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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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        • PHOTOS: Cape Coral celebrates Veteran's Day parade

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

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      • If you give a child a book

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      • National News

        • Tariffs Supreme Court

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        • SNAP

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      • Students and faculty were taken to four hospitals after a fight at Lake Worth High School on Sept. 18, 2025.

        Covering Florida

        32 people taken to 4 hospitals after high school fight in Florida

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        Port Charlotte

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        Covid Vaccine

        Investigates

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      • Jimmy Kimmel

        Covering Florida

        Florida leaders react after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show

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        Immokalee

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      • Boathouse in Cape Coral

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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 30: FC Naples extends unbeaten streak to 10

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        Lee County

        Lee health officials issue water advisory for Bowditch Park

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        Lee County

        14-year-old Three Oaks Middle School student arrested for school threat

        WFTX Digital Team
        Jacaranda murder suspect

        Lee County

        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County road reopens after sinkhole repair

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach property owners face deadline for temporary permit extensions

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Fed cut generates optimism for Southwest Florida real estate

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        Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Demolition of the Boathouse restaurant begins Thursday morning

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        North Port/Englewood

        Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens nearly a year after hurricanes

        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Bonita Springs

        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control

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        Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

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        Bonita Springs

        Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

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        Hurricane

        Hurricane Gabrielle threatens Azores Thursday; hurricane watches in place

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        Cape Coral

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        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Captiva

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        Florida's rarest bird stars in new conservation documentary

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      • Lehigh Acres gets $15.5M grant for flood prevention project

        Lehigh Acres

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        Charlie Kirk Shot

        Covering Florida

        Florida fallout after Kirk killing raises First Amendment concerns

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man films boat hitting manatee, fears it could happen again

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Commissioners approve more seats at the table for Boca Grande Parking Committee

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        'We can't move forward': Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

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        Collier County

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