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      • Lehigh Acres
        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot and humid today, rain chances increase later this week
        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects
        Bella Line
        Punta Gorda
        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues
        Andrew Shipley
        Sarasota County
        Woman killed in Englewood crash
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit
        Mahmoud Bennett
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters
        Hunter Walterman
        Naples
        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples
        Eric Lovelace

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • North Port breaks ground on new veterans memorial

          Hunter Walterman

        • POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax

          Austin Schargorodski

        • Collier County deputy hurt in crash while trying to stop driver, FHP says

          WFTX Digital Team

        • North Fort Myers Fire Dept. responds to fire on Lantern Lane

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Flooded street under Matanza's pass bridge during June 2025 storm.

        Fort Myers Beach

        State provides over $1.2 million for Fort Myers Beach infrastructure

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        RSW REACTS: TSA gives the boot to airport security shoe removal rule

        Austin Schargorodski
      • National News

        • Liberian President Joseph Boakai

          Trump compliments Liberian President Joseph Boakai's 'good English'

          Scripps News Group
        • Trump NOAA Chief

          President Trump's pick to lead NOAA commits to prioritizing staffing at agency

          Simon Kaufman
        • Texas Floods Extreme Weather

          Heartache in Central Texas: Drive through Kerr County shows depth of destruction

          Michael Anthony Adams

        Scripps News
      • sandstone aquifer

        Cape Coral

        Northeast Cape faces irrigation ban as Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer hits critical level

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police

        Cape Coral

        Police widow gets keepsake made from her husband's uniform

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Dept.

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officer awarded for saving man's life

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        240-Room resort on San Carlos Island faces further delays

        Anvar Ruziev
        Groceries

        Local News

        IT'S YOUR MONEY: Americans plan to change spending habits

        Ryan Kruger
        Buc-ee Beaver

        Charlotte County

        DISNEY WORLD OF CONVENIENCE STORES: could Buc-ees be coming to Charlotte County?

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Clewiston

        PUSHBACK: Clewiston school zone cameras criticized over lack of warning lights

        Austin Schargorodski
        Tempo by Hilton

        Downtown Fort Myers

        A Hilton hotel is one step closer to coming to downtown Fort Myers by 2026

        Miyoshi Price

        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County first responders simulate mass casualty event

        Andy Cunningham
      • Red Shouldered Hawl

        Punta Gorda

        Second chance at life: Red-shouldered Hawk returned to the wild in Babcock Ranch

        Andrew Shipley
        E-bike

        Naples

        Collier County approves new e-bike changes for unincorporated areas

        UNWANTED TENANTS: Iguanas have taken over a building in south Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        UNWANTED TENANTS: Iguanas take over a building in south Cape Coral

        Bella Line
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Lee County deputies investigate narcotics scene

        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Two vehicles in Naples crash, Collier County deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Two injured in Cape Coral explosion, department says

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Police

        Lehigh Acres

        School bus crashes in Lehigh Acres, Wednesday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
        Shooting suspect's troubled past

        Covering Florida

        Custody battles, mental health concerns found in the alleged FSU shooter’s past

        Katie LaGrone
        RSW

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fly Delta or WestJet? Changes for these passengers start Wednesday night at RSW

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach Pier rebuild progresses with public input phase

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Florida Panthers

        This is how the Panthers are making the game of hockey accessible to everyone

        Todd Wilson
        Stephen Feig

        Sarasota County

        Sarasota medical director charged with battery, police looking for more victims

        Rebekah Nelson
      • FSU memorial at the Legacy Walk

        Covering Florida

        ‘How much is enough?’: FSU students demand action after campus shooting

        Forrest Saunders
        costco relocation customers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Proposed Costco relocation in Fort Myers raises concerns among shoppers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Clewiston

        Clewiston passes law to keep sex offenders farther away from schools

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County delays vote on Punta Gorda 911 takeover

        Alex Orenczuk

        Naples

        Gov. Ron DeSantis slams FL House over proposed cuts to Everglades restoration

        Snapchat Trump

        Covering Florida

        Why Snapchat is being sued in Florida

        Emma Romano
      • Cape Coral Utility Rates

        Cape Coral

        'It's got to stop somewhere': Cape Coral residents tired of rising utility rates

        Bella Line
        DOGE cuts AmeriCorps funding, the effects are being seen on Pine Island

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        DOGE cuts AmeriCorps funding and the effects are being seen on Pine Island

        Bella Line
        FIB Testing

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Calusa Waterkeeper sounds the alarm for harmful bacteria in Manual's Branch

        Andrew Shipley
      • police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies respond to crash, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Fort Myers Metro South

        LCSO honors K9 killed while protecting handler

        WFTX Digital Team
        drinking water

        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County makes temporary change to water

        WFTX Digital Team
      • cars

        Fort Myers Beach

        Parking payments to change in Lee County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Trash pickup

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral is celebrating Earth Day, with a city-wide cleanup

        Victoria Quevedo
        Ron DeSantis

        Naples

        Governor Ron DeSantis to visit Naples today

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Byron Donalds Town Hall

        Local News

        Estero town hall with Rep. Byron Donalds gets heated

        Stephen Pimpo
        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
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