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      • Lehigh Acres
        New high school coming to east Lee County gets mixed community reactions
        Victoria Quevedo
        Weather
        FORECAST: Another hot day ahead
        Katie Walls
        North Port/Englewood
        BAD BABY: North Port police seize 24 illegal firearms, cocaine in drug bust
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee County Commission passes controversial Boca Grande parking ordinance
        Alex Orenczuk
        Collier County
        Florida prepares to build a second immigration detention center
        Associated Press
        Marco Island
        Marco Island considers electric franchise fee to boost city revenue
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Hurricane
        Early August Update: Tropics are heating up
        Katie Walls
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Pine Island residents oppose cell tower plan that could impact property values
        Bella Line
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee County greenlights $19M for Southward Village phase 2 in Fort Myers
        Miyoshi Price
        Alva
        Boardwalk repairs finally coming to Alva park nearly 3 years after Ian damage
        Austin Schargorodski
        Hurricane
        Sarasota community continues to rebuild one year after Debby
        Jada Williams
        Sports
        Dozens gather at Florida church for Hulk Hogan's funeral service
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        • Another crash on Burnt Store Road prompts calls for safety improvements

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        Immigration Action

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      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13

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        Inside 'Alligator Alcatraz': Lawmakers will tour Florida migrant facility

        Forrest Saunders
      • Collier Mosquito Control meeting

        Naples

        Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 20: Ian Cerro shares the lessons he learned from his father

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        Diamondback terrapins threatened by poaching and crab traps in Southwest Florida

        Andrew Shipley
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        Punta Gorda

        UPDATE: Former Punta Gorda teacher now facing federal child porn charges

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Bank to host blood drive in Fort Myers, amid critical shortage

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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Sites to check out if you need food assistance in SWFL

        Shari Armstrong
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Florida graduates face fourth-highest student debt in the nation, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
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        Sarasota County

        Woman killed in Englewood crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port 'Circle of Honr

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port breaks ground on new veterans memorial

        Hunter Walterman
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        Naples

        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples

        Eric Lovelace
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        Punta Gorda

        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote

        Alex Orenczuk
        Marco Island

        Marco Island

        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • North Port PD Rendering

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters

        Hunter Walterman
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        POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral developer works to bring workforce housing for community's 'missing middle'

        Cape Coral

        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lehigh Acres

        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Collier County deputy hurt in crash while trying to stop driver, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

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        WFTX Digital Team
        Flooded street under Matanza's pass bridge during June 2025 storm.

        Fort Myers Beach

        State provides over $1.2 million for Fort Myers Beach infrastructure

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        RSW REACTS: TSA gives the boot to airport security shoe removal rule

        Austin Schargorodski
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        National News

        A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987

        Katie Walls
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Cape Coral councilwoman joins Fort Myers restaurant to aid Texas flood victims

        Miyoshi Price
        BALL PYTHON

        Lehigh Acres

        A SLITHERING SURPRISE: Ball python crashes Lehigh Acres family pool party

        Victoria Quevedo
      • North Port University

        North Port/Englewood

        'North Port University' offers inside look at city government

        Hunter Walterman
        Immokalee road and Catawba street development

        Naples

        Controversial project on Immokalee Road advances with reduced affordable housing

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lethal injection execution

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        Florida poised to break execution record; Clergy demand moratorium

        Forrest Saunders
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        Cape Coral

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        Bella Line
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        Naples

        Memorial approved for 14-year-old killed in North Naples e-bike crash

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Fire says Mila Spa damaged by overnight fire

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      • FMPD

        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Sanibel

        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF

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        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies identify, search for suspect in fatal shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County studies shared-use path to connect communities across Caloosahatchee

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        North Port Home Prices Drop

        North Port/Englewood

        Report: North Port home prices see biggest price drop in country

        Hunter Walterman
        No Development Forecast

        Hurricane

        QUIET IN THE TROPICS

        Katie Walls
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