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      • Immokalee
        Man who helped during Boca Grande shark attack facing deportation
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
        FORECAST: Thunderstorms expected Saturday and Sunday afternoon
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        LaBelle man convicted of hit and run that killed a 15-year-old boy
        Austin Schargorodski
        Fort Myers Metro South
        REPORT: Bank robbery suspect was known customer, left note threatening bomb
        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral
        'Going to get eaten by gators': Woman jumps into canal after Cape Coral theft
        Bella Line
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | An early Independence Day Parade, pub crawls and Caribbean flair
        Amy Wegmann
        Naples
        'Just swarming': Collier County battles worst mosquito wave in nearly a decade
        Mahmoud Bennett
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend June 27 – June 29

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          Eric Lovelace

        • Fort Myers soft launches emergency app to help the community in hurricane season

          Miyoshi Price

        • Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage

          Bella Line

        • Report: FBI finds hundreds of child exploitation files in Fort Myers man’s home

          Kaitlin Knapp

      • 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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        Investigates

        FL drivers frustrated with school bus camera tickets still can’t contest them

        Katie LaGrone
        From military service to police duty: Cape Coral officer continues commitment to community after 25 years in Army

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police officer continues service after 25 years in military

        Bella Line
      • National News

        • The Disappearance of Flight 2501

          Why the search is ending for the plane lost over Lake Michigan

          Scripps News Group
        • Paris Fashion S/S 26 Louis Vuitton

          Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans 'the enemies of peace'

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Everglades detention facility

          First detainees set to arrive as early as Tuesday to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Cape Coral

        ATV driver tries to escape Florida troopers

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County Public Safety

        Punta Gorda

        "Even on Easter, we're ready," crews say after Punta Gorda fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Pope Francis

        Local News

        Pope Francis dies at 88 according to the Vatican

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Home invasion-murder trial starts Monday in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Dunbar Parade

        Downtown Fort Myers

        THE TRADITION CONTINUES: 81st Dunbar Easter Parade in Fort Myers

        Victoria Quevedo
        St Matthews House

        Naples

        More than 600 people fed at St. Matthews House annual Easter dinner

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Xavier Charles Derisma

        Cape Coral

        17-year-old charged with aggravated assault at Marquee Cinemas

        Andrew Shipley
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        FWC investigating two incidents on water Saturday

        Andrew Shipley
        Hendry County

        Clewiston

        4-year-old boy killed in Hendry County crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Protesters flood sidewalk of Collier Courthouse for “Say No to Tyranny” rally

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Beach

        'The chairs are flying': Pipe burst shoots water in the air on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
        Charlotte County Waste Water Treatment Plant

        Punta Gorda

        Residents impressed, still have questions about Charlotte Co. waste water plant

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Captiva

        Captiva’s Mucky Duck restaurant begins rebuild after hurricane damage

        Anvar Ruziev
        W.P. Franklin Lock

        Alva

        Water releases from Lake Okeechobee comes into a question once again

        Andrew Shipley
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        Immokalee

        4 MONTHS LATER: Find out why Harvest Nights Music Fest got canceled

        Ella Rhoades
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        Punta Gorda

        TIDE TRACKER: Charlotte County installs new real-time tide sensors

        Alex Orenczuk
        FSU Shooting Investigation

        Local News

        Despite recent mass shootings, Fla. lawmakers consider repealing gun laws

        Ryan Kruger
        Dunbar parade set up STARS complex

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers' Historic Dunbar Easter Parade returns Sunday for its 81st year

        Miyoshi Price
      • North Fort Myers Fire

        North Fort Myers

        Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

        WFTX Digital Team
        NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

        Naples

        NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

        Deadly crash I-75

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
      • porch pirates increase

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

        WFTX Digital Team

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Barks, Brews and Baskets full of eggs... some that glow!

        Amy Wegmann
        FMPD dog abused

        Local News

        Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Immokalee

        FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Investigates

        FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

        Katie LaGrone
        Manatees rescued

        Local News

        Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

      • Fort Myers Police

        Fort Myers Beach

        FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

        WFTX Digital Team
        The Carlton at Fort Myers

        Local News

        Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

        Anvar Ruziev
      • FSU Shooting Investigation

        Covering Florida

        'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

        Aja Dorsainvil
        'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

        Covering Florida

        'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

        Katie LaGrone
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Port/Englewood

        TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

        Alex Orenczuk
        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
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