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        Upper Captiva community helps save two people trapped in house fire
        Alex Orenczuk
        Hurricane
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        Katie Walls
        Weather
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        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Beach
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        Kaitlin Knapp
        Charlotte County
        Officials confirm body found in retention pond as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier
        WFTS Digital Staff
        Naples
        Naples City Council considers suing Florida over law restricting disaster powers
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral
        Woman arrested for DUI after car crashes into Cape Coral canal
        WFTX Digital Team
        Covering Florida
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        Cape Coral

        Injured manatee released in Cape Coral after year of rehabilitation

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        Florida's new offender registry helps you find violent criminals nearby

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        Venezuelan-Americans in Southwest Florida talk travel restrictions

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        Port Charlotte

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        Cape Coral

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        Lee County

        Lee Teachers Association fighting district over new incentive program

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sunshine Crimes

        Age-progressed photo of kidnapped Fort Myers boy sparks tips in 4 states

        Kaitlin Knapp

        4 Things To Do

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        Vanessa Busch
        Cape Coral Public Comment

        Local News

        Residents upset after Cape Coral City Council moves citizen comment timing

        Stephen Pimpo
      • Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev speaking with neighbor Denise Eberle in Alva.

        Alva

        Alva neighbors concerned about new high school planned for their rural community

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres firefighters respond to car crash into canal

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        David Jolly announces candidacy for Florida governor

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        More Americans rent homes as costs continue to rise

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police say one dead, three officers injured after crash into canal

        WFTX Digital Team
        Airbnb damaged Palm Beach County

        Covering Florida

        Teens throw rager at Airbnb, leaving homeowner with thousands in damage

        Ethan Stein
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        Florida Panthers

        South Florida friends in Edmonton for Stanley Cup Game 1

        Mike Trim
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        Hurricane

        FINALLY! New tidal gauges come to Lee County ahead of Hurricane Season

        Katie Walls
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        Hurricane

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        Naples

        Naples raises utility rates again; average city household to pay $46 more a year

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Covering Florida

        This is how tariff hikes on steel, aluminum could impact building materials

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        Fort Myers ranked second best small city to start a business

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        Immokalee

        Wellness Center brings comprehensive healthcare services to Immokalee children

        Ella Rhoades
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        'It's not ok': Severely neglected dog found abandoned on Lehigh Acres road

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        Clewiston

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        FWC: 7-year-old found safe after going missing while paddleboarding

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        FHP: Fort Myers teens seriously hurt in crash with truck

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        Sanibel

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      • Vaping Ban

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        Lee County considers ban on vaping and smoking at parks and public beaches

        Stephen Pimpo

        Cape Coral

        School District of Lee County approves up to $9,000 in teacher incentives

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Miyoshi Price
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        Investigates

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Lee County shelter adopts 24-hour hold for strays after Kevin the cat's death

        Ella Rhoades
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