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  • Cape Coral
    Child and parent both die after vehicle crashes into water, police say
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Stormy day ahead
    Trent Aric
    Lee County
    UPDATE: Crash on Burnt Store Road kills one woman
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Local News
    Lee County considers ban on vaping and smoking at parks and public beaches
    Stephen Pimpo
    Local News
    FHP: Fort Myers teens seriously hurt in crash with truck
    WFTX Digital Team
    North Fort Myers
    Lee County shelter adopts 24-hour hold for strays after Kevin the cat's death
    Ella Rhoades
    Cape Coral
    'Any kind of safety precautions': Cape Coral studies canal roadway dangers
    Bella Line
    Cape Coral
    School District of Lee County approves up to $9,000 in teacher incentives
    Sarah Lindenberg
    Fort Myers Beach
    Lee County school board weighs options for Fort Myers Beach Elementary
    Miyoshi Price
    Hurricane
    "It was an awesome boat": couple reflects on boat destroyed by Hurricane Milton
    Alex Orenczuk
    Covering Florida
    A plume of Saharan dust is set to haze the skies in Florida
    Scripps News Group
    Hurricane
    Are you Storm Ready? Hurricane Season begins, WATCH: FOX 4'S STORM READY NOW
    WFTX Digital Team

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    Charlotte County

    UPDATE: Body found in Charlotte County identified as missing Cape Coral woman

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    Alva

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    North Port/Englewood

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    Bella Line
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    Naples

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    Florida lawmakers debate relief as new data shows skyrocketing property taxes

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    Bear spotted under boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

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    Hurricane

    Hurricane Center to release forecasts earlier starting in 2025

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    Why people ignore hurricane evacuation orders, according to research

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    'Missing man table' set by South Trail firefighters at McGregor's Public House

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Collier County Human Bones Found

    Naples

    Human bones found in Collier County: Here's what will happen next

    WFTX Digital Team
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    'Everything in the estuary has trouble': Tracking the impact of algae in Sanibel

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  • Local News

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    Cape Coral

    'Mistakes happen': Company on why 84 speeding tickets given out in Cape Coral

    Bella Line
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    Punta Gorda

    Charlotte Co. Sheriff shows new water rescue vehicles ahead of hurricane season

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    North Fort Myers

    North Fort Myers man seeks cleanup of rat and trash-filled neighbor's home

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    Punta Gorda

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    Collier County

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    Mother osprey hooked, tangled in fishing line, then rescued

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    Local News

    Dog dies in Punta Gorda fire, responders say

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    Golden Gate

    Collier County deputies investigate after shots are fired

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