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      • Port Charlotte
        'WE WILL FIND YOU': Sheriff warns teenaged suspects in Port Charlotte shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Tropical Downpours to dampen 4th of July plans
        Andrew Shipley
        Fort Myers Metro South
        'She was just lovable': Family mourns teen killed in North Fort Myers crash
        Anvar Ruziev
        Local News
        Multiple SWFL cities cancel or postpone July 4th celebrations due to weather
        Ryan Kruger
        Scripps News Life
        What's open and closed for the Fourth of July holiday?
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Downtown Fort Myers
        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot
        Andrew Shipley

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          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Lehigh Acres' 15,000-year-old sinkhole secures $2.2 million for new park

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        • Fort Myers fire officials warn of neighborhood fireworks dangers ahead of July 4

          Miyoshi Price

        • Disaster prep supplies now tax free year-round under new Florida law

          Austin Schargorodski

      • 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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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 19: Celebrating Independence Day with a rivalry match

        Ryan Kruger
        Shooting scene in Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte

        DAY 2: Facebook Marketplace shooting investigation continues in Port Charlotte

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • National News

        • Trump

          Trump says UFC fight coming to White House for America’s 250th birthday

          Scripps News Group
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          Marines will be deployed to ICE operations in Florida, Defense Department says

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          Study warns ChatGPT may be harming our brains, but teachers hesitate to ban it

          Maura Barrett

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      • Cars

        Local News

        Florida car repairs among the costliest in the country

        Ryan Kruger
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach considers annexing San Carlos Island

        Anvar Ruziev
        McCollum Hall

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers City Council denies McCollum Hall developers' request for $4.2 mil

        Miyoshi Price
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        Florida Panthers

        PLAYOFF PANTHERS: Tkachuk questionable for game one in Tampa

        Alex Orenczuk
        Business owner and chamber hoping for brighter summer after harsh winter setbacks

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island businesses struggle from winter setbacks

        Bella Line
        “Am I Normal" 11-Year-Old with rare heart condition urges healthy living

        Naples

        “Am I normal" 11-year-old with rare heart condition urges healthy living

      • Diplomat Elementary

        Cape Coral

        Legal loophole exposes gap in Florida law after threat to Diplomat Elementary

        Kaitlin Knapp
        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

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        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

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