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      • Port Charlotte
        Final two suspects in Port Charlotte Facebook Marketplace shooting in custody
        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
        Sports
        Joey Chestnut reclaims hot dog eating championship at 4th of July event
        Scripps News Group
        Marco Island
        Our Daily Bread to open new home on Marco Island this summer after renovation
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Downtown Fort Myers
        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot
        Andrew Shipley
        National News
        Texas flooding leaves 13 dead; around 20 children at summer camp still missing
        AP via Scripps News Group

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        • 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
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        Port Charlotte

        DAY 2: Facebook Marketplace shooting investigation continues in Port Charlotte

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • National News

        • Trump

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

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      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Downtown Fort Myers

        FATAL: Deputies provide update to Pine Manor investigation

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Sanibel automated speed cameras reduce school zone speeding by 98%

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        Punta Gorda

        Safety officials in Punta Gorda want to keep the city's dispatch independent

        Alex Orenczuk
      • MOLD

        Downtown Fort Myers

        A woman is being moved from a Fort Myers Housing Authority complex due to mold

        Miyoshi Price
        Parents push to keep Golisano Children's Health Center in Naples amid confusion over lease agreement

        Naples

        Parents push to keep Golisano Children's Health Center in Naples

        Prayer scam leaves Bonita Springs woman missing thousands in property

        Bonita Springs

        Trio came to pray. They left stealing thousands from Bonita Springs woman: LCSO

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Two injured after driver hits motorcycle, Cape Coral police say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Lee County

        LCSO investigates robbery in Lee County

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Local News

        1 dead, 4 rescued and 5 missing from boat off Florida's coast

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Crime Scene

        Naples

        One injured in Naples Manor stabbing

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        Drag Show Denied: Naples Pride fights back with First Amendment lawsuit

        Anvar Ruziev
        Fort Myers Police

        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigate school threat

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Local News

        Troopers say Naples man died in Monday crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        North Atlantic Right Whale

        Local News

        NOAA tells you to lookout for these two whales

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies arrest man accused of killing family member

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Police

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police respond to fatal crash

        Victoria Quevedo
        Squad cars and crime scene tape in the Wal-Mart parking lot

        Port Charlotte

        UPDATE: Two arrested, one wanted after shooting outside Walmart

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Lehigh Acres

        Elderly woman found dead in Lehigh Acres home; man dies at hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Fire crews fighting 20 acre fire near Corkscrew Road in Lee County

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Punta Gorda

        'It's disgusting': Cloudy creek on Burnt Store Road traced to construction site

        Alex Orenczuk
        DeSantis

        Local News

        'Condo crisis': DeSantis pushes for condo relief

        Ryan Kruger
      • Trump's Tariffs could boost Pine Island shrimp industry

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Trump's tariffs could boost Pine Island shrimp industry

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        Naples

        Employee severely injured in St. Matthew's crash fighting for her life

        WFTX Digital Team
        Gladiolus crash kills 17-year-old girl

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Teen driver in deadly Fort Myers crash was going at least 85 mph in 45: report

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Crime Scene

        Local News

        One injured after shooting in Hendry County, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral crash

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police respond to multi-car crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        NORTH PORT SHOOTING

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port police arrest fourth person after shots fired

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Cheers, Cheese and celebrations of our Earth

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        Police

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies arrest 12-year-old for shooting threats

        WFTX Digital Team
        The Carlton

        Local News

        Fort Myers Police: Armed man shot and killed by person in apartment

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fort Myers Fire

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Red Cross helps family after Fort Myers fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

        Naples

        Wilshire Lakes residents come together to celebrate first responders

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        TOY TARIFFS: Local businesses relying on Chinese imports feeling the squeeze

        Alex Orenczuk
      • lee county school board approves budget cuts

        Fort Myers Metro South

        SHOW YOUR WORK: People want to see the math behind Lee Co. School District cuts

        Ella Rhoades
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Could saving the manatee lead to cleaner water?

        Andrew Shipley
        Fire crews look into cause of brush fire in North Port

        North Port/Englewood

        Fire crews on scene of brush fire in North Port

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FHP Shortage

        Investigates

        FHP trooper shortage leaves parents wondering if their son could have been saved

        Katie LaGrone
        More water restrictions loom as Cape Coral water supply dwindles even more

        Cape Coral

        More water restrictions loom as Cape Coral water supply dwindles even more

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Crews working to repair leak in dredge pipe on Fort Myers Beach

        Anvar Ruziev
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        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 10 – April 13

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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police lift lock down after school threat

        WFTX Digital Team

        Naples

        Man arrested for deliberately crashing into St. Matthew's House Thrift Store

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