WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Watch Now
WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now
Watch Now
Close ×
Live Watch
Alerts
  • News
    • Local News
    • Affordable Housing
    • Covering Florida
    • Investigates
    • As Seen on 4
    • Viewer Submission
    • National News
    • World News
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
  • Weather
    • Hourly Forecast
    • Daily Forecast
    • Hurricane Center
    • Severe Weather Alerts
    • Weather Radar
    • Live Cameras
  • Video
  • Immigration Action
  • About Us
    • Station History
    • FOX 4 News Team
    • Streaming Apps
    • Programming Guide
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • WFTX Contests
    • Support
  • Traffic
  • Local Experts
    • Health Experts
    • Home Experts
    • Trusted Advisors
  • Fox 4 Plus
  • 4 Things To Do This Weekend
  • Florida Panthers
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Lottery Winning Numbers
  • Social Media
    • Fox4 Facebook
    • Fox4 Twitter
    • Fox4 YouTube
    • Fox4 Instagram
  • WFTX Contests
  •  Sign In
  •  Newsletters
  •  Sign Out
  •  Manage Emails
  •  Apps
  •  Careers Search
  • Fox4FortMyers
  • Fox4Now
1 WX Alerts 1 Closings/Delays
  • In Your Community
  • Hurricane Center
  • Off Script
  • It's Your Money
  • Sunshine Crimes
  • SWFL Back to School
  • Video
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Panthers
  • Immigration Action
  • State News
  • 4 Things To Do
  • Contests
  • TV Listings
  • Local Experts
      • National News
        Charlie Kirk dies in shooting at Utah Valley University
        Scripps News Group
        Weather
        FORECAST: Improvements forecast for the weekend
        Katie Walls
        National News
        Southwest Florida reacts to death of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk
        Eric Lovelace
        Cape Coral
        Higher fees could be coming to Cape Coral builders
        Bella Line
        Fort Myers Beach
        Special Recall Election scheduled for Fort Myers Beach
        Anvar Ruziev
        Florida
        Florida appeals court rules open-carry ban unconstitutional
        Forrest Saunders
        Naples
        Collier County could end veteran homelessness in one year, nonprofit says
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Local News
        Florida ranks second in nation for job scam vulnerability as unemployment rises
        Ryan Kruger
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police: Thieves steal $40K worth of Nike sneakers from storage unit
        WFTX Digital Team

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Cat, turtle die following Deep Creek house fire in Charlotte County

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Fort Myers Beach celebrates grand opening of new town hall

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Deputies search for suspect after hit and run crash in North Fort Myers

          WFTX Digital Team

        • 'Are we being tone deaf?' North Port weighs future of waste transfer station

          Hunter Walterman

      • If you give a child a book

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

        fgcu lee school partnership teacher shortage

        Lee County

        FGCU and Lee County schools launch innovative teacher training program

        Miyoshi Price
        poster_975e66f803b2429f9fc310ee6627f98d.jpg

        Hurricane

        Tracking what's developing (or not) in the tropics

        Katie Walls
      • National News

        • People visit the 9/11 Memorial in New York City

          Inside the continued fight to keep a federal 9/11 health program running

          Kadia Tubman
        • Colorado Evergreen high school shooting

          Suspect dead, at least 2 injured after shooting at Colorado high school

          Scripps News Group
        • Cubs Pirates Baseball

          ‘I don’t know how I’m alive’: Pirates fan recounts 21-foot fall onto field

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Ron DeSantis

        Labelle

        Gov. Ron Desantis visits Hendry County for new Everglades Restoration project

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County deputies respond to 3-vehicle crash on 6 Mile Cypress Parkway

        WFTX Digital Team
        thumb bubble room.jpg

        Captiva

        Bubble Room reopens to packed house on Captiva

        Anvar Ruziev
      • thumb.jpg

        Captiva

        Lee County staff recommends approval for South Seas Resort expansion on Captiva

        Anvar Ruziev
        Arc

        Arcadia

        National Weather Service issues flood warning for part of DeSoto County

        Hunter Walterman
        alligator alcatraz

        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers push for transparency, lawsuits over migrant detention site

        Forrest Saunders
      • Green was also cited for small dents in her garage door not visible from the street

        Investigates

        7 DAYS IN JAIL: Woman arrested for HOA violations

        Adam Walser
        City Manager Mike McNees

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Manager last-minute resignation effort rejected

