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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        COLD CASE CRACKED: Suspect arrested in 2016 Fort Myers apartment shooting
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Heat Advisory in place for ALL of Southwest Florida
        Trent Aric
        North Fort Myers
        Lee County deputies say naked man crawled into ceiling, hid in tanning bed
        WFTX Digital Team
        Arcadia
        FWC recovers body of missing boater in Arcadia
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        Two pilots killed in small plane crash to Fort Myers, NTSB says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Downtown Fort Myers
        It's Your Money: Cape Coral woman tackles $30,000 in credit card debt
        Emily Young
        Naples
        Deputies investigate deadly shooting at Collier County apartment complex
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        Man arrested after firing shots in Cape Coral road rage, police say
        WFTX Digital Team
        National News
        Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' dies at age 54
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        • Dog poop dispute turns violent in Bonita Springs: “I was trying to get a bag”

          Anvar Ruziev

        • Fort Myers builder tackles construction worker shortage with tech and mentorship

          Miyoshi Price

        • Fort Myers Grimaldi's shut down due to rat droppings, other health violations

          WFTX Digital Team

        • DeSantis defends Alligator Alcatraz after emails show officials felt blindsided

          Mahmoud Bennett

      • 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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        Secretary of Agriculture to visit Hendry County with citrus farming announcement

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        Florida SouthWestern State College launches teacher-apprenticeship program

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      • National News

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          Tesla's Autopilot feature is central to ongoing trial over fatal Florida crash

          Patrick Terpstra
        • EPA Enforcement Decline

          EPA closing research and development office as part of a major agency cut-down

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          Study says significant mental health risks of giving smartphones to pre-teens

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      • Mama Cookie is opening up food truck in Arcadia

        DeSoto County

        TikTok star 'Mama Cookie' to open food truck in DeSoto County

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lee County

        Report: Boy was malnourished, taunted before death; Lehigh parents face charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Best and worst times to drive for Independence Day, according to AAA

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Ex-corrections officer flees custody after DUI arrest, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Follow-Up: Lee County deputies return to Iona homeless camp with resources

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Cape Coral

        One arrested after stabbing, Cape Coral police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

        $265 million heart and stroke center breaks ground at NCH Healthcare in Naples

        Eric Lovelace
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        Naples

        City council votes for more power over development of Naples Airport

        Mahmoud Bennett
        9-year-old bitten by shark

        Lee County

        9-year-old girl who survived shark attack recounts terrifying moments, recovery

        Mary O'Connell
      • SWFL SNAP benefit users could be impacted by Trumps 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

        Cape Coral

        Food aid at risk under 'Big Beautiful Bill'; St. Matthew’s House offers help

        Bella Line

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend June 20 – June 22

        Vanessa Busch
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        Local News

        Oberweis meets with White House, lays out plans for congressional race

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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte Co. deputy killed in line of duty to be honored with memorial highway

        WFTX Digital Team
        RICK HEZLITT MEMORABILIA

        Arcadia

        Community builds ramp for former DeSoto Co. firefighter battling cancer

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Collier County

        Florida AG touts 'Alligator Alcatraz' as spot for temporary deportation facility

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        EXTRA TIME EP: 17: FC Naples battles to draw against rival Chattanooga

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lee County

        Trial of suspected killer of missing Cape Coral man starts Monday

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres couple arrested and charged in death of 12-year-old son

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies respond to rollover in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Florida Highway Patrol says pedestrian died on I-75 South

        WFTX Digital Team
        Money

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        Data shows Americans spending less, despite improved sentiment

        Ryan Kruger
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Iona homeless camp says they were given 24 hours to leave

        Anvar Ruziev
        Surveillance video shows a man in a blue shirt, allegedly Joel Duron, attacking a man in a black shirt.

        Bonita Springs

        Man arrested after violent attack at gas station caught on security video

        Eric Lovelace
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        Naples

        Naples fire crews rescue dog from house fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers affordable housing properties to receive $24.5 million for repairs

        Miyoshi Price
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        North Fort Myers

        200-year-old piano gets a happy ending in a Victorian mansion

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Immokalee

        Engineering takes flight for Immokalee students at FGCU

        Ella Rhoades
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        Florida House vs. governor: Who’s really in charge after extended session?

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        'It's euphoric': Hear from the Florida Panthers after second Stanley Cup win

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Sports

        Tampa Bay Rays confirm they are in talks to be sold

        Amanda Boettcher
      • police

        Local News

        One injured in overnight Lehigh Acres crash, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team
        money

        Covering Florida

        No property tax cut this year as Florida lawmakers wrap extended session

        Forrest Saunders
        A map of Naples and Collier County showing different areas of flood risk, outlined in purple and red.

        Naples

        FEMA presents new Collier Co flood maps, which could change your insurance rates

        Eric Lovelace
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        Florida Panthers

        Florida Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cups

        Associated Press
        U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Operation Tidal Wave

        Covering Florida

        ICE raids to resume at farms, hotels, restaurants

        Priscilla Alvarez, CNN and Cassandra Garcia, WPTV
        KINGSTON DEVELOPMENT

        Lee County

        Major development bringing 10,000 homes to east Lee County

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Six months after the public sleeping ban, Fort Myers shelter houses 288 people

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lehigh Acres

        New Clerk of Courts office coming to Lehigh Acres to serve growing community

        Ella Rhoades
        Ryan Cole

        Charlotte County

        Convicted killer of Port Charlotte teen sentenced to death

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Covering Florida

        FHP advocate says Florida highway trooper raises don’t go far enough

        Katie LaGrone
        'There will be more accidents': Family pushes for Burnt Store Road improvements after losing loved one

        Cape Coral

        Family of Cape Coral woman killed on Burnt Store Road pushing for improvements

        Bella Line
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        Naples

        Marco Island to consider fines for unattended weapons on city property

        Mahmoud Bennett
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