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      • Local News
        Lee County Deputies and fire marshal investigate deadly North Fort Myers fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Rain chances going up the next few days
        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
        ID theft and a G-Wagon: How police say a Cape Coral woman stopped a thief
        Bella Line
        Downtown Fort Myers
        'Gave me chills': Neighbor recalls noises from missing Cape Coral man's condo
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Labelle
        Labelle trial begins for driver charged in hit-and-run that killed 15-year-old
        Austin Schargorodski
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Bicyclist killed in Fort Myers crosswalk; advocates demand safety upgrades
        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral seeks developers for 22-acre Bimini East Project
        Bella Line
        Collier County
        Florida takes control of area deemed 'Alligator Alcatraz' under emergency order
        Forrest Saunders
        Lehigh Acres
        After 60 years without sidewalks, Lehigh Elementary students finally get one
        Victoria Quevedo

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • New Florida law could impact beachfront property rights on Fort Myers Beach

          Anvar Ruziev

        • POOL PROBLEMS: Contractor delays reopening of public pool in Punta Gorda

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Naples police increase security near houses of worship amid Middle East tensions

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Fort Myers officials target cryptocurrency ATM scams preying on seniors

          Miyoshi Price

      • 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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        Hurricane

        Andrea, first storm of the season, now post-tropical

        Katie Walls
        Florida Panthers

        Florida Panthers

        Florida Panthers announce 2025–26 preseason schedule, facing three teams

        Emma Romano
      • National News

        • Medicaid protests Capitol Hill

          People in wheelchairs zip-tied on Capitol Hill during Medicaid protest

          Scripps News Group
        • Scrimping Gift Ideas

          Toy prices rise amid Trump tariffs; bigger hikes possible

          Scripps News Group
        • Netherlands NATO Summit

          Trump slams media over reports he says downplay impact of strikes on Iran

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Hurricane Ian

        North Fort Myers

        To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

        Andrew Shipley
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

        Vanessa Busch
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        Labelle

        Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

        Covering Florida

        Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

        Shari Armstrong

        FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lehigh Acres

        New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Leoma Lovegrove

        Cape Coral

        Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Home values plunge but remain unaffordable for many in Florida

        Ryan Kruger
        No, Cape Coral is not getting a DOGE; but they are working on government efficiency!

        Cape Coral

        Cape Council votes to implement government efficiency training and team

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Gov. DeSantis slams House plan to cut trooper jobs and gear in proposed budget

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        'Disturbing': Woman charged with pepper-spraying dogs at Cape Coral park

        Miyoshi Price
        North Port intelligence center

        North Port/Englewood

        A look inside North Port Police's intelligence center and business partnership

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Plastics

        Sanibel

        Florida Legislature pushing bill to control over regulating plastics

        Andrew Shipley
        'Don't be scared of the label': More kids and adults being diagnosed with Autism

        Cape Coral

        Autism diagnosis rates are on the rise, but why?

        Bella Line
        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick-off Wednesday night

        Naples

        SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick off Wednesday night

      • Montura Ranch fire

        Hendry County

        Clewiston fire in Montura forced evacuations and left thousands without power

        Kaitlin Knapp
        David Levin

        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda city attorney walks out of council meeting

        Alex Orenczuk
        Handcuffs

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman arrested for pepper spraying dogs, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputies investigate hit-and-run

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        DUI court hearing for Naples Mayor pushed back for third time

        WFTX Digital Team
        Ron DeSantis

        Fort Myers Beach

        FL governor to speak in Fort Myers, today

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hendry County Sheriff's Office

        Labelle

        Hendry County SRO arrests student with weapon

        WFTX Digital Team
         Felix Valdez

        Local News

        FOUND: Man located after missing in Fort Myers, LCSO says

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers Beach group teaches people how to respectfully interact with dolphins

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        The City of Fort Myers is talking about making downtown a Culinary District

        Miyoshi Price
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        Hendry County

        ‘They’re shooting at me!’: Woman says bikers fired at car with daughter inside

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Charlotte County

        Lanes reopen on I-75 after it was closed at Kings Highway due to brush fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port businesses might be able to sell alcohol closer to churches & schools

        Victoria Quevedo
        Faster, Smarter, Safer: Cape Coral Fire gets its first live fire training facility

        Cape Coral

        Faster, Smarter, Safer: Cape Coral Fire gets first live fire training facility

        Bella Line
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh man arrested after making mass shooting threats on 'X', deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Americans in Wartime Experience brings mobile studio to Naples

        Ella Rhoades
        LCEC

        Cape Coral

        Power restored after thousands impacted by outage

        WFTX Digital Team
        City of Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        New initiative to eliminate government waste in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Estero Fire Dept.

        Estero

        Estero firefighters welcome home boy who they helped rescue

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Fatal stabbing suspect had schizophrenia, history of alarming behavior: report

        Ella Rhoades
        The Carlton

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly shooting at Fort Myers apartments may fall under Stand Your Ground law

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs firefighters save ducklings

        WFTX Digital Team
        Man fatally shot blue heron and mallard duck in Pinellas County: FWC

        Covering Florida

        Man fatally shot blue heron and mallard duck in Pinellas County: FWC

        Rebekah Nelson
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        LCSO: One person in critical condition after Lehigh Acres crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • CCPS

        Local News

        Home destroyed in overnight fire, CCPS reports

        WFTX Digital Team
        DeSantis

        Local News

        Governor signs 'Gulf of America' bills

        Man talking on cellphone

        Local News

        IT'S YOUR MONEY: AI is changing the landscape of identity theft

        Ryan Kruger
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