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      • Weather
        FORECAST: Winter has arrived with wind chill values in the upper 20s
        Trent Aric
        Hendry County
        Firefighters battling 50-acre brush fire southeast of LaBelle
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Naples
        Cold temperatures no match for dedicated pickleball players in Naples
        Emily Young
        Collier County
        Vice President JD Vance will be in Naples on Wednesday
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
        $1 million bond set for man charged with killing mother in North Fort Myers
        Bella Line
        Clewiston
        Warrant claims 'misconduct' in Clewiston govt., City Manager says 'no comment'
        Austin Schargorodski
        Sunshine Crimes
        45 years later, mystery remains over two girls kidnapped at Edison Mall in 1981
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Naples
        Golden Gate church gets county OK despite traffic worries on Immokalee Road
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Local News
        Longtime SWFL DJ helps others through addiction recovery podcast
        Ryan Kruger

        More News In Your Neighborhood

         
        • Hendry County School District creates AI policy for responsible classroom use

          Allie Kaiser

        • Winter storm ripple effects disrupt flights at Southwest Florida airports

          Alex Orenczuk

        • Collier County set to approve $5M in sidewalk upgrades, some planned 7 years ago

          Mahmoud Bennett

        • Cape Coral Fire Department warns community about fraudulent T-shirt text scam

          Bella Line

      • 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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        Lee County

        North Fort Myers man, 75, arrested on child pornography charges

        Shari Armstrong
        Nicholas Brown

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte High School assistant principal charged with DUI after crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • National News

        • APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

          Locals hope federal changes to Minnesota immigration operations ease tensions

          Simon Kaufman
        • A passanger walks to their seat aboard a SouthWest Airlines 737 Max 8 airplane

          Southwest Airlines converts to assigned seating for all flights

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          US population growth slows sharply as immigration declines under Trump

          AP via Scripps News Group

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        Local News

        Senate President Albritton treated for lung blood clot at Tallahassee hospital

        dMissing diver found dead

        North Port/Englewood

        Diver searching for shark teeth found dead hours after disappearing in Englewood

        WFTX Digital Team

        Naples

        Former NFL player hosts free football camp to develop Southwest Florida talent

        Eric Lovelace
      • Collier County

        Collier County Public Schools achieves record-breaking 94.4% graduation rate

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Sunny, but empty skies: How winter weather up north is impacting travel at RSW

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Burn bans: What you can and cannot do

        Katie Walls
      • FHP

        Punta Gorda

        Teen dies in Charlotte County crash after hitting utility pole

        Andrew Shipley

        Lee County

        Mandatory cursive in school? Florida lawmakers move forward with bill

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Caloosahatchee Celtic Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers

        Hunter Walterman
      • Road and school signs

        North Fort Myers

        Safety concerns persist outside Littleton Elementary after road project

        Allie Kaiser
        Collier County Rural Lands West

        Naples

        Groups prepare to sue over Collier County development near panther habitat

        Mahmoud Bennett
        E BIKE

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida e-bike safety bill aims to slow speeds on shared sidewalks

        Miyoshi Price
      • Cape Coral's beloved breakfast spot hits the market

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral beloved breakfast spot is for sale

        Bella Line
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        North Fort Myers

        SOLD: Storage, light industry will replace the old Shell Factory

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Man charged with intentionally setting fires in Fort Myers

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Collier County Sheriff's Office

        Naples

        Crash with injuries slows traffic on southbound US-41 in Collier County

        Alex Orenczuk
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Port Charlotte

        Kings Highway is back open after crash in Charlotte County

        Alex Orenczuk

        Immokalee

        Hertz partners with college to train auto techs amid shortage

        Eric Lovelace
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        Covering Florida

        Rural counties sound alarm as FL House advances sweeping property tax changes

        Forrest Saunders
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers employees face payroll delays as new system experiences glitches

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral building that was once infested with iguanas files for demolition permit

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral building once infested with iguanas files for demolition permit

        Bella Line
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        Local News

        Florida hemp business owners fight federal ban with Capitol Hill push

        Ryan Kruger
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        Naples

        UPDATE: Naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade back on!

        Mahmoud Bennett

        4 Things To Do

        4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend January 22 - 25

        Vanessa Busch
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        Lee County

        Police: Fort Myers man helped funnel cash in worldwide tech scam

        Shari Armstrong

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Touch-A-Truck, Celtic Festival, vintage markets and more

        Amy Wegmann
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      • AI-generated evidence is landing people in jail

        Investigates

        AI-generated evidence is landing people in jail

        Katie LaGrone
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        DeSoto County

        Two Southwest Florida men killed, one critically injured in Hardee County crash

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral approves new development after more than a decade of planning

        Hunter Walterman
      • Collier County

        Naples woman denied bond in decade-old murder case

        Eric Lovelace
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        Collier County

        One injured in Naples house fire possibly caused by a charging e-bike battery

        Shari Armstrong
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        North Fort Myers

        UPDATE: No bond set for North Fort Myers man charged with mother's murder

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        ‘It’s terrible’: Dead pelicans, glass, and beer bottles found at Bat House Park

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Labelle

        LaBelle camp empowers adults with special needs by trying new things

        Allie Kaiser
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Leatherback sea turtles set Florida nesting record in 2025

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Arcadia

        Wife searches for husband after ICE detention following traffic stop in Arcadia

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        Naples City Council approves Pridefest permit with drag show restrictions

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Local News

        Lee County man arrested for threatening judge in lawsuit

        Ryan Kruger
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        Lee County

        New Lee Co. Sheriff's program to support people with developmental disabilities

        WFTX Digital Team

        Arcadia

        Dry season fuels surge of brush fires across Southwest Florida on Tuesday

        Hunter Walterman
        FHP

        DeSoto County

        Troopers search for hit and run suspect following motorcycle crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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