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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers officers investigate shooting that injured two, police say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Starting off cool, Gorgeous Sunday on the way
        Trent Aric
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: A new disturbance in the Atlantic
        Katie Walls
        Port Charlotte
        UPDATE: Charlotte County deputies arrest shooting suspect
        Hunter Walterman
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | Food, music, boats and Boo at the Zoo
        Amy Wegmann
        Arcadia
        'BIGGER THAN US:' Arcadia gallery offers new home to Southwest Florida artists
        Hunter Walterman

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
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        • Fort Myers celebrates 25 years of Riverside Community Center

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        • North Port Police investigate shots fired at Kirk Park

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        • 'Down to earth': Lee Co. leaders reflect on life and legacy of Mike Greenwell

          Austin Schargorodski

      • If you give a child a book

        Got $12? Click now to help a kiddo' in your community in Southwest Florida

        Collier County Sheriff's Office

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        Collier County deputies investigate after finding dead man in canal

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        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Immokalee

        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Victoria Quevedo
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        • Trump Pentagon Commanders Meeting

          Trump orders Pentagon to pay troops despite ongoing government shutdown

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          Lifelong Lakers fan suing Lebron James after Hennessy ad

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      • Police

        Naples

        Report: Woman stabbed through bathroom window in Golden Gate

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Golden Gate

        Deputies say no arrests after man killed in Golden Gate

        WFTX Digital Team
        Alligator Alcatraz

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        Judge weighs detainees' legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades

        By DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER
      • Lehigh Acres community creates safe bus stops for local students through volunteer effort

        Lehigh Acres

        Neighbors create safe bus stops for Lehigh Acres children

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Collier County

        FWC says woman attacked by alligator while hiking in Collier County

        Victoria Quevedo

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port locals devastated by hurricane damage move into new homes

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      • North Port/Englewood

        Environmental group works to preserve undeveloped land in Englewood neighborhood

        Hunter Walterman

        Captiva

        GoFundMe raises money for caretaker who stayed with client as home burned

        Hunter Walterman

        Hendry County

        UPDATE: Hendry County Sheriff's Office locates missing man

      • Officer Tarr and Rambo

        Covering Florida

        Body cam captures moment FWC K-9 finds missing hunter in remote wildlife area

        Michael Hoffman
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        Investigates

        What's at stake in Monday's 'Alligator Alcatraz' hearing

        Jamie Ostroff
        Parents and district clash over book banning in Pinellas County

        Covering Florida

        Judge strikes down parts of FL law that led to removal of school library books

        Associated Press
      • Florida redistricting

        Covering Florida

        Florida leaders consider redrawing voting maps

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort myers allocates $80m for water treatment plant expansion to boost capacity

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Two sentenced in Punta Gorda murder-for-hire plot, alleged gunman awaits trial

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Man arrested in connection to July Clewiston shooting

        Hendry County

        Hendry deputies arrest man in deadly Clewiston shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Deputies respond to active scene in Suncoast Estates

        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island city manager

        Marco Island

        Marco Island residents clash with city leaders over 34% tax hike plan

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • cars parked on sidewalks

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers mom says blocked sidewalk near Allen Park Elementary put kids at risk

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral tennis players rally against Alzheimer's in tournament honoring one of their own

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral tennis tournament honors local tennis player who died of Alzheimer's

        Bella Line
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        Florida bans 7-OH to prevent 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

        Ryan Kruger
      • Hendry County LaBelle Community Sports Park shooting

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        Four teens arrested after shooting at LaBelle sports park

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        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Fort Myers foam party, pizza showdown and IMAG's big birthday bash

        Amy Wegmann
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        Naples

        Lightning strike causes house fire in Naples, firefighters say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Over 100 cats euthanized after rescue from overcrowded Florida home, LCDAS says

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        Local News

        Florida troopers respond to semi-truck crash with injuries on I-75

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FMPD responds to motorcycle crash at Veronica Shoemaker & Winkler Ave

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        School traffic frustrates Cape Coral locals with blocked driveways

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies report injuries in 2-vehicle crash on Alico Road

        WFTX Digital Team
        Hendry County Sheriff's Office

        Hendry County

        LaBelle High School student arrested after messages about school shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee County clerk cuts $750,000 from budget while maintaining services

        Miyoshi Price
        Naples City Council

        Naples

        Naples City Council may sue Florida over law restricting disaster powers

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Sanibel

        Naturalist says litter piling up on Sanibel Causeway, putting wildlife in danger

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Captiva

        Upper Captiva community helps save two people trapped in house fire

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 25: FC Naples has a massive week with three big wins

        Ryan Kruger
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 15 – August 17

        Vanessa Busch
      • Overgrown Lehigh bus stop gets an overdue cleanup

        Lehigh Acres

        Fort Myers man transforms overgrown bus stop in Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
        Giovanni Pelletier

        Charlotte County

        Officials confirm body found in retention pond as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier

        WFTS Digital Staff
        Crash on San Carlos Blvd

        Fort Myers Beach

        Two people struck by car, thrown into mangroves near Fort Myers Beach

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • DeSantis announces new migrant facility

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis picks Baker Correctional for new migrant detention facility

        Forrest Saunders
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        North Fort Myers

        Lee County deputies say bicyclist injured in Pine Island crash

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        North Fort Myers

        Two drivers crash in North Fort Myers, according to LCSO

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