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      • North Port/Englewood
        North Port High student seriously injured, six others arrested in altercation
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        Dense Fog Advisory until 10am this morning
        Local News
        4,000 acre brush fire is burning in Glades County right now
        WFTX Digital Team
        Sanibel
        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input
        Austin Schargorodski
        Punta Gorda
        New Charlotte County Sheriff's Office cruiser honors fallen deputies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island avoids water shortage despite county drought warning
        Eric Lovelace
        Labelle
        LaBelle man faces second sexual battery charge in separate case
        WFTX Digital Team
        Buckingham
        Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve
        Bella Line
        Charlotte County
        Condo owners and conservationists team up against developer in Charlotte County
        Hunter Walterman

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
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          Bella Line

        • Community volunteer with stage 5 kidney disease seeks living donor

          Eric Lovelace

        • SLOW DOWN: Speed cameras coming to Charlotte County school zones

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Measles outbreak grows at Ave Maria University, despite high vaccination rate

          Mahmoud Bennett

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise funds for hurricane survivors still rebuilding

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise money for hurricane survivors

        Bella Line
        "POLICE PRESENCE LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE": Crack down on speeding during school drop-off in Gateway

        Gateway

        Deputies crack down on speeding during school drop-off, pick-up in Gateway

        Victoria Quevedo
      • National News

        • Amazon-Ring

          Ring and Flock cancel camera partnership amid outcry over Super Bowl camera ad

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        • Epstein New Mexico Ranch

          New Mexico official seeks search near Epstein ranch over claim of buried girls

          Alexandra Miller
        • Don Lemon

          Former CNN journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty in church demonstration case

          Scripps News Group

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        Covering Florida

        Florida Senate advances narrower public marijuana smoking ban

        Forrest Saunders
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        Local News

        Brush fire in Lehigh Acres fully contained

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee County enacts burn ban due to dry conditions

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Hiring

        Local News

        American workforce aging rapidly as young workers face hiring challenges

        Ryan Kruger
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers honors Dr. King's legacy at unity breakfast and a commemorative march

        Miyoshi Price

        Lehigh Acres

        Woman arrested for arson in Lehigh Acres house fire

        Eric Lovelace
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        Alva

        Youth baseball returns to Alva Fields after years-long absence

        Allie Kaiser
        MLK 2026 Naples celebration

        Naples

        MLK Day parade draws hundreds to downtown Naples to honor King’s legacy

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral trucking company owner says city ordinance is pushing his business out

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral truck driver says city ordinance is pushing his business out

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Severe Drought worsens, burn bans in effect

        Katie Walls

        Downtown Fort Myers

        OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Fort Myers launches new weekly farmers market

        Hunter Walterman

        Fort Myers Beach

        WATCH: 90-year-old man parasails off Fort Myers Beach to celebrate birthday

        Hunter Walterman
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        Port Charlotte

        Report: Teen arrested for firing a gun outside of a Charlotte Co. Waffle House

        WFTX Digital Team

        Bonita Springs

        LCSO: Deputy shot at woman after she pointed a weapon at deputies twice

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Two arrested in Cape Coral 7-Eleven armed robbery

        WFTX
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli moves helicopter barge out of back bay after weeks of pushback on FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Covering Florida

        Big ideas, few specifics: Where Florida’s property tax push stands after 1 week

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Senior High achieves highest grad rate increase in county

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        'He has his hands tied': 911 call details Cape Coral jewelry store robbery

        Alex Orenczuk
        Aquafence

        Naples

        Naples condo first in city to explore Aquafence flood barrier system

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lee County considers 1% sales tax to fix roads

        Lehigh Acres

        HOLES IN THE ROAD OR IN YOUR POCKET?: Lee County considers sales tax increase

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Moore Haven Middle-High School

        Glades County

        Caught in the middle: Glades County School district may move 6th graders

        Allie Kaiser
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        Labelle

        LaBelle shivers through one of the coldest mornings of the season

        Emily Young

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Patriotic pet parades, swamp buggy racing, seafood and art

        Amy Wegmann
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Winter on the beach: People brave cold temps on Fort Myers Beach

        Eric Lovelace
        Sad Face Frost

        Local News

        Frost have you feeling sad? Check out these cold pictures from all over SWFL

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        New Harry Chapin food bank hits major construction milestone

        Miyoshi Price
      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Chilly Weekend January 15 - 18

        Vanessa Busch
        Glades Co School Buses

        Clewiston

        Keeping students warm: What Hendry and Glades schools want parents to know

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Southwest Florida prepares for freezing temperatures overnight

        Andrew Shipley
      • Water protection systems ready if temperatures drop below freezing

        Labelle

        Southwest Florida citrus farmers prepare their crops for the cold front

        Victoria Quevedo
        Collier County investigation

        Naples

        Naples woman facing charges for illegal dog breeding operation, 50 dogs rescued

        WFTX Digital Team
        Byron Donalds

        Lee County

        NEW POLL: Rep. Byron Donalds leads GOP primary for Florida governor

        Hunter Walterman
      • Collier county brush fires

        Naples

        Local, state officials warn dry conditions could fuel early brush fire season

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police clear scene following assault suspect search, no arrest made

        Shari Armstrong
        Arcade on Pine Island Road

        Lee County

        Deputies investigate two Lee County arcades

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Manatees

        Fort Myers Shores

        In cold weather, Lee County's Manatee Park heats up

        WFTX Digital Team
        St. Matthew's House

        Local News

        Cold weather shelters (and buses) open in Southwest Florida

        Shari Armstrong
        Florida Iguana

        Local News

        Iguana Alert! What to do if you find a frozen iguana

        Andrew Shipley
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        Local News

        Turning on the heat? Fire safety tips for Southwest Florida

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cold weather

        Local News

        Protect your P's during cooler weather: Plants, Pets, People and Pipes

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        For business

        Local News

        Small businesses start 2026 with renewed optimism, highest reading since summer

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