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      • Port Charlotte
        Man arrested for sexual battery and burglary in Port Charlotte, deputies say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Unsettled weather continues
        Trent Aric
        Bonita Springs
        20-yr-old fisherman hit by boat propeller during water rescue
        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge closure causes hours-long traffic delays for drivers
        Victoria Quevedo
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Council slashes budget by 7.4% amid infrastructure cuts
        Eric Lovelace
        Captiva
        Captiva begins $34 million beach restoration project after Hurricane Ian damage
        Anvar Ruziev
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County commissioners consider Class 3 e-bike ban in Babcock Ranch
        Bella Line
        Local News
        Florida rent surges nearly 40% as population boom creates affordability crisis
        Ryan Kruger

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        • AdventHealth to build new emergency department in Punta Gorda

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        • Cape Coral bans some commercial truck parking on public streets starting Oct. 1

          Emily Young

        • North Port police charge 4 women for organized shoplifting scheme

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

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

        Nursing home continued to charge after mother's death

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        Florida family claims nursing home kept billing for empty room after mom died

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        DeSantis Launches Gun and Ammo Tax Holiday, Pushes for Open Carry

        Forrest Saunders
      • National News

        • Senate HHS

          Under fire, Kennedy prepares major children’s health policy push

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        • Immigration Raid Hyundai Plant

          South Korea presses US over detention of 300 nationals at Georgia Hyundai plant

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          Economic jitters keep workers in their jobs as openings decline

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        Collier County

        Two dead Florida panther kittens found off Davis Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
        Immokalee Foundation x CCSO 911 Dispatcher Graduation

        Immokalee

        SUSTAINABLE CALLING: Immokalee students graduate from 911 dispatcher program

        Victoria Quevedo
        FPL rate hike on hold as Florida regulators await new settlement agreement

        Covering Florida

        FPL rate hike on hold as Florida regulators await new settlement agreement

        Forrest Saunders
      • Marco Island city hall

        Marco Island

        Marco Island homeowners increasingly divided over proposed 34% property tax hike

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Hurricane Erin

        Hurricane

        Hurricane Erin back to a Category 4

        Katie Walls

        Naples

        New Bear Creek Elementary welcomes nearly 600 students on first day of school

        Eric Lovelace
      • Jamie Jenks

        North Fort Myers

        LCSO: Barricaded man is escapee from St. Petersburg Community Release Center

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Hendry County

        Hendry County celebrates its teachers after first 'B' grade in district history

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Punta Gorda

        TAKING FLIGHT: New year, new gear for Charlotte High's aviation program

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte Charlotte schools add cybersecurity, aviation magnet programs

        Emily Young
        Collier County School District

        Collier County

        Collier County opens new schools, including first autism charter program

        Emily Young
        Dr. Denise Carlin sits down with senior reporter Emily Young

        Lee County

        Lee County Schools address teacher shortage, bus delays under new leadership

        Emily Young
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        Local News

        21-year-old motorcyclist critically injured in I-75 crash in Lee County

        WFTX Digital Team
        Bryson Giddens

        Local News

        UPDATE: Fort Myers Police arrest man accused of shooting victim in armed robbery

        WFTX Digital Team
        Alligator Alcatraz

        Collier County

        Faith leaders and families protest conditions at Alligator Alcatraz

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Teacher Apprenticeship Program

        North Port/Englewood

        FSW rolls out first Teacher Apprenticeship Program in Southwest Florida

        Hunter Walterman
        Bella Dunk Tank

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fox 4's Bella Line takes dunk tank plunge for Calusa Nature Center benefit

        WFTX Digital Team
        Flavors of Fifth

        Naples

        Naples restaurants offer discounted meals to raise money for nonprofit

        Hunter Walterman
      • Israel Rivas

        Lee County

        Arcadia man arrested for shaking infant in bar parking lot, Lee Co. deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Arcadia

        DeSoto County nonprofit fights homelessness with 'Village of Tiny Town'

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Lee Cares program reopens applications for Hurricane Ian damage

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Naples

        RURAL RECOVERY: Naples man offers hope to addicts after his own recovery journey

        Eric Lovelace
        NASA

        Covering Florida

        SPACE STATE BATTLE: Florida seeks NASA HQ amid historic cuts

        Forrest Saunders
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        Punta Gorda

        NO DEAL! Sale of Fishermen’s Village falls through; 2 local restaurants coming

        Alex Orenczuk
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        North Fort Myers

        Auction of rat-filled North Fort Myers home could bring relief for neighbor

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Charlotte County

        Body in pond likely missing 18-year-old, ID unconfirmed; no foul play suspected

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        Sarasota County

        Venice police search for man with active felony warrant

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Marco Island entrance

        Marco Island

        Pay to cross? Marco Island locals and businesses weigh in on bridge toll idea

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Gone in seconds: Security camera captures theft of Cape Coral woman's rehabilitation e-bike

        Cape Coral

        STOLEN: Security camera captures theft of Cape Coral woman's therapy e-bike

        Bella Line
        Lee County School District cell phone policy

        SWFL Back To School

        Lee County School District implements stricter cell phone policy this year

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Steady traffic coming over the Edison Bridge as a detour to the Caloosahatchee Bridge closure.

        Lee County

        Part of Edison Bridge to be closed for two weeks

        WFTX Digital Team
        Active shooter training with the Lee County Sheriff's Office

        SWFL Back To School

        Lee County deputies train for active shooter scenarios to keep schools safe

        Kaitlin Knapp
        SEA GRASS

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Sea grass health shows mixed results in Southwest Florida waterways

        Andrew Shipley
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        Investigates

        'You’re not going to win!' Driver frustration mounts over new school zone fines

        Katie LaGrone
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        Lee County

        Florida author Randy White sues restaurant group over Doc Ford brand dispute

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

        Local owner to revitalize Punta Gorda waterfront restaurants

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Port Charlotte

        'You can't park there:' New parking ordinance in Boca Grande takes effect Monday

        Alex Orenczuk

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Family festivals, splash pads and dining deals in SWFL

        Amy Wegmann
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        LCSO arrests three in Fort Myers kidnapping and robbery case

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Trump Immigration

        Immigration Action

        Judge to reconsider protections for immigrant children in US custody

        Associated Press
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach extends deadline for temporary structures to September 23

        Anvar Ruziev

        Immigration Action

        Judge temporarily halts new construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'

        Eric Lovelace
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