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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers shooting leaves one dead, suspect arrested Friday night
        Andrew Shipley
        Hurricane
        Category 5 Hurricane Humberto intensifies as new storm threatens Bahamas
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon scattered storms this weekend before drier air arrives
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court
        Bella Line
        Naples
        Naples teen defies odds after stroke following heart transplant surgery
        Eric Lovelace
        North Fort Myers
        'VERY HUMBLE:' Bikers help move disabled veteran into new home
        Hunter Walterman
        Arcadia
        'IT'S LIKE THERAPY:' Brothers turn pain into passion with new mural in Arcadia
        Hunter Walterman
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Tarpon Street Pier rises from Hurricane Ian's destruction with stronger design
        Miyoshi Price
        Punta Gorda
        Helene was no match for the Ice House Pub, surviving storms for 124 years
        Alex Orenczuk

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Shalimar Resort reopens 3 years after Ian, Sanibel’s first new build in decades

          Austin Schargorodski

        • WATCH: New body cam video of Bonita Springs husband accused of murdering wife

          Bella Line

        • Fort Myers police crash course: Don't drive impaired, drive home alive

          Miyoshi Price

        • Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

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        Local News

        Remembering Hurricane Helene one year later

        Katie Walls
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        Sarasota County

        TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash on I-75 shuts down NB Lanes

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • UN General Assembly Colombia

          Colombian president accuses Trump of war crimes, loses US visa after NYC protest

          AP via Scripps News Group
        • CORRECTION US Immigration Chicago

          Trump orders soldiers to Portland to guard ICE facilities

          Justin Boggs
        • CORRECTION US Immigration Chicago

          Federal agents fire pepper balls, tear gas at protesters outside ICE facility

          AP via Scripps News Group

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        Charlotte County

        Cat, turtle die following Deep Creek house fire in Charlotte County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach celebrates grand opening of new town hall

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Injuries reported in crash on Daniels Parkway, Lee County deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        Injuries reported in crash on Daniels Parkway, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Deputies search for suspect after hit and run crash in North Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        'Are we being tone deaf?' North Port weighs future of waste transfer station

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach pier rebuild moves ahead with early 2027 completion target

        Anvar Ruziev
        Build-to-rent boom in Florida: The apartment alternative?

        Local News

        Build-to-rent boom in Florida: The apartment alternative?

        Michael Paluska
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County renames stretch of Tamiami Trail to honor fallen deputy

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Mud Park house fire

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County fire crews put out structure fire near Redneck Mud Park

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County challenges Lee County’s Boca Grande parking ordinance

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lee County

        Teacher pay negotiations continue after confusion over Lee Schools statement

        Miyoshi Price
      • Collier Commissioners vote on FPL

        Naples

        Collier County commissioners urge state to block FPL rate hikes

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Covering Florida

        Republicans say redistricting review is 'facts,' Democrats see partisan plot

        Forrest Saunders
        Helene Punta Gorda

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County keeps flood insurance discount, saves homeowners $6.6M yearly

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Clayton's mom at grave

        Investigates

        FL mom pushes for mandatory toxicology tests after son’s deadly crash

        Katie LaGrone
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Punta Gorda

        Road closure on S. McCall Road in Charlotte County due to crash, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        Man arrested for sexual battery and burglary in Port Charlotte, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Captiva

        Captiva begins $34 million beach restoration project after Hurricane Ian damage

        Anvar Ruziev

        Marco Island

        Marco Island City Council slashes budget by 7.4% amid infrastructure cuts

        Eric Lovelace
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        Local News

        Florida rent surges nearly 40% as population boom creates affordability crisis

        Ryan Kruger
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary

        WFTX Digital Team
        Nursing home continued to charge after mother's death

        Covering Florida

        Florida family claims nursing home kept billing for empty room after mom died

        Susan El Khoury
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        Bonita Springs

        20-yr-old fisherman hit by boat propeller during water rescue

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        AdventHealth to build new emergency department in Punta Gorda

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Covering Florida

        DeSantis Launches Gun and Ammo Tax Holiday, Pushes for Open Carry

        Forrest Saunders
        FDOT shuts down State Road 31 bridge for emergency repairs

        North Fort Myers

        State Road 31 bridge opens after hours-long traffic delays for drivers

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Charlotte County considers banning high-speed e-bikes from Babcock Ranch sidewalks, paths and streets

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County commissioners consider Class 3 e-bike ban in Babcock Ranch

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        Multi-county theft ring busted for stealing $2 million in construction equipment

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral bans some commercial truck parking on public streets starting Oct. 1

        Emily Young
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port police charge 4 women for organized shoplifting scheme

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Charlotte County crews say electrical malfunction caused fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Lee County deputies respond to Fort Myers crash, multiple injuries

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Arcadia

        FHP says 66-year-old killed on crosswalk in DeSoto County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        UPDATE: Charlotte Co. deputies investigating death, deemed not suspicious

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        FEMA reorganization debated as hurricane season reaches peak activity

        Andrew Shipley
      • Immokalee family gets new home after years in cramped conditions

        Immokalee

        Family of six finds new home in Immokalee after years in one bedroom

        Victoria Quevedo

        Punta Gorda

        New emergency room coming to Punta Gorda

        Hunter Walterman

        Lee County

        FIXING THE GAP: How Lee County's new radar will help protect people

        Katie Walls
      • Four migrant Boats intercepted off Fort Pierce in Multi-Agency Effort

        Investigates

        Feds warn of growing drug, gang pipeline by sea

        Kate Hussey

        Cape Coral

        'BIG FAMILY:' Jeep owners rally to support youth center

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach recall election confirmed for 2 council members

        Anvar Ruziev
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