bay hits pause on Outrigger plans for Fort Myers Beach

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Bear in the backyard? Fort Myers neighbors stunned by surprise visitor

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        A new law altering the ballot amendment process has sparked debate in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
        Could a new I-75 exit solve Cape Coral's growing traffic problems? City council makes its case

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral pushes for I-75 exit at Del Prado to ease growing traffic concerns

        Bella Line
      • Jarome Collier County

        Collier County

        DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man

        WFTX Digital Team
        Pope Leo XIV's brother, Louis

        Port Charlotte

        'Is it a miracle?': Pope's brother shares incredible story from their childhood

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Naples

        Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FWC says Clewiston driver hit panther, possibly just 6-months-old

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | It's Mother's Day Weekend in SWFL

        Amy Wegmann
        FPL FIRE

        Downtown Fort Myers

        No injuries after FP&L substation fire in Fort Myers, crews say

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Jarome Collier County

        Naples

        DNA testing underway in fatal Florida bear attack as residents share concerns

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Black Bear sighting

        Local News

        Neighbors tell Fox 4 they spotted a bear in a Fort Myers cemetery

        WFTX Digital Team
        Harbor Grand Code Violations

        Local News

        Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?

        Anvar Ruziev

        FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 11: Go behind the scenes with two of the FC Naples front office

        Ryan Kruger
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        Labelle

        Rethinking the Road: Mobility study lays out a walkable future for LaBelle

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Local News

        Meals on Wheels in urgent need of volunteers and donations

        The FBI calls it one of the biggest online threats facing kids today.

        Covering Florida

        FBI warns of sadistic new online threat that landed Tampa teen in prison

        Katie LaGrone

        Cape Coral

        'Don't doubt yourself': 10-year-old Cape Coral boy escapes attempted kidnapping

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Man arrested in Fort Myers after scamming elderly victim out of $30,000

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lehigh Acres

        SLOW DOWN! New Florida bill targets excessive speeders with jail time, fines

        Ella Rhoades
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        Port Charlotte

        'A man of the people': New pope's brother reacts from Port Charlotte

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Tropic Isles Elementary deputy presence

        Local News

        Deputies investigating report of suspicious vehicle near Tropic Isles Elementary

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Both man and child hit in crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Core fire

        Cape Coral

        Car crashes into home and catches fire, Cape Coral Fire says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        CARBON MONOXIDE: Naples family sues Airbnb over son’s death

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Naples

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        Local News

        It's Your Money: Americans have fewer kids due to costs

        Ryan Kruger
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        Punta Gorda

        Customers are now getting accurate water meter readings in Punta Gorda

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda shifts focus to basic repairs for historic city hall building

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Bright new look, bigger mission: FK Your Diet’s donation truck rolls out

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Neighbors say chilling details of deadly bear attack is highly unusual

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lehigh Acres

        'TAKE YOUR GARBAGE TO THE DUMP': Lehigh wants faster code enforcement response

        Ella Rhoades
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        Cape Coral

        Students protest removal of Hispanic program in Lee County schools

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Police investigate attempted abduction of juvenile in Cape Coral

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Fire off Old 41 Road

        Collier County

        UPDATE: Brush fire is at 32 acres in North Naples; no structures are threatened

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park

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