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      • REPTILE TAKEOVER: City council member pushes for action as iguanas destroys Cape Coral property

        Cape Coral

        City council member pushes for action as iguanas destroy Cape Coral property

        Bella Line
        FORT MYERS POCKET PARKS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers looks to add more pocket parks on vacant lots

        Miyoshi Price
        Louis Falocco

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police: Man waves gun at people trying to stop him from drunk driving

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Florida Highway Patrol charges man in fatal DUI crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officers investigate fatal hit-and-run on Winkler Avenue

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers soft launches emergency app to help the community in hurricane season

        Miyoshi Price
      • Matlacha businesses bloom again: Civic association distributes plants to restore island's vibrant character after hurricanes

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Matlacha gets its color back with LCEC grant after years of hurricane damage

        Bella Line
        CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Cape Coral woman jumps into canal to evade police after trying to steal from Target

        Cape Coral

        'Going to get eaten by gators': Woman jumps into canal after Cape Coral theft

        Bella Line
        Handcuffs

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Report: FBI finds hundreds of child exploitation files in Fort Myers man’s home

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • From military service to police duty: Cape Coral officer continues commitment to community after 25 years in Army

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police officer continues service after 25 years in military

        Bella Line
        Midpoint Bridge, Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police: Man shot attacker in self-defense on Midpoint Bridge

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach uses AI to visualize future development in comprehensive plan

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Barry Schmalbach

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Family, friends remember Barry Schmalbach as his killer is sentenced to life

        Kaitlin Knapp
        4 men arrested in Drug bust in Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Four men arrested in Fort Myers drug bust

        WFTX Digital Team
        'It's been a mess': 2,000 Cape Coral homeowners to receive mandatory water hook up letter

        Cape Coral

        2,000 Cape Coral homeowners to receive mandatory water hook up letter

        Bella Line
      • Bubble Room Restaurant Reopens

        Captiva

        Captiva's famous Bubble Room officially announces grand reopening date

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach fire commissioners approve plan to cut battalion chiefs

        Anvar Ruziev
        Robbery suspects

        Fort Myers Metro South

        REPORT: Bank robbery suspect was known customer, left note threatening bomb

        Miyoshi Price
      • State Attorney Amira Fox announces indictments for two Fort Myers men from her podium.

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Two men indicted for separate murders in Fort Myers

        Eric Lovelace

        Sanibel

        SCCF is tracking sea turtles' Gulf journeys with public-accessible dashboard

        Andrew Shipley
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        Cape Coral

        ID theft and a G-Wagon: How police say a Cape Coral woman stopped a thief

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Beach

        New Florida law could impact beachfront property rights on Fort Myers Beach

        Anvar Ruziev
        22 acres of possibility: Cape Coral's ambitious plan to create an urban oasis near the water

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral seeks developers for 22-acre Bimini East Project

        Bella Line
        TRAILHEAD BIKE ACCIDENT

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Bicyclist killed in Fort Myers crosswalk; advocates demand safety upgrades

        Miyoshi Price
      • LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SIDEWALK APPROVAL

        Lehigh Acres

        After 60 years without sidewalks, Lehigh Elementary students finally get one

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officials target cryptocurrency ATM scams preying on seniors

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape Coral residents share vision for 22-acre downtown property as city seeks investors for development

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral residents share hopes for 22-acre downtown development site

        Bella Line
      • Christopher Davis

        Downtown Fort Myers

        UPDATE: Boyfriend guilty of killing missing Cape Coral man sentenced to life

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Cape Coral

        Police say shots fired in Cape Coral neighborhood in barricade situation

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Beach

        New owners plan to transform Bonita Fish Company into waterfront destination

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers mom faces food costs as daycare hours drop, help from pantry grow

        Miyoshi Price
        Cape council member working to tackle vacation rentals not following the rules

        Cape Coral

        Cape council member working to tackle vacation rentals not following the rules

        Bella Line

        Sanibel

        Conservation group asks DeSantis to veto bill limiting local storm response

        Andrew Shipley
      • lehigh acres parents charged with homicide