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GOT PLANS? | Patriotic pet parades, swamp buggy racing, seafood and art

Lee County

NEW POLL: Rep. Byron Donalds leads GOP primary for Florida governor

North Port/Englewood

North Port Police search for violent suspect leads to unrelated arrest and crash

Charlotte County

Charlotte County issues 30-Day rabies alert after bat tests positive

North Port/Englewood

North Port city manager faces human resources complaint

Collier County

Florida Forest Service plans 818-acre prescribed burn in Picayune Strand

Clewiston

Highway 27 project worries Clewiston business owners

Lee County

State Attorney announced three Lee County first-degree murder indictments

Fort Myers Beach

COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB's Bowditch Point

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers Yacht Basin redevelopment faces continued permit delays

Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda Police boat towed after incident at Laishley Park Marina

Local News

Florida shoppers face $650 average loss to Christmas scammers, study finds

North Naples

PILES OF DEBRIS: Naples neighbors frustrated with pace of cleanup in nearby lot

Charlotte County

Punta Gorda Police Department's boat sinks near Laishley Park

Local News

Florida insurance company Heritage Property announces rate decrease

Covering Florida

Florida Senate poised as decider on next session’s biggest battles

Charlotte County

Report: Port Charlotte man admits to killing father, blames voices in his head

Covering Florida

Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

Golden Gate

Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

Immokalee

Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

Downtown Fort Myers

People in Fort Myers weigh in as City of Palms Park demolition looms

North Port/Englewood

Dog rescued from house fire in Englewood

Lee County

Lee County cracks down: $225 fines now issued for passing stopped school buses

Lee County

Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

Naples

FHP: 9-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in Naples crash

Estero

Estero classic car show draws big crowds and Toys for Tots donations

North Fort Myers

Family and friends remember Charlotte County corrections Lt. William Garlick

North Fort Myers

LCSO: Shots fired after road rage incident in North Fort Myers

Charlotte County

FIRST BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE: Florida's bear hunting season returns December 6

Naples

WATCH: Father and son rescued after ATV gets stuck in Big Cypress swamp

Labelle

Water managers face dilemma over Caloosahatchee River flows

Hurricane

Looking back at the 2025 hurricane season

Covering Florida

From Chatbots to Deepfakes: Florida considers wide-ranging AI protections

Pine Island / Matlacha

Bokeelia man killed in crash on Stringfellow Road: FHP

Fort Myers Metro South

'Perfect and convenient': See plans for a new park in Fort Myers at the Forum

Clewiston

Bass fishing tournaments reel in around $1.5 million for Hendry County's economy

Cape Coral

RECKLESS RIDING: Parents warned about e-bike safety after Cape PD make arrests

Local News

Fort Myers charter school becomes flashpoint in Florida governor race

4 Things To Do

4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend December 5 – 7

Covering Florida

Citizens Property Insurance shrinking more by the day

Downtown Fort Myers

Fort Myers Marine veteran receives free home through community partnership

Collier County

Collier School Board to vote on new boundaries for two elementary schools

Fort Myers Metro South

Deadly crash shuts down part of Six Mile Cypress in Fort Myers

Covering Florida

House moves ahead with redistricting review as Senate, governor signal delay