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      • Lee County
        NEIGHBORS: Upper Captiva house fire reignites, multiple fire crews responding
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Gloomy and mild today, strong cold front on the way
        Trent Aric
        Fort Myers Beach
        REPORT: Man admits to accidentally shooting his friend in Fort Myers Beach home
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral Police searching for gas station armed robbery suspect
        WFTX Digital Team
        Sanibel
        East Periwinkle Bridge redesign gets the green light on Sanibel
        Austin Schargorodski
        Captiva
        Skid steer falls on construction worker on Cayo Costa
        WFTX Digital Team
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Spin proposes expanding Fort Myers scooter program citywide
        Miyoshi Price
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County homeowners protest Sheriff's Office gun range noise
        Hunter Walterman
        World News
        Iran restores phone service after deadly protests as Trump threatens tariffs
        Joe St. George

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Collier County delays decision on housing plan at East Naples citrus grove

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Watch: Englewood firefighters train for rescue scenarios in old dental office

          Allie Kaiser

        • Old theater site eyed for apartments in Estero

          Eric Lovelace

        • Charlotte County to revisit noise complaints from sheriff’s firing range

          Alex Orenczuk

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Collier County

        15-year-old Naples High School student charged with

        WFTX Digital Team
        Bishop Verot

        Lee County

        Lockdown lifted following school threat at Bishop Verot

        Shari Armstrong
      • National News

        • 2028 Olympics

          Here's how to get tickets to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

          Scripps News Group
        • Trump

          Union expresses support for worker who called Trump a 'pedophile protector'

          Scripps News Group
        • Education Measles Absenteeism

          Two major US measles outbreaks grow; health officials urge vaccination

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
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        Sanibel

        E-bikes on Sanibel paths? City considers letting class 2 E-bikes join the ride

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        WELCOME! First baby of the New Year arrives in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Suspects sought after robbery attempt at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Deputy presence in Port Charlotte neighborhood

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte synagogue evacuated after bomb threat; no device found

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Americans make financial resolutions but lack confidence about follow through

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        Children's nonprofit in Arcadia burglarized

        Eric Lovelace
      • San Carlos Park Crash

        Fort Myers Metro South

        No occupants found in submerged vehicle in San Carlos Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        FHP

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man dies in Tamiami Trail crash into pond

        WFTX Digital Team
        New Years Immokalee Fatal Crash

        Immokalee

        Four dead in multi-vehicle crash on SR-82 in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli responds to wildlife concerns over low-flying helicopter near FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man charged with trying to lure child on the internet

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025, according to FWC

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025: FWC

        Bella Line
      • Fort Myers New Years Eve

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Coldest New Year's Eve in 25 years has downtown Fort Myers bundling up

        Emily Young
        Burglary suspect

        North Port/Englewood

        RECOGNIZE HIM? Deputies said he's linked to at least one Englewood home burglary

        WFTX Digital Team
        Suspect deputies are looking for

        Lehigh Acres

        Deputies need help identifying masked suspect in Lehigh Acres vehicle break-ins

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Immigration Detention Center

        Local News

        Trump issues veto over Miccosukee land bill amid Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit

        Ryan Kruger
        Fireworks in Cape Coral

        Lee County

        NEW YEAR'S EVE: What you need to know about fireworks in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral implements new rental registration requirements starting Jan. 1

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Stolen vehicle

        Estero

        FHP: High-speed chase ends with stolen guns, drugs; father, son arrested

        WFTX Digital Team
        Restaurants planning to put heaters outside for customers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Businesses in Southwest Florida prepare for frigid New Year's Eve

        WFTX Digital Team
        Mom of Cape Coral teen shot and killed starts nonprofit

        Cape Coral

        Mom of Cape Coral teen killed starts non-profit to raise gun violence awareness

        Bella Line
      • 'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

        Cape Coral

        'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘This is ridiculous’: Fort Myers Beach pushes county about traffic chaos

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers prepares for New Year's Eve celebration

        Miyoshi Price
      • Black bear

        Covering Florida

        Florida's first regulated black bear hunt in years yields 52 harvested bears

        WFTX Digital Team
        Deputies need your help ID'ing this person

        Charlotte County

        UPDATE: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police charge man with having $33k worth of fraudulent checks

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FINANCE GOALS

        Local News

        Americans’ financial pessimism hits highest level since 2018, survey finds

        Ryan Kruger

        DeSoto County

        ON CAMERA: ATV theft suspects caught after low-speed chase in DeSoto County

        Eric Lovelace
        rsw delays and cancellations

        Downtown Fort Myers

        RSW sees some delays and some cancellations after holiday weekend

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Could Florida residents stop paying tolls? Governor Desantis floats the idea.

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Homeowners in Naples weigh in on Florida bill that could let them get rid of HOA

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Crash shuts down all lanes

        Collier County

        UPDATE: NB I-75 at Immokalee Rd. reopened after serious crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Four arrested in Lee County Walmart theft ring using fake receipts and U-Haul truck

        North Fort Myers

        Four charged in Lee Co. Walmart theft ring using fake receipts and U-Haul truck

        Bella Line
        Lehigh family loses home in Christmas Day fire and community rallies to help

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh family loses home in Christmas Day fire and community rallies to help

        Victoria Quevedo
        Rossel Moises Ponce Chirinos

        Collier County

        DNA technology leads to arrest of man for 2004 Golden Gate sexual assault

      • Cold weather

        Local News

        Cold-weather shelters have opened in Southwest Florida

        WFTX Digital Team
        Agustin Guerrero

        Labelle

        FROM $20 TO $5 MILLION: LaBelle man wins big from scratch-off

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Estero

        Estero 9-year-old recovers after suspected drunk driver crash

        Eric Lovelace
      • Everblades

        Estero

        Florida Everblades postponed weekend, Monday games amid tentative deal

        Hunter Walterman
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        Body Found in water north of Midpoint Bridge, LCSO Investigating

        Emily Young
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Authorities investigate two crime scenes after a shooting in Lehigh Acres

        Emily Young
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