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      • Immigration Action
        Protesters gather as 'Alligator Alcatraz' nears completion
        Eric Lovelace
        Weather
        FORECAST: Thunderstorms expected Saturday and Sunday afternoon
        Andrew Shipley
        Immokalee
        Man who helped during Boca Grande shark attack facing deportation
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        LaBelle man convicted of hit and run that killed a 15-year-old boy
        Austin Schargorodski
        National Politics
        First detainees set to arrive as early as Tuesday to 'Alligator Alcatraz'
        Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral
        'Going to get eaten by gators': Woman jumps into canal after Cape Coral theft
        Bella Line
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | An early Independence Day Parade, pub crawls and Caribbean flair
        Amy Wegmann
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend June 27 – June 29

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        • Naples restaurant owner prepares for hurricane season with new flood technology

          Eric Lovelace

        • 'Just swarming': Collier County battles worst mosquito wave in nearly a decade

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Fort Myers soft launches emergency app to help the community in hurricane season

          Miyoshi Price

        • Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage

          Bella Line

      • 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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        Investigates

        FL drivers frustrated with school bus camera tickets still can’t contest them

        Katie LaGrone
        Handcuffs

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Report: FBI finds hundreds of child exploitation files in Fort Myers man’s home

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • National News

        • The Disappearance of Flight 2501

          Why the search is ending for the plane lost over Lake Michigan

          Scripps News Group
        • Paris Fashion S/S 26 Louis Vuitton

          Fans criticize Beyoncé for shirt calling Native Americans 'the enemies of peace'

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Congress Tax Cuts

          Senators prep for a weekend of work to meet Trump's tax bill deadline

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Lukas Carlton is booked in the Lee County Jail

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh murder suspect brought back to Lee County, booked into jail

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Cape Coral’s Burrowing Owls: A Local Gem with a Growing Population

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral’s Burrowing Owls: A local gem with a growing population

        Bella Line
        'Stronger than the surge'; Pine Island continues to rebuild 6 months after Milton

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        'Stronger than the surge': Pine Island continues to rebuild after Milton

        Bella Line
      • Nicholas Canfield

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Life in prison for man convicted of killing 2-year-old girl

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Arches project on Fort Myers Beach gets unanimous advisory board approval

        Anvar Ruziev
        Jail

        Arcadia

        'PREMEDITATED': Arcadia police charge man with murder

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda officials pushback on county takeover of 911 call consolidation

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Jury to decide death or life in prison for Nicholas Canfield for killing toddler

        Austin Schargorodski
        After 20 years of flooding, Cape residents say enough is enough

        Cape Coral

        After 20 years of flooding, Cape residents say enough is enough

        Bella Line
      • Fort Myers City Attorney Grant Alley

        Downtown Fort Myers

        ‘Time to move on:’ ’City Council motion to fire Fort Myers City Attorney fails

        Stephen Pimpo
        animal abuse awareness

        Downtown Fort Myers

        The fight to stop dog fighting and animal abuse in Lee County

        Miyoshi Price
        Lukas Carlton

        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested and charged with killing woman inside Lehigh Acres home

        Stephen Pimpo
      • Baby Bryan

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Where's Baby Bryan? Police release new info in Fort Myers cold case kidnapping

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral firefighters respond to house fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Money

        Local News

        Florida residents worried about economy, survey finds

        Ryan Kruger
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach food truck park gets unanimous approval from town council

        Anvar Ruziev
        LEGACY ISLAND PARK

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers seeks grant for Legacy Island Park with boat dock, trails and beaches

        Victoria Quevedo
        animal abuser registry

        Lehigh Acres

        Florida lawmakers push for animal abuser registry, already in Lee County

        Ella Rhoades
      • CRAB CRISIS: How seafood tariffs could effect your next seafood meal

        Cape Coral

        CRAB CRISIS: How seafood tariffs could effect your next meal

        Bella Line
        Deputy shoots and kills a dog they say charged the Collier County deputy.

        Naples

        Why East Naples neighbors say Collier County ignored aggressive dog problem

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda boat attack: Boater calls for threats to end

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Naples Police Department

        Naples

        BEAT UP THE EASTER BUNNY: Naples Police investigating attack at the mall

        WFTX Digital Team
        Legacy Park

        Fort Myers Beach

        Park in the Caloosahatchee: city council to take next step toward island park

        WFTX Digital Team
        Search for missing boater

        Hendry County

        Missing jet skier in Hendry County found dead

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Collier County

        Collier County Sheriff: Deputy shoots German Shepherd after aggressive attack

        Victoria Quevedo
        NORTH PORT SHOOTING

        North Port/Englewood

        Neighbors report shooting at apartment complex in North Port

        Victoria Quevedo
        North Port Police Station

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police investigate shots fired near Toledo Blade Blvd.

        Sarah Lindenberg
      • Burnt Store Water Reclamation Facility

        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte Co. residents and commissioners clash over waste water plant

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        LeeCares program begins accepting pre-applications for Helene and Milton damage

        Anvar Ruziev
        Brock Horner mugshot

        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda boat fight update: Captain bonds out of jail

        Austin Schargorodski
      • brush fire stock

        Buckingham

        Fire season ramping up in Southwest Florida

        Andrew Shipley

        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda Police arrest charter boat captain Brock Horner

        Sarah Lindenberg
        Boil water notice

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County rescinds boil water notice for parts of Port Charlotte

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Captain Brock Wagner

        Punta Gorda

        BOAT RAGE BACKLASH: Wrong Brock, a different charter captain catches heat

        Alex Orenczuk
        Tariff Explainer

        Covering Florida

        Could Trump's tariffs derail Florida’s permanent tax cuts?

        Forrest Saunders
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        Labelle

        UPGRADES: LaBelle Fire Dept. adding ladder truck and storm-hardened station

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Fort Myers city attorney Grant Alley

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers City Council will discuss firing its City Attorney on Monday

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape staff recommends denying Redfish Pointe rezoning, but the fight isn't over for local activists

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral staff recommends denying Redfish Pointe rezoning

        Bella Line
        Jury selection begins in the trial against a North Fort Myers man accused of assaulting and killing a toddler

        North Fort Myers

        Man found guilty of killing, sexually abusing 2-year-old North Fort Myers girl

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Charlotte County Sheriff's Office hosts First Responder Dive Team Challenge

        Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office hosts First Responder Dive Team Challenge

        Local News

        Students in Southwest Florida go home with 'Blessings in a Backpack'

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Craft Beer, Cultural Celebrations & The cutest Easter egg hunts

        Amy Wegmann
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