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      • Local News
        Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell dies after thyroid cancer battle
        WFTX Digital Team
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Subtropical Storm Karen has formed!
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: One more day of unsettled weather before big changes arrive
        Katie Walls
        North Fort Myers
        A year later, we checked in with NFM businesses torn apart by a Milton tornado
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council salary increases
        Bella Line
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral police bust two more arcades for illegal gambling, seize $176K
        WFTX Digital Team
        Investigates
        Family demands answers after dementia patient found in walk-in freezer at ALF
        Adam Walser
        North Port/Englewood
        Police say couple left minor on I-75 in North Port
        WFTX Digital Team
        Punta Gorda
        A year after Hurricane Milton, recovery shines across coastal Charlotte County
        Alex Orenczuk

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Harns Marsh Middle School now offers on-site childcare for teachers in Lehigh

          Victoria Quevedo

        • North Port weighs new direction on emergency operations center to save money

          Hunter Walterman

        • Cape football coach investigated for sex on campus, district records shows

          Eric Lovelace

        • Dashcam video shows North Port police officer rescuing child from busy highway

          WFTX Digital Team

      • 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: 33: FC Naples waits out delay, looks ahead to Snowbird Derby

        Ryan Kruger
        LOTTERY CHANGES

        Local News

        Florida leads nation in lottery scam losses, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
      • National News

        • Kevin Stitt

          Oklahoma’s GOP governor against sending Guard troops to states without consent

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Biz Amazon Prime

          Amazon ends Invitee Program that let Prime members share free shipping

          Scripps News Group
        • Government Shutdown

          Duffy: Air traffic controllers may lose jobs for calling in sick during shutdown

          Scripps News Group

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      • FHP

        Punta Gorda

        Motorcyclist dies in Charlotte County crash with e-bicycle Saturday night

        Andrew Shipley
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Man charged after pedestrian dies in Fort Myers crash on Palm Beach Boulevard

        Andrew Shipley
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        Covering Florida

        Robotic sailboats set sail to improve hurricane forecasting

        Katie Walls
      • Arcadia

        'HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY:' Volunteers clean up downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman

        Naples

        Southwest Florida creates safe haven for declining monarch butterfly population

        Eric Lovelace
        JAIME COSSIO

        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested for pointing bb gun at school bus full of elementary students

        Miyoshi Price
      • Grand Jury Reportedly to Convene in Hope Florida Controversy

        Covering Florida

        Grand Jury Reportedly to Convene in Hope Florida Controversy

        Forrest Saunders

        Naples

        Southwest Florida students operate $3 million surgical robot during field trip

        Hunter Walterman
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        Clewiston

        ONLY ON FOX 4: Clewiston mayor talks about raid inside city hall

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Lee County Schools

        Lee County

        Lee Schools Superintendent recommending three staff members for termination

        WFTX Digital Team
        Teen murder defendant's pretrial conference scheduled after co-defendant agrees to testify

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral teen murder case moves forward with key witness

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral opens new downtown parking garage to boost business district

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral opens new downtown parking garage to boost business district

        Bella Line
      • DeSantis nears property tax proposal, floats special session amid rising calls for reform

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis nears property tax proposal, floats special session

        Forrest Saunders
        Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Feds approve Florida for a $608 million 'Alligator Alcatraz' reimbursement

        By MIKE SCHNEIDER

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Haunted walks, a 5K and fall festivals this weekend

        Amy Wegmann
      • Estero

        San Carlos Fire Department opens new Station 55 to serve growing community

        Eric Lovelace

        Covering Florida

        New Florida law targets gift card scammers, makes certain thefts felonies

        Eric Lovelace
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        Clewiston

        Clewiston leaders are 'uneasy': We push for answers about raid at city hall

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Construction begins on Lehigh Acres pedestrian bridge

        Lehigh Acres

        Construction begins on Lehigh Acres pedestrian bridge

        Victoria Quevedo
        Vacant lots

        Cape Coral

        Five fake real estate transactions caught in 48 hours in Southwest Florida

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 32: FC Naples clinches Playoffs, gets revenge against AV Alta FC

        Ryan Kruger
      • VFW 10097 POST

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach VFW post faces closure after 57 years

        Miyoshi Price
        Tropics

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Monitoring three disturbances in the Atlantic

        Katie Walls
        Missing persons poster for Lauren

        Sunshine Crimes

        THE MYSTERY OF LAUREN DUMOLO: Cape Coral Police still searching for answers

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • St. Matthew's House

        Naples

        St. Matthew's House plans art exhibit highlighting homelessness

        WFTX Digital Team
        LeeWay Tollways

        Local News

        LeeWay waives fees after technical glitch impacts some customers

        WFTX Digital Team
        Road Closure

        Local News

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Charlotte County warns of construction in Englewood

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hurricane Ian

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police arrest man in Hurricane Ian scam

        WFTX Digital Team
        fires

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs firefighters say pug died in overnight fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Elections Local

        Madison Cawthorn announces run for Florida's 19th district

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Road Closure

        Local News

        Overturned semi-truck causes road closures, Collier County deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Handcuffs

        Port Charlotte

        Florida Highway Patrol arrests driver after chase in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Local News

        Lee County deputies search for driver who they say hit a child

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hendry County Sheriff's Office

        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies respond to crash into canal in Clewiston

        WFTX Digital Team
        Goverment shutdown Florida impacts

        Covering Florida

        Federal shutdown puts 95,000 Florida workers at risk as leaders clash over blame

        Forrest Saunders
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Miles of dune grass planted on Fort Myers Beach to strengthen shoreline

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Naples city council

        Naples

        Naples City Council backs down on airport resolution after legal threat

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Suspect police are looking to identify

        Naples

        Naples Police ask public’s help to ID woman accused of soliciting teen for sex

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on deteriorating property

        Cape Coral

        Neighbors call Cape Coral home 'rat house,' demand action on property

        Bella Line
      • Immokalee's major infrastructure project bringing safer streets to community

        Immokalee

        Immokalee's major infrastructure project bringing safer streets to community

        Victoria Quevedo
        Shane Stahl

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres man arrested on child sexual abuse material, drug charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Charlotte County

        New law offers treatment instead of jail for some defendants

        Jada Williams
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