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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Record breaking cold arriving with winter blast
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Fort Myers Police say one injured in shooting on Palm Avenue
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate death in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Nov 7 – Nov 9
        Vanessa Busch
        National News
        Some states got SNAP benefits overnight — here’s why others haven’t
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral
        PHOTOS: Cape Coral celebrates Veteran's Day parade
        WFTX Digital Team

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • 'It gives you hope:' Hundreds walk to end Alzheimer's in Southwest Florida

          Hunter Walterman

        • Sarasota Memorial breaks ground on North Port's first hospital

          Hunter Walterman

        • Crash on Burnt Store Road sends two to the hospital

        • Rebuilt and ready to make waves, The Whale returns to FMB three years after Ian

          Austin Schargorodski

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Demings: 'I Want to Make Florida the Safest State in America'

        Covering Florida

        Jerry Demings: 'I want to make florida the safest state in America'

        Forrest Saunders
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        Consumer

        AI ads are making fake products look more real than ever

        Mallory Sofastaii
      • National News

        • SNAP

          Trump admin tells states to 'undo any steps taken' to provide full SNAP benefits

          Scripps News Group
        • Congress Shutdown

          A shutdown deal without a health care guarantee — would Democrats take it?

          AP via Scripps News Group
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          Your Thanksgiving meal could be cheaper — but there’s a catch

          Justin Boggs

        Scripps News
      • hurrican e melissa relief

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers restaurant owner launches Hurricane Melissa relief drive for Jamaica

        Miyoshi Price
        Lee County school board votes to keep 3 teachers suspended without pay pending hearings

        Lee County

        Lee County teachers face continued suspension over misconduct claims

        Bella Line
        Famous leaning brown house that survived Hurricane Ian finally meets its end on Matlacha

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Leaning house demolished in Matlacha three years after Hurricane Ian

        Bella Line
      • City Manager Mike McNees

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Manager Mike McNees resigns after six years of service

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lee County

        Local group seeks items as they prepare to help Jamaicans post-Melissa

        Emily Young
        Jail

        Labelle

        Labelle man sentenced to life in prison for child molestation

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Sarasota County Sherriff's Office (SCSO)

        Sarasota County

        Investigation launched after deputy-involved shooting in Sarasota: SCSO

        WFTS Digital Staff
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        Lehigh Acres

        Crews say no injuries after two boats catch fire in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fire truck

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Firefighters respond to fire on Useppa Island in Lee County, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fire truck

        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers crews say two transported in mobile home fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Report: Lehigh mother planned family suicide pact, charged with attempted murder

        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact

        WFTX Digital Team
        Voting

        Local News

        Election Day in Southwest Florida: here's what to watch

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Classroom

        Local News

        Lee County Schools to determine the future of three teachers, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Clewiston

        Clewiston fire chief Travis Reese announces retirement after 36 years of service

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Teacher files lawsuit against Lee County schools over social media firing

        WFTX Digital Team
      • phone scam

        Local News

        Florida residents lost $118 million to data breach scams in 2024

        Ryan Kruger
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        Estero

        Estero fire crews battle commercial fire in Shadow Wood community

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Two families are recovering after being hit by a pickup truck on Halloween

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers police union pushes for higher pay amid officer retention concerns

        Eric Lovelace
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        Sanibel

        New numbers show Sanibel and Captiva’s recovery surge, available rooms double

        Austin Schargorodski
        Two men using crosswalk

        Labelle

        LaBelle crosswalk sparks safety concerns among residents

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun St. in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says

        Alex Orenczuk

        Hurricane

        Tropics are quiet as we kick off November

        Katie Walls
        County attorney's son dies in boat crash that devastated local fishing community

        Punta Gorda

        Dedicated captain dies in boat crash shocking local fishing community

        Bella Line
      • Mother of child in custody

        Naples

        'Just fireworks': Mother says teen's alleged bomb threat in Naples was a joke

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lee County

        Club Blu murder suspect arrested, charged with drug trafficking

        Miyoshi Price
        FC Naples wins game on save

        Naples

        UNREAL ENDING: FC Naples wins first playoff game on penalty kick save

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Charlotte Harbor

        Punta Gorda

        27-year-old man dies after boat crashes into rock jetty in Punta Gorda, FWC says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Crash on SR 31

        Arcadia

        Two killed in head-on crash on State Road 31 in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        ONLY ON FOX 4: Cape Coral man charged with threatening federal agents speaks out

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers food pantry expands service amid SNAP uncertainty

        Hunter Walterman
        Firefighters rescue animals

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral house fire leaves one person in critical condition, pets rescued

        WFTX Digital Team
        Jeffrey Odone

        Naples

        Naples man charged with secretly recording child getting out of the shower

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hit-and-run crash

        Charlotte County

        FHP: Punta Gorda man hits 3 trick-or-treaters, leaves scene of crash

        Deadly shooting in Immokalee

        Immokalee

        Deputies investigating deadly house party shooting in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fred Drilling and Toni Novack after the Master's World Tennis Championships.

        Naples

        Naples seniors win International Tennis Masters World titles

        Eric Lovelace
      • Collier County

        Deputies: Collier teen charged with making bomb to use during trick-or-treating

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port weighs changing how commissioners can communicate with city staff

        Hunter Walterman
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        Port Charlotte

        BRACING FOR IMPACT: Charlotte food pantries prepare for cuts to SNAP funding

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Paradise Coast Sports Complex

        Naples

        Collier County approves phase 4 of Paradise Coast Sports Complex expansion

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County Fire & EMS Chief resigned on Friday

        Alex Orenczuk
        WELL CAPE CORAL

        Cape Coral

        Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer recovers from record lows but concerns remain in Cape Coral

        Andrew Shipley
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