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  • Lehigh Acres
    Pedestrian hospitalized after crash, LCSO says
    WFTX Digital Team
    Weather
    FORECAST: Hot day on the way as we stay dry
    Trent Aric
    Downtown Fort Myers
    New bodycam shows other side of arrest in Fort Myers
    Miyoshi Price
    Cape Coral
    Cape Coral school zone camera tickets wrongfully cites driver
    Bella Line
    Fort Myers Beach
    Two new developments planned for Fort Myers Beach
    Anvar Ruziev
    North Fort Myers
    Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow
    Ella Rhoades
    Local News
    How to protect your home from this real estate scam
    Ryan Kruger
    Punta Gorda
    Task force formed to explore merging Punta Gorda, Charlotte County dispatches
    Alex Orenczuk
    Punta Gorda
    Missing boater last seen leaving Charlotte Harbor, Coast Guard says
    WFTX Digital Team

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    • Overnight fire destroys RV in Lehigh Acres

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    • NEW BEGINNINGS:Groundbreaking at Hector A. Cafferata Jr. campus destroyed by Ian

      Miyoshi Price

  • If you give a child a book

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

    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

    Local News

    Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrests man for attempted murder

    WFTX Digital Team
    Prison bars

    Local News

    Two more executions set in Florida, AP reports

    WFTX Digital Team
  • National News

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    • Immigration Birthright Citizenship

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  • Dunbar parade set up STARS complex

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers' Historic Dunbar Easter Parade returns Sunday for its 81st year

    Miyoshi Price
    North Fort Myers Fire

    North Fort Myers

    Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

    WFTX Digital Team
    NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

    Naples

    NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

    Dominga Murray
  • Deadly crash I-75

    Fort Myers Metro South

    Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

    WFTX Digital Team
    porch pirates increase

    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

    WFTX Digital Team

    Local News

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    Amy Wegmann
  • FMPD dog abused

    Local News

    Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

    WFTX Digital Team
    Florida Highway Patrol

    Immokalee

    FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Investigates

    FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

    Katie LaGrone
  • Manatees rescued

    Local News

    Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

    Fort Myers Police

    Fort Myers Beach

    FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

    WFTX Digital Team
    The Carlton at Fort Myers

    Local News

    Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

    Anvar Ruziev
    FSU Shooting Investigation

    Covering Florida

    'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

    Aja Dorsainvil
    'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

    Covering Florida

    'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

    Katie LaGrone
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

    Alex Orenczuk
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    North Port/Englewood

    TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

    Alex Orenczuk
    Hurricane Ian

    North Fort Myers

    To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

    Andrew Shipley
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

    Vanessa Busch
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    Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

    Austin Schargorodski
    Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

    Covering Florida

    Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

    Shari Armstrong
  • FC Naples Extra Time

    EXTRA TIME EP 8: FC Naples brings in Coach and Player of the Month awards

    Ryan Kruger
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    Lehigh Acres

    New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

    WFTX Digital Team
    Leoma Lovegrove

    Cape Coral

    Prominent SWFL artist Leoma Lovegrove dies after cancer battle

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Local News

    Home values plunge but remain unaffordable for many in Florida

    Ryan Kruger
    No, Cape Coral is not getting a DOGE; but they are working on government efficiency!

    Cape Coral

    Cape Council votes to implement government efficiency training and team

    Bella Line
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Gov. DeSantis slams House plan to cut trooper jobs and gear in proposed budget

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Cape Coral

    'Disturbing': Woman charged with pepper-spraying dogs at Cape Coral park

    Miyoshi Price
    North Port intelligence center

    North Port/Englewood

    A look inside North Port Police's intelligence center and business partnership

    Victoria Quevedo
    Plastics

    Sanibel

    Florida Legislature pushing bill to control over regulating plastics

    Andrew Shipley
  • 'Don't be scared of the label': More kids and adults being diagnosed with Autism

    Cape Coral

    Autism diagnosis rates are on the rise, but why?

    Bella Line
    SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick-off Wednesday night

    Naples

    SIBLING RIVALRY: FC Naples and Tampa Bay Rowdies kick off Wednesday night

    Dominga Murray
    Montura Ranch fire

    Hendry County

    Clewiston fire in Montura forced evacuations and left thousands without power

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Charlotte County

    Punta Gorda city attorney walks out of council meeting

    Alex Orenczuk
    Handcuffs

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral woman arrested for pepper spraying dogs, police say

    WFTX Digital Team
    Collier County Sheriff's Office

    Naples

    Collier County deputies investigate hit-and-run

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Naples

    DUI court hearing for Naples Mayor pushed back for third time

    WFTX Digital Team
    Ron DeSantis

    Fort Myers Beach

    FL governor to speak in Fort Myers, today

    WFTX Digital Team
    Hendry County Sheriff's Office

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    Hendry County SRO arrests student with weapon

    WFTX Digital Team
  •  Felix Valdez

    Local News

    FOUND: Man located after missing in Fort Myers, LCSO says

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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Fort Myers Beach group teaches people how to respectfully interact with dolphins

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    The City of Fort Myers is talking about making downtown a Culinary District

    Miyoshi Price
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