WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Watch Now
WFTX - Fort Myers, Florida
Local National Weather Sports Traffic Watch Now
Watch Now
Close ×
Live Watch
Alerts
  • News
    • Local News
    • Affordable Housing
    • Covering Florida
    • Investigates
    • As Seen on 4
    • Viewer Submission
    • National News
    • World News
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
  • Weather
    • Hourly Forecast
    • Daily Forecast
    • Hurricane Center
    • Severe Weather Alerts
    • Weather Radar
    • Live Cameras
  • Video
  • Immigration Action
  • About Us
    • Station History
    • FOX 4 News Team
    • Streaming Apps
    • Programming Guide
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • WFTX Contests
    • Support
  • Traffic
  • Local Experts
    • Health Experts
    • Home Experts
    • Trusted Advisors
  • Fox 4 Plus
  • 4 Things To Do This Weekend
  • Florida Panthers
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Lottery Winning Numbers
  • Social Media
    • Fox4 Facebook
    • Fox4 Twitter
    • Fox4 YouTube
    • Fox4 Instagram
  • WFTX Contests
  •  Sign In
  •  Newsletters
  •  Sign Out
  •  Manage Emails
  •  Apps
  •  Careers Search
  • Fox4FortMyers
  • Fox4Now
1 WX Alerts 1 Closings/Delays
  • In Your Neighborhood
  • Hurricane Center
  • Immigration Action
  • Off Script
  • Sunshine Crimes
  • Video
  • FC Naples
  • Florida Panthers
  • State News
  • 4 Things To Do
  • Contests
  • TV Listings
  • Local Experts
      • Lee County
        Fort Myers murder suspect sent to state hospital after incompetency ruling
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Heating up and drying out this weekend
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        DeSantis says hundreds deported from Alligator Alcatraz; will up migrant flights
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
        23-year-old killed after crashing into trailer carrying concrete in Lehigh Acres
        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County Public Schools Addressing $9.5 million budget shortfall
        Sarah Lindenberg
        Local News
        Serious crash reported in Charlotte County at Farabee Road, EMS says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral officials cut the ribbon on the removal of the Chiquita Lock
        Bella Line
        Local News
        GOT PLANS? | Free backpacks, shark teeth digging and fun
        Amy Wegmann
        4 Things To Do
        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 25 – July 27
        Vanessa Busch

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Local artist's colorful mural helps fund housing assistance for Pine Island

          Bella Line

        • Collier County deputies respond to fatal crash, overnight

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Punta Gorda warns people about planning department scam

          WFTX Digital Team

        • Fort Myers Beach sets deadline for removal of temporary homes and businesses

          Anvar Ruziev

      • If you give a child a book

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

        poster_5ca4a06ea5e54f5e98a34af2c4f6bca6.jpg

        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 22: FC Naples shows resiliency on the pitch

        Ryan Kruger
        Image.jpeg

        Immigration Action

        Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks at Alligator Alcatraz, Friday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Trump Scotland

          Trump suggests Hamas is losing leverage in ceasefire talks

          Scripps News Group
        • 1673623270_3T1BEX.jpg

          Trump signs executive order changing US approach to homelessness

          Simon Kaufman
        • Children Social Media

          'It can actually turn into an addiction': What doomscrolling does to our brains

          Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Housing

        Immokalee

        New multigenerational homes coming to Immokalee to keep families under one roof

        Victoria Quevedo
        sirens

        Cape Coral

        Juvenile stabbed in Cape Coral; police say suspect is in custody

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'

        Eric Lovelace
      • thumb.jpg

        Fort Myers Beach

        15 MINUTES TO PAY: Automated parking citations coming to Lee County parks

        Anvar Ruziev
        Arcadia Main Street Walk Audit

        Arcadia

        Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman
        Right at home

        Lee County

        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida

        Miyoshi Price
      • Skunk Ape Research HQ

        Naples

        Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes

        Mahmoud Bennett
        'We're still here': Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

