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  • Lee County
    UPDATE: Crash on Burnt Store Road kills one
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Weather
    FORECAST: Rain chances remain elevated on Wednesday
    Andrew Shipley
    Cape Coral
    Child dies after vehicle crashes into water along Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral
    WFTX Digital Team
    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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  • Fort Myers Police

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    FMPD says man shot his neighbor's pitbull

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    Fort Myers Beach

    TRAFFIC: Truck overturns on Fort Myers Beach

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    Covering Florida

    Court strikes down Florida law on teen abortions

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Covering Florida

    FEMA to shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to states

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Fort Myers Fire Dept.

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    WFTX Digital Team

    Local News

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    Downtown Fort Myers

    Quality Life Center to open alternative private school in Fort Myers this fall

    Miyoshi Price
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    Sanibel

    Thousands of mangrove seedlings to be planted this weekend near Clam Bayou

    Andrew Shipley
    Marco island Police Department

    Marco Island

    'Still no action': Dispute between Marco Island police union, chief unresolved

    Mahmoud Bennett
  • FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 12: FC Naples continues long road trip, looks to bounce back

    Ryan Kruger
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    Cape Coral

    Storm shutters still up? Cape Coral looking at new rules

    Bella Line
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend May 15 – May 18

    Vanessa Busch
  • Naples

    Belly Rub Ranch, a Naples animal rescue is looking for community support

    Police

    Cape Coral

    Police say Cape Coral man followed women, committing 'lewd' act in store

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Sanibel

    Donation collection for vulnerable children of Southwest Florida

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Investigates

    FL receives few complaints about immigration law enforcement

    Katie LaGrone
    Beach

    Covering Florida

    Swim advisory after bacteria found at some Pinellas County beaches

    White House

    Local News

    Man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Lee County

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    Lehigh Acres

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    Fort Myers Beach

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    Downtown Fort Myers

    New bodycam shows other side of arrest in Fort Myers

    Miyoshi Price
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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

    Victoria Quevedo
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    Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow

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    Cape Coral school zone camera tickets wrongfully cites driver

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    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

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    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrests man for attempted murder

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Police

    Punta Gorda

    Man accused of firing into a Punta Gorda home

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Lehigh Acres

    Overnight fire destroys RV in Lehigh Acres

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Missing boater last seen leaving Charlotte Harbor, Coast Guard says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    WFTX Digital Team
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    North Port/Englewood

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    CLEARWATER CONDO

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