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      • Cape Coral
        Firefighters respond to scene in Bokeelia, Tuesday morning
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Isolated storms inland today, rain chances climb up tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Depression or storm to develop by late week
        Katie Walls
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Club Blu mass shooting suspect plans to change plea on Friday
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Estero
        FGCU students honor Charlie Kirk with memorial service, and new campus chapter
        Eric Lovelace
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County parents indicted for capital murder in death of 12-year-old son
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        Americans plan to spend big this holiday season despite economic uncertainty
        Ryan Kruger
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        VIDEO: Tesla driver runs away after high-speed chase on I-75, troopers say
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge closes again, leaving East Lee Co drivers stuck in traffic
        Bella Line

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        • 9 months in, Hendry school zone speed cameras show major results

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      • Cape Coral City Council approves 131-acre Cape Coral Grove mixed-use development project

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        Cape Coral approves Cape Coral Grove development agreement

        Bella Line
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        Arcadia man charged with attempted kidnapping of 7-year-old boy, police say

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        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend August 22 – August 24

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        Fort Myers hit-and-run driver sentenced to 4 years in prison for fatal crash

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        Florida Highway Patrol arrests driver in fatal Immokalee crash

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        Gov. Ron DeSantis to speak in Arcadia, Thursday morning

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        DEPUTY REPORT: Port Charlotte father says man found in bed with 7-year-old

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        Lee County deputies say 17-year-old hit while walking to school

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        Florida ranks second in nation for credit card fraud

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      • North Port/Englewood

        Neighbors raise concerns over new North Port apartment building

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        Covering Florida

        Sexual predator designations to stay on Florida licenses

        Eric Lovelace
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        Florida troopers say semi-truck hit woman crossing Jones Loop Road

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        Florida's largest indoor go-kart track announces its grand opening in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Can an HOA be dissolved? Why it might be 'almost impossible'

        Jon Shainman
        Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at Palm Beach State College on Aug. 20, 2025.

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        DeSantis calls for new census, claims 2020 numbers inaccurate

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        US transportation secretary announces investigation into fatal Turnpike crash

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        Florida lawmaker floats ban on Homeowners Associations amid growing backlash

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        Florida lawmaker floats ban on HOAs amid growing backlash

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Marco Island

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        Florida’s 10th execution carried out in 2025, a state record

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        Florida sues textbook publishers over alleged overcharges to schools

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        Trump wants to end mail-in ballots, Florida has millions of mail-in voters

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