        Bella Line
        alvarez.jpg

        Naples

        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Conservation groups plan to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' violations

        Leilyn Torres
        Cat adoptions

        Collier County

        Collier County animal shelter suspends cat intake due to disease concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
        Matthew Curbelo

        Lee County

        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Local News

        GOT PLANS? | BBQ battles, Mango mania, Tennis Whites and Dance

        Amy Wegmann
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Florida

        Florida Highway Patrol trooper crashes with motorcycle after chase, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Screenshot 2025-07-11 071202.png

        Lehigh Acres

        Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Screenshot 2025-07-11 065133.png

        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police say one person hospitalized after crash with semi-truck

        WFTX Digital Team
        thumb1.jpg

        Captiva

        Bubble Room restaurant ready to reopen after three-year hurricane recovery

        Anvar Ruziev
        godzilla hotel fort myers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers residents oppose 'Godzilla Hotel' plan in historic district

        Miyoshi Price
      • Sun.jpg

        Port Charlotte

        SUNSEEKER: Blackstone's plan for the property uncertain after $200M acquisition

        Alex Orenczuk

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13

        Vanessa Busch
        LABELLE FOOD TRUCKS THUMBNAIL.jpg

        Labelle

        LaBelle’s cooking up a new plan to help food trucks get rolling and grow easier

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Alligator Alcatraz

        Covering Florida

        Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Lawmakers will tour Florida migrant facility

        Forrest Saunders
        Collier Mosquito Control meeting

        Naples

        Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

        Mahmoud Bennett
        poster_8434607a0cef47959dd571dbd0fbc83d.jpg

        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 20: Ian Cerro shares the lessons he learned from his father

        Ryan Kruger
      • Diamondback Terrapin

        Sanibel

        Diamondback terrapins threatened by poaching and crab traps in Southwest Florida

        Andrew Shipley
        Dagoberto Miquel Pena

        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Former Punta Gorda teacher now facing federal child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        blood drive blood donations AP

        Fort Myers Beach

        Bank to host blood drive in Fort Myers, amid critical shortage

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Screenshot 2025-07-10 074625.png

        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fl pythons

        Covering Florida

        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
        grocery cart.jpg

        Lee County

        Sites to check out if you need food assistance in SWFL

        Shari Armstrong
      • thumb.jpg

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism

        Anvar Ruziev
        Graduates outlines

        Local News

        Florida graduates face fourth-highest student debt in the nation, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
        deadly crash in englewood

        Sarasota County

        Woman killed in Englewood crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • North Port 'Circle of Honr

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port breaks ground on new veterans memorial

        Hunter Walterman
        Food supplies sit on the shelves of the Salvation Army in Naples.

        Naples

        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples

        Eric Lovelace
        reichert.jpg

        Punta Gorda

        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Marco Island

        Marco Island

        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit

        Mahmoud Bennett
        North Port PD Rendering

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters

        Hunter Walterman
        LABELLE POCKET PARK THUMBNAIL.jpg

        Labelle

        POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral developer works to bring workforce housing for community's 'missing middle'

        Cape Coral

        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects

        Bella Line
        poster_c1265302239d4e1690477868c4e9e076.jpg

        Cape Coral

        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues

        Andrew Shipley
        Screenshot 2025-07-09 095418.png

        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
      Previous Page Next Page

      About Us

      Local Coverage on Your Phone or Streaming TV. Watch Live and Free 24/7.

      • Weather
      • Traffic
      • News
      • Money
      • Entertainment
      • Don't Waste Your Money
      • Support
      • Sitemap
      • Do Not Sell My Info
      • Privacy Policy
      • Privacy Center
      • Journalism Ethics Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • EEO
      • Careers
      • FCC Public File
      • FCC Application
      • Public File Contact
      • Accessibility Statement
      • Scripps Media Trust Center
      • Closed Captioning Contact
      • Fox4FortMyers
      • Fox4Now
      Scripps News Group
      © 2025 Scripps Media, Inc
      Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way