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      • Fort Myers Beach
        Special Recall Election scheduled for Fort Myers Beach
        Anvar Ruziev
        Weather
        FORECAST: Rain chances stay high until the weekend
        Trent Aric
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge opens after hours-long traffic delays for drivers
        Victoria Quevedo
        Local News
        Florida ranks second in nation for job scam vulnerability as unemployment rises
        Ryan Kruger
        Charlotte County
        Cat, turtle die following Deep Creek house fire in Charlotte County
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach
        Fort Myers Beach pier rebuild moves ahead with early 2027 completion target
        Anvar Ruziev
        Lee County
        Teacher pay negotiations continue after confusion over Lee Schools statement
        Miyoshi Price
        Fort Myers Beach
        Fort Myers Beach celebrates grand opening of new town hall
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
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        Hunter Walterman

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        • Charlotte County challenges Lee County’s Boca Grande parking ordinance

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        Port Charlotte

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        Florida ranks as one of the most vulnerable states for crypto scams

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        Woman seeks answers about husband detained at Alligator Alcatraz facility

        Eric Lovelace
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        North Port/Englewood

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        Hunter Walterman
        Boathouse Fire

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        City Council says Cape Coral Boathouse will be built bigger and more profitable

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Thousands of gallons of sewage spill in Fort Myers after contractor drilled pipe

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County to get state funding for tide trackers, flood modeling project

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        Punta Gorda

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        Hendry County

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        Captiva

        Bubble Room reopens to packed house on Captiva

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        Captiva

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        National Weather Service issues flood warning for part of DeSoto County

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        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Manager last-minute resignation effort rejected

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