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      • Arcadia
        'FEELS LIKE HOME:' Family turning Arcadia landmark into bed and breakfast
        Hunter Walterman
        Weather
        FORECAST: Gloomy day ahead as front stays over the area
        Trent Aric
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: New depression to form by this weekend
        WFTX Digital Team
        Estero
        Water main break floods Estero intersection, closes East Broadway Avenue
        WFTX Digital Team
        Port Charlotte
        Charlotte County residents push back on Boca Grande parking restrictions
        Alex Orenczuk
        FC Naples Extra Time
        EXTRA TIME EP: 28: FC Naples stays hot, extends unbeaten streak
        Ryan Kruger

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Naples food drive aims to help SWFL families during National Hunger Action Month

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Historic Immokalee ranch gets major restoration to preserve local heritage

          Victoria Quevedo

        • Collier Co. Schools ranks first in state for fewest chronically absent students

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Fort Myers City Council approves 11-story hotel in historic district

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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        Old home in Riviera Beach

        Covering Florida

        After years of struggle, older homes see renewed interest from Florida insurers

        Matt Sczesny

        Collier County

        Collier County Sheriff's Office uses 911 text to locate alligator attack victim

        Eric Lovelace
      • National News

        • Italy Obit Armani

          Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Boeing Justice Department

          Families of Boeing crash victims urge judge to reject deal

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • Trump Tariffs

          Trump asks Supreme Court to take up tariffs case, reverse ruling

          AP via Scripps News Group

        Scripps News
      • Cape Coral developers could face triple fees under new mobility plan

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral considers new fee system that could nearly triple developer costs

        Bella Line
        Crash on San Carlos Blvd

        Fort Myers Beach

        Crash report details moment driver struck two workers on San Carlos Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
        Anya Freeman, Founder and CEO of KindDesigns inspects the living seawall tiles for their first project on Florida's West coast.

        Local News

        New ‘living seawall’ aims to bring more marine life back to Bayfront Park

        Michael Paluska
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        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested after road rage shooting near school in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port updating plan to manage flood hazards

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach considers protective wall to reduce storm surge damage

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Marco Island

        Marco Island council discusses a potential DOGE audit

        Eric Lovelace
        Kayle Bates

        Covering Florida

        Florida’s 10th execution carried out in 2025, a state record

        Dave Bohman
        ‘The clients we serve are in jeopardy’: autism therapy providers warn of crisis amid Medicaid changes

        Investigates

        Florida autism therapy providers warn of crisis amid Medicaid changes

        Adam Walser
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        Covering Florida

        Florida sues textbook publishers over alleged overcharges to schools

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        Trump wants to end mail-in ballots, Florida has millions of mail-in voters

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers invests $87K in traffic upgrades for future development

        Miyoshi Price
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        North Fort Myers

        PUSHBACK: North Fort Myers neighbors raise concerns over 463-unit apartment plan

        Austin Schargorodski
        New traffic signal aims to improve safety at Lee Bl and Leonard Bl

        Lehigh Acres

        New traffic signal coming to busy Lehigh Acres intersection to improve safety

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lee County

        Former Orlando attorney sentenced for stealing $100K from Vietnam vet in Lehigh

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral aims for sky-high patriotism with Florida's tallest flag proposal

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral aims for sky-high patriotism with Florida's tallest flag proposal

        Bella Line
        Eduardo Ruiz

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Collier County

        Woman dragged into woods 7-foot gator during Collier County hike

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        DOGE audits of local governments 'are not going to go away,' Florida CFO says

        Aja Dorsainvil
        Giovanni Pelletier

        Florida

        Manatee County sheriff reveals Giovanni Pelletier's last moments

        Leilyn Torres
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        Naples

        Naples business owner admits guilt in $28M scheme that defrauded IRS of millions

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        One lane closed in Tuesday morning crash on US-41, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        School-bus involved crash in Cape Coral; no students on board

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Florida wildlife officials ask for help tracking rare rainbow snakes

        WFTX Digital Team
      •  A sign announcing a home for sale is posted outside a home

        Local News

        Florida housing market among slowest in the nation, study finds

        Ryan Kruger

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach extends deadline for removing trailers and RVs

        Anvar Ruziev

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Council rejects electric fee proposal and bridge toll plan

        Eric Lovelace
      • Dennis Mensch of Boca Raton speaks to WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny about his frustrations with the My Safe Florida Home application process.

        Covering Florida

        'TERRIBLE LETDOWN': Resident puzzled by My Safe Florida Home process

        Matt Sczesny
        Harjinder Singh

        Covering Florida

        Undocumented semi-truck driver in Florida crash had commercial drivers license

        Tyler Hatfield
        Collier County alligator bite

        Naples

        Woman bitten by alligator in Naples was hiking through the water, FWC says

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Collier County

        Hearing on conditions of Alligator Alcatraz detainees ends without ruling

        CNN
        Tropical Weather Outlook Mid-September

        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Tropical storm Fernand to move out to sea

        Katie Walls
        AMBER ALERT AIZON AND AKACHI TURNER

        Covering Florida

        Florida Amber Alert issued for 2 missing Riviera Beach children

        Emma Romano
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Spin scooters roll into downtown Fort Myers with mixed reactions

        Miyoshi Price
        Long guns

        Covering Florida

        Florida Republicans revive push to lower gun purchase age to 18

        Forrest Saunders
        'Not rolling in money': $35,000 assessments hit doorsteps, many neighbors express concern

        Cape Coral

        Northeast Cape Coral homeowners worry over high water hookup fees

        Bella Line
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        Hendry County

        Texas man gets life in prison for killing coworker after Ian cleanup fight

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        WATCH: Vehicle fire extinguished at MLK and Fowler intersection

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        MONDAY TRAFFIC: Lee County deputies warn of three-vehicle crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • FHP

        Local News

        FHP investigates fatal crash in Desoto County

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Iona McGregor crews say fire damaged mobile home in Osprey Bay

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Charlotte County Deputy delivers new bike to student with long walk to school

        WFTX Digital Team
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