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Screenshot 2025-07-14 231941.png

        Sanibel

        Coast Guard rescues 77-year-old man 138 miles off Sanibel Island

        WFTX Digital Team
      • LABELLE MOVE OVER LAW ENFORCEMENT thumbnail.jpg

        Labelle

        LaBelle tow truck driver hit and killed fuels push to toughen Move Over law

        Austin Schargorodski
        illegal garage houseplex

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral family shares warning of 'houseplex' rental

        Emily Young
        Cape Coral baker believes home-based competitors operate with 'no checks and balances' under Florida law

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral baker calls for changes to Florida's Cottage Food Law

        Bella Line
      • Sayfollah Musallet

        Covering Florida

        Community mourns death of Tampa man killed while in West Bank

        Airplane

        Punta Gorda

        One person dies on flight to Punta Gorda, Charlotte County deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Housing

        Immokalee

        New multigenerational homes coming to Immokalee to keep families under one roof

        Victoria Quevedo
      • sirens

        Cape Coral

        Juvenile stabbed in Cape Coral; police say suspect is in custody

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'

        Eric Lovelace
        thumb.jpg

        Fort Myers Beach

        15 MINUTES TO PAY: Automated parking citations coming to Lee County parks

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Arcadia Main Street Walk Audit

        Arcadia

        Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman
        Right at home

        Lee County

        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida

        Miyoshi Price
        Skunk Ape Research HQ

        Naples

        Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 'We're still here': Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Bella Line
        alvarez.jpg

        Naples

        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation

        Alex Orenczuk
        Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Conservation groups plan to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' violations

        Leilyn Torres
      • Cat adoptions

        Collier County

        Collier County animal shelter suspends cat intake due to disease concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
        Matthew Curbelo

        Lee County

        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | BBQ battles, Mango mania, Tennis Whites and Dance

        Amy Wegmann
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Florida

        Florida Highway Patrol trooper crashes with motorcycle after chase, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Screenshot 2025-07-11 071202.png

        Lehigh Acres

        Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
        Screenshot 2025-07-11 065133.png

        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police say one person hospitalized after crash with semi-truck

        WFTX Digital Team
      • thumb1.jpg

        Captiva

        Bubble Room restaurant ready to reopen after three-year hurricane recovery

        Anvar Ruziev
        godzilla hotel fort myers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers residents oppose 'Godzilla Hotel' plan in historic district

        Miyoshi Price
        Sun.jpg

        Port Charlotte

        SUNSEEKER: Blackstone's plan for the property uncertain after $200M acquisition

        Alex Orenczuk
      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13

        Vanessa Busch
        LABELLE FOOD TRUCKS THUMBNAIL.jpg

        Labelle

        LaBelle’s cooking up a new plan to help food trucks get rolling and grow easier

        Austin Schargorodski
        Alligator Alcatraz

        Covering Florida

        Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Lawmakers will tour Florida migrant facility

        Forrest Saunders
      • Collier Mosquito Control meeting

        Naples

        Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

        Mahmoud Bennett
        poster_8434607a0cef47959dd571dbd0fbc83d.jpg

        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 20: Ian Cerro shares the lessons he learned from his father

        Ryan Kruger
        Diamondback Terrapin

        Sanibel

        Diamondback terrapins threatened by poaching and crab traps in Southwest Florida

        Andrew Shipley
      • Dagoberto Miquel Pena

        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Former Punta Gorda teacher now facing federal child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        blood drive blood donations AP

        Fort Myers Beach

        Bank to host blood drive in Fort Myers, amid critical shortage

        WFTX Digital Team
        Screenshot 2025-07-10 074625.png

        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

        WFTX Digital Team
      Previous Page Next Page

      About Us

      Local Coverage on Your Phone or Streaming TV. Watch Live and Free 24/7.

      • Weather
      • Traffic
      • News
      • Money
      • Entertainment
      • Don't Waste Your Money
      • Support
      • Sitemap
      • Do Not Sell My Info
      • Privacy Policy
      • Privacy Center
      • Journalism Ethics Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • EEO
      • Careers
      • FCC Public File
      • FCC Application
      • Public File Contact
      • Accessibility Statement
      • Scripps Media Trust Center
      • Closed Captioning Contact
      • Fox4FortMyers
      • Fox4Now
      Scripps News Group
      © 2025 Scripps Media, Inc
      Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way