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        Feds: Sarasota man planned extremist violence, faces gun and sex abuse charges
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        Weather
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        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        'Horrific scene': Bonita Springs man killed when car hit him, while walking dog
        Victoria Quevedo
        Port Charlotte
        Woman charged in Port Charlotte stabbing that left man critically hurt
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Authorities find boat of missing Southwest Florida boaters with no one onboard
        Hunter Walterman
        Fort Myers Metro South
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        • House passes bill to streamline wildlife plan approvals

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        • Trump Chief of Staff

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        Florida college votes again to transfer land for Trump presidential library

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        Investigates

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        Jamie Ostroff
        VIDEO: 14-foot alligator removed from Sarasota County neighborhood

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        Covering Florida

        Pressure builds in Tallahassee as GOP splits over redistricting timeline

        Forrest Saunders
        CALUSA WATERKEEPERS

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        Calusa Waterkeepers push city to act after finding fecal contamination in creek

        Miyoshi Price
      • 'No one expected this': Friend who witnessed fatal boat crash recounts the tragic day

        Cape Coral

        'No one expected this': Friend who saw deadly boat crash recounts tragic day

        Bella Line
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        Florida property tax elimination could boost home values by 9%, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
        Gulf Coast Humane Society Giving Tuesday

        Lee County

        Giving Tuesday sparks hope for animals, and families in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young
      • Lee County

        Blue green algae alert issued for Gator Slough Canal

        Shari Armstrong
        Milano Paolo Hlavina and Jeremy Olivo

        Cape Coral

        Two men charged with driving more than 90 mph on Del Prado Blvd; killing one

        Allie Kaiser
        Joel Elias Herrera-Godinez

        DeSoto County

        Report: Suspect admits to killing Arcadia man in driveway, claims self-defense

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lt. William Garlick

        Charlotte County

        Funeral for Charlotte County lieutenant planned for this Saturday

        Shari Armstrong
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        Lee County

        No students on board during school bus-involved crash in Cape Coral

        Financial experts say that people who are not careful with their holiday spending could face a cold reality in their wallet in 2022.

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        Americans cut holiday spending as inflation pressures mount, survey finds

        Ryan Kruger
      • Cape Coral

        CPR training from high school saves boat crash victim's life

        Eric Lovelace
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        Government ends TPS for Haitians: What this means for 300,000 immigrants

        Ange Toussaint
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        Port St. Lucie police sergeant in critical condition after being shot twice

        Emma Romano
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        North Fort Myers

        'We are heartbroken': Family, community mourns the loss of Lt. William Garlick

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Salvation Army Angel Tree program brings Christmas magic to 3,000 local children

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

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        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Fatal yacht club boat crash shakes Cape Coral community, takes lives of beloved autism supporters

        Cape Coral

        Man still fighting for his life after deadly Caloosahatchee speed boat crash

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        New autism resource center coming to Immokalee to serve families

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        Covering Florida

        Florida’s social media crackdown is back but enforcement remains unclear

        Forrest Saunders
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        Boca Grande opens parking permit applications despite Charlotte County pushback

        WFTX Digital Team
        Edwin Rodriguez

        Port Charlotte

        Deputies are looking for a missing Port Charlotte man with dementia

        Kaitlin Knapp
        SUV crashes into UPS Store

        San Carlos Park

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port shooting leaves one with critical injuries; one person detained

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Captiva power outage

        Captiva

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        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Lt. William Garlick

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        Charlotte County corrections lieutenant killed in motorcycle crash, sheriff says

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Great Naples Fire Estey Ave

        Naples

        Neighbor helps resident escape duplex fire through bedroom window

        WFTX Digital Team
        Boat victims identified

        Cape Coral

        UPDATE: FWC releases names of boat crash victims

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Apartment fire

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Electrical fire at apartment sends one to the hospital in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team

        Gateway

        Gateway Church Jingle Jog 5K to support family of boy who died from brain cancer

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        UPDATE: Three charged in connection with Fort Myers shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Do online shopping? Cape Coral Police share tips to outsmart thieves

        Bella Line

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        Fort Myers Police: Man stabbed in the neck during domestic disturbance

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        Bonita Springs

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        Naples

        Naples restaurant provides free Thanksgiving meals to fight loneliness

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