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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

        Scripps News
      • Estero

        COULD SAVE A LIFE: New rule for every Florida high school athlete

        Eric Lovelace
        K9 Zuko on the hunt

        Covering Florida

        ON THE HUNT: K-9s trained to find this hidden danger

        Kate Hussey

        Lehigh Acres

        WATCH: Wild boar charges at Lee County deputies after breaking into home

        Hunter Walterman
      • A private plane overshoots the runway at the Boca Raton Airport on Sept. 3, 2025.

        Covering Florida

        WATCH: Plane overshoots runway while landing at Florida Airport

        Scott Sutton
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers denies affordable housing extension, reclaims lot for city program

        Miyoshi Price
        Plane crash I-75

        Naples

        New transcripts show final conversation before deadly I-75 plane crash in Naples

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Jakobie Jones

        Hendry County

        Attempted murder suspect turns himself in after Clewiston shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Boathouse comes to an agreement with the city

        Bella Line
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        Punta Gorda

        After delays Leroy’s Fish Shack hopes to reel in diners by early next year

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Ron DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis announces 'Deportation Depot' as second migrant detention site

        Forrest Saunders

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Touch a Truck, A Taste of the Islands and Kids in Business

        Amy Wegmann
        FC Naples

        Naples

        FC Naples hosts Greenville Triumph SC in key home matchup

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Port Charlotte

        Two motorcyclists injured in US-41 crash after wheelie stunt goes wrong

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Stolen vehicle crashes into tree in Cape Coral, driver arrested Friday

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies are investigating a shooting in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Cape Coral couple's viral Backstreet Boys post leads to Vegas concert trip

        Anvar Ruziev
        Wild boar breaks into Florida home through glass door

        Lehigh Acres

        Wild boar crashes through sliding glass door

        Victoria Quevedo
        ACLU fights civil rights lawsuit

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Immigration lawyers battle for detainee access at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Eric Lovelace
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        Port Charlotte

        Sunseeker Resort rebrands as part of Hilton's Curio Collection

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee Port Commissioners reject study on merging Port Police with Sheriff’s Office

        Miyoshi Price
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        Glades County

        Palmdale post office closed for nine months, neighbors push for solution

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Family warns of pet scammers targeting owners of missing dogs on social media in Southwest Florida

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Scammers exploit Bokeelia family’s heartbreak as search for missing dog goes on

        Bella Line
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        Port Charlotte

        BLURRED LINES: Charlotte Co. says fix is coming for botched Midway striping job

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Collier County

        Everglades City Depot owner pins hopes on nonprofit partnership to save landmark

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend Sept 4 – Sept 7

        Vanessa Busch
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        Port Charlotte

        KNOW YOUR ZONE: Charlotte County stop signs now display evacuation markers

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        University Village shuts down after suspicious backpack found; not a bomb

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Robbery arrest

        Lee County

        Man arrested for Lehigh armed robbery after sneaker sale setup on Snapchat

        Kaitlin Knapp
        New sidewalks bring safety hope to Immokalee students walking to school

        Immokalee

        'IT BRINGS A TEAR TO MY EYE': New sidewalks for children near Immokalee school

        Victoria Quevedo
        Trump Immigration

        Collier County

        Appeals court blocks judge’s order to dismantle ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

        CNN
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        Sarasota County

        2 men charged after illegal gambling operation arrest in Sarasota: SCSO

        WFTS Digital Staff
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Federal Court holds hearing on legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Associated Press
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        FC Naples Extra Time

        EXTRA TIME EP: 28: FC Naples stays hot, extends unbeaten streak

        Ryan Kruger
      • Ft. Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian, Sept. 2022.

        Local News

        Why Hurricanes Ian and Idalia exploded overnight — It wasn't just warm water

        Michael Paluska
        Road Closure

        Estero

        Water main break floods Estero intersection, closes East Broadway Avenue

        WFTX Digital Team

        Arcadia

        'FEELS LIKE HOME:' Family turning Arcadia landmark into bed and breakfast

        Hunter Walterman
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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County residents push back on Boca Grande parking restrictions

        Alex Orenczuk
        Food drive

        Naples

        Naples food drive aims to help SWFL families during National Hunger Action Month

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Old home in Riviera Beach

        Covering Florida

        After years of struggle, older homes see renewed interest from Florida insurers

        Matt Sczesny
      • Collier County

        Collier County Sheriff's Office uses 911 text to locate alligator attack victim

        Eric Lovelace
        Cape man works to bring affordable homes to the Cape from North Fort Myers

        Lee County

        Cape man works to bring affordable homes to the Cape from North Fort Myers

        Bella Line
        Historic Immokalee ranch undergoes major heritage preservation project

        Immokalee

        Historic Immokalee ranch gets major restoration to preserve local heritage

        Victoria Quevedo
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