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  • North Port/Englewood
    TARGETED INCIDENT: Disguised gunmen invade North Port home in armed robbery
    Anvar Ruziev
    Weather
    Afternoon sea breeze storms expected throughout Memorial Day Weekend
    Andrew Shipley
    Lee County
    Bear spotted under boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Cape Coral
    Duck has people in a Cape Coral neighborhood on the run
    Bella Line
    Alva
    New schools planned in Alva, but neighbors argue they belong in Lehigh Acres
    Austin Schargorodski
    Naples
    Collier veteran to be honored at FC Naples service appreciation night
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Hurricane
    Hurricane Center to release forecasts earlier starting in 2025
    Andrew Shipley
    Naples
    Human bones found in Collier County: Here's what will happen next
    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers Metro South
    'Missing man table' set by South Trail firefighters at McGregor's Public House
    Kaitlin Knapp
    San Carlos Park
    Man identified in deadly San Carlos Park fire as South Trail firefighter
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Local News
    GOT PLANS? | Memorial Day Weekend is packed with family events across SWFL
    Amy Wegmann
    4 Things To Do
    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 23 – May 26
    Vanessa Busch

    More News In Your Neighborhood

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

      WFTX Digital Team

    • 'Everything in the estuary has trouble': Tracking the impact of algae in Sanibel

      Stephen Pimpo

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

      Bella Line

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

      Alex Orenczuk

  • 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

    Right whales survive risky detour in Florida's Gulf Coast, now back in Canada

    Austin Schargorodski
    Home insurance

    Local News

    Florida lawmakers debate relief as new data shows skyrocketing property taxes

    Ryan Kruger
  • National News

    • Immigration-Deportations

      Judge orders Trump administration to return man deported to Mexico to the US

      AP via Scripps News Group
    • Biden Chicago

      House oversight chair questions Biden's health following cancer announcement

      Justin Boggs
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      Pacer superfan thrives amid Knicks territory during Eastern Conference Finals

      Adam Schumes

    Scripps News
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    Local News

    AAA: Florida Gas prices drop to lowest since 2023

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    Lee County deputies search for suspect vehicle

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    New playground and amphitheater coming to Fort Myers

    Victoria Quevedo
  • Florida Highway Patrol

    Clewiston

    Two young children dead, three others injured in Glades County crash

    Andrew Shipley
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    Fort Myers Beach

    HAVE YOUR SAY: Fort Myers Beach meeting lets locals help shape island’s future

    Austin Schargorodski
    Lee County Drought

    Local News

    'There's not enough water': Historic drought has Lee County farmers concerned

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Beach

    London Bay hits pause on Outrigger plans for Fort Myers Beach

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Bear in the backyard? Fort Myers neighbors stunned by surprise visitor

    Austin Schargorodski
    fort myers protest petition amendments

    Downtown Fort Myers

    A new law altering the ballot amendment process has sparked debate in Fort Myers

    Miyoshi Price
  • Could a new I-75 exit solve Cape Coral's growing traffic problems? City council makes its case

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral pushes for I-75 exit at Del Prado to ease growing traffic concerns

    Bella Line
    Jarome Collier County

    Collier County

    DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man

    WFTX Digital Team
    Pope Leo XIV's brother, Louis

    Port Charlotte

    'Is it a miracle?': Pope's brother shares incredible story from their childhood

    Alex Orenczuk
  • Raymond Denton

    Naples

    Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    FWC says Clewiston driver hit panther, possibly just 6-months-old

    WFTX Digital Team

    Local News

    GOT PLANS? | It's Mother's Day Weekend in SWFL

    Amy Wegmann
  • FPL FIRE

    Downtown Fort Myers

    No injuries after FP&L substation fire in Fort Myers, crews say

    Austin Schargorodski
    Jarome Collier County

    Naples

    DNA testing underway in fatal Florida bear attack as residents share concerns

    Mahmoud Bennett
    Black Bear sighting

    Local News

    Neighbors tell Fox 4 they spotted a bear in a Fort Myers cemetery

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Harbor Grand Code Violations

    Local News

    Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?

    Anvar Ruziev

    FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 11: Go behind the scenes with two of the FC Naples front office

    Ryan Kruger
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    Labelle

    Rethinking the Road: Mobility study lays out a walkable future for LaBelle

    Austin Schargorodski

    Local News

    Meals on Wheels in urgent need of volunteers and donations

    Dominga Murray
    The FBI calls it one of the biggest online threats facing kids today.

    Covering Florida

    FBI warns of sadistic new online threat that landed Tampa teen in prison

    Katie LaGrone
  • Cape Coral

    'Don't doubt yourself': 10-year-old Cape Coral boy escapes attempted kidnapping

    Bella Line
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    Man arrested in Fort Myers after scamming elderly victim out of $30,000

    Miyoshi Price
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    Lehigh Acres

    SLOW DOWN! New Florida bill targets excessive speeders with jail time, fines

    Ella Rhoades
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    Port Charlotte

    'A man of the people': New pope's brother reacts from Port Charlotte

    Alex Orenczuk
    Tropic Isles Elementary deputy presence

    Local News

    Deputies investigating report of suspicious vehicle near Tropic Isles Elementary

    WFTX Digital Team
    Florida Highway Patrol

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Both man and child hit in crash, FHP says

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Cape Core fire

    Cape Coral

    Car crashes into home and catches fire, Cape Coral Fire says

    WFTX Digital Team
    Courtesy of the Mejia/Marinez Family.

    Local News

    CARBON MONOXIDE: Naples family sues Airbnb over son’s death

    Stephen Pimpo
    Naples Pride

    Naples

    DEBATE CONTINUES: Naples Pride sues City over drag restrictions

    Dominga Murray
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    Local News

    It's Your Money: Americans have fewer kids due to costs

    Ryan Kruger
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    Punta Gorda

    Customers are now getting accurate water meter readings in Punta Gorda

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda shifts focus to basic repairs for historic city hall building

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Bright new look, bigger mission: FK Your Diet’s donation truck rolls out

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Naples

    Neighbors say chilling details of deadly bear attack is highly unusual

    Mahmoud Bennett
    code enforcement follow up

    Lehigh Acres

    'TAKE YOUR GARBAGE TO THE DUMP': Lehigh wants faster code enforcement response

    Ella Rhoades
  • Students speak out

    Cape Coral

    Students protest removal of Hispanic program in Lee County schools

    Bella Line
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    Cape Coral

    Police investigate attempted abduction of juvenile in Cape Coral

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Fire off Old 41 Road

    Collier County

    UPDATE: Brush fire is at 32 acres in North Naples; no structures are threatened

    Kaitlin Knapp
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