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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Big cool down on the way
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Cold-weather shelters are opening in Southwest Florida
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Lehigh family loses home in Christmas Day fire and community rallies to help
        Victoria Quevedo
        Collier County
        Crash on nortbound I-75 near Immokalee Road shuts down all lanes
        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County
        DNA technology leads to arrest of man for 2004 Golden Gate sexual assault
        Labelle
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        Kaitlin Knapp
        Estero
        Florida Everblades postponed weekend, Monday games amid tentative deal
        Hunter Walterman
        Lehigh Acres
        LCSO: Woman charged with shooting ex-boyfriend, his family member
        Hunter Walterman
        Naples
        Homeowners in Naples weigh in on Florida bill that could let them get rid of HOA
        Mahmoud Bennett

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        • Authorities investigate two crime scenes after a shooting in Lehigh Acres

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        • Naples teen collects thousands of clothing essentials for the homeless

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      • If you give a child a book

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        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        Body Found in water north of Midpoint Bridge, LCSO Investigating

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      • National News

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      • New mobile food pantry to serve Southwest Florida's underserved communities

        Immokalee

        New mobile food pantry to serve Southwest Florida's underserved communities

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputies arrest teen in sexual battery investigation

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        New Florida law cracks down on animal abuse, publicly names offenders

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach council member Jim Atterholt to retire at end of year

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral shelter animals get Christmas gifts from volunteers

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        Christmas day fire in Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres

        Christmas fire in Lehigh Acres kills family dog

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      • Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres serves free Christmas meals to community in need

        Lehigh Acres

        Rotary Club of Lehigh Acres serves free Christmas meals to neighbors in need

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        Golden Gate

        Couple demands justice after claiming dog shot by neighbor in Golden Gate

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        STUDY: Prices rise for people vacationing or staycationing in Southwest Florida

        Miyoshi Price
      • Darion Hawkins

        DeSoto County

        Family of beaten inmate calls for harsher punishment for DeSoto County officers

        Allie Kaiser
        FEMA fort myers beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach regains flood discount bringing potential insurance savings

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Immokalee Christmas toy giveaway brings joy to dozens of children

        Immokalee

        Immokalee Christmas toy giveaway brings joy to dozens of children

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Arcadia

        Arcadia churches team up to repair hurricane-damaged homes

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        Sanibel

        Neighbors helping neighbors as F.I.S.H. of SANCAP supports families this holiday

        Austin Schargorodski
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        North Fort Myers

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        Allie Kaiser
      • Arcadia

        Bodycam shows former DeSoto County corrections supervisor beat inmates

        Hunter Walterman
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        Naples

        Family helps raise final walls at Habitat Collier neighborhood

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Immokalee receives $10.8 million grant to upgrade wastewater treatment plant

        Immokalee

        Immokalee receives $10.8 million grant to upgrade wastewater treatment plant

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        OFF THE ICE: third Everblades hockey game postponed

        Miyoshi Price
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        Senior Medical Center hosting food and toy drive today in Fort Myers

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        Lee County

        Toys for Tots helps 32,000 Lee County families celebrate Christmas

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        Arcadia

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        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies investigate shooting in Port Charlotte

        WFTX Digital Team
      • What federal agents said they found in the home

        Sarasota County

        Feds: Sarasota man planned extremist violence, faces gun and sex abuse charges

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        Port Charlotte

        Woman charged in Port Charlotte stabbing that left man critically hurt

        WFTX Digital Team
        Neighbors shaken after suspected drunk driver kills pedestrian walking dog in Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs

        'Horrific scene': Bonita Springs man killed when car hit him, while walking dog

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Lee County

        Lee County Sheriff's Office arrests sex offender connected to teen paddleboarder

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        Super Speeder

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Driver arrested for going 133 mph on I-75

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        FHP

        Bonita Springs

        Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in Bonita Springs crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        House passes bill to streamline wildlife plan approvals

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        Fort Myers woman gets surprise home makeover after Hurricane Milton

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        NEW KIT REVEAL: FC Naples pays tribute to Naples Pier with new jerseys

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      • Arcadia

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