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      • Immigration Action
        Woman seeks answers about husband detained at Alligator Alcatraz facility
        Eric Lovelace
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon storms expected on Thursday
        Andrew Shipley
        Sunshine Crimes
        23 years later, killer of man dumped on Zemel Road remains unidentified
        Kaitlin Knapp
        North Fort Myers
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        Austin Schargorodski
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Thousands of gallons of sewage spill in Fort Myers after contractor drilled pipe
        Anvar Ruziev
        Cape Coral
        City Council says Cape Coral Boathouse will be built bigger and more profitable
        Sarah Lindenberg
        Cape Coral
        Teen in “sport mode” Crocs arrested in $9K Cape Coral burglary, police say
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        Cape Coral
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        • After grief's heavy weight, Fort Myers teens find hope as they earn scholarships

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        Captiva

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        Cape Coral

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      • Florida Legislature

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        Florida lawmakers approve budget, putting millions in reserve

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Family questions jail after deputies say inmate beaten by murder suspect

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Fort Myers locals weigh in on a potential carousel downtown as an attraction

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        lee county school board approves budget cuts

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County schools reveal $15.9M budget cut details after records battle

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      • Naples Pier

        Naples

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        Kylie

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        Florida children sentenced to prison, advocating against solitary confinement

        Kylie McGivern
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral residents demand priority funding after deadly crash

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      • Animal neglect arrest

        Buckingham

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        Forward Matthew Tkachuk speaks to the media in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 16, 2025.

        Florida Panthers

        Tkachuk says fans 'deserve this type of game at home'

        John Barron
        College

        Local News

        Florida SouthWestern State College gets Purple Heart designation

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Missing & endangered

        Local News

        Lee County deputies search for missing, endangered girl

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        Florida Panthers

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        Kendall Hyde
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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Golden Gate

        Plane forced to emergency land in Collier County field

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        Residents rescue man after truck drives into Oyster Creek

        Charlotte County

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        North Fort Myers

        200-year-old Smithsonian restored piano in North Fort Myers needs a new home

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      • A white van drove through the front of the gym, leaving scattered glass, debris and a van-sized hole in the front window.

        Bonita Springs

        Smash Fitness back to full strength after car crashed through front window

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        Naples Community Church demolition

        Naples

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        FGCU receives historic $22 million donation to transform healthcare education

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        FGCU's record $22 million donation will go towards healthcare education

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        Cape Coral

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        CEOs of YMCA Collier County & Physicians regional pose with FC Naples players in front of sign.

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        Sanibel

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