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      • Captiva
        Upper Captiva community helps save two people trapped in house fire
        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane
        Erin is forecast to become the first hurricane tomorrow
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: Slightly lower rain chances tomorrow, Saturday
        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Beach
        Two people struck by car, thrown into mangroves near Fort Myers Beach
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Charlotte County
        Officials confirm body found in retention pond as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier
        WFTS Digital Staff
        Naples
        Naples City Council considers suing Florida over law restricting disaster powers
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral
        Woman arrested for DUI after car crashes into Cape Coral canal
        WFTX Digital Team
        Covering Florida
        DeSantis picks Baker Correctional for new migrant detention facility
        Forrest Saunders
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 15 – August 17
        Vanessa Busch

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        • Lee County deputies say bicyclist injured in Pine Island crash

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        • Two drivers crash in North Fort Myers, according to LCSO

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        LaBelle High School student arrested after messages about school shooting

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      • Animal neglect arrest

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        13 puppies rescued from 104-degree garage in Fort Myers; woman charged

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        Forward Matthew Tkachuk speaks to the media in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 16, 2025.

        Florida Panthers

        Tkachuk says fans 'deserve this type of game at home'

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        Local News

        Florida SouthWestern State College gets Purple Heart designation

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies search for missing, endangered girl

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        Florida Panthers

        Panthers one win away from back-to-back Stanley Cup titles

        Kendall Hyde
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Thousands line US-41 in Fort Myers for ‘No Kings’ protest

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Golden Gate

        Plane forced to emergency land in Collier County field

        Anvar Ruziev
        Residents rescue man after truck drives into Oyster Creek

        Charlotte County

        Neighbors rescue man after truck plunges into Oyster Creek

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        200-year-old Smithsonian restored piano in North Fort Myers needs a new home

        Austin Schargorodski
      • A white van drove through the front of the gym, leaving scattered glass, debris and a van-sized hole in the front window.

        Bonita Springs

        Smash Fitness back to full strength after car crashed through front window

        Eric Lovelace
        Naples Community Church demolition

        Naples

        Naples church begins demolition for larger, hurricane-resistant facility

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Death Penalty Problems Explainer

        Local News

        Firing squads, hangings could be coming to Florida's death row under new law

        Ryan Kruger
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        Punta Gorda

        'You're being very brave': Body camera video shows moments after shark attack

        Alex Orenczuk
        FGCU receives historic $22 million donation to transform healthcare education

        Fort Myers Metro South

        FGCU's record $22 million donation will go towards healthcare education

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Lip gloss and prints identify 'Kia Boys' in Cape car theft

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        One injured in Fowler Street crash, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Blues, canoes, country and sci-fi are taking over SWFL this weekend

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        Florida woman arrested after chasing teen on e-bike with SUV

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        Fort Myers man arrested for making Molotov cocktails

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach to vote on mosquito control district merger

        Anvar Ruziev
        CEOs of YMCA Collier County & Physicians regional pose with FC Naples players in front of sign.

        FC Naples

        'My heart just pounds': FC Naples hosts kids soccer camp with 50 kids

        Eric Lovelace
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        Port Charlotte

        9-year-old girl recovering after shark attack in Boca Grande

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral mental health facility lease ended; hundreds of patients seek help

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Some Sanibel homes that took on Ian’s surge now getting raised 11 feet

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Healing with wolves: Florida veterans find connection at Naples animal sanctuary

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Marco Island

        Couple arrested for animal cruelty after 57 cats rescued from Marco Island home

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        4 Things To Do

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        Cape Airbnb neighbors say guilty verdict not enough in compliance fight

        Bella Line
        Smashed guardrails leading to the canal

        Cape Coral

        Police: Driver who caused deadly Cape Coral canal crash may have been impaired

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral, Fort Myers top list for vacant "ghost homes" in new study

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        Florida Panthers

        Panthers look to increase momentum ahead of Game 4

        John Barron
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        National News

        Scripps wins Service to America Award for Hurricanes Helene and Milton coverage

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        National News

        Silver Airways, Florida-based airline, shuts down all operations

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        Hurricane season brings warning: $9.3 billion in storm-related fraud

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        North Port Police crack down on criminal activity in Yorkshire area

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Suspect in deadly shooting near Oasis Boat Ramp charged with jailhouse assault

        Miyoshi Price
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        Witnesses stop suspected drunk driver from fleeing Fort Myers crash: report

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        Cape Coral

        Lee Co commissioners consider toll hikes to address $13 million budget shortfall

        Bella Line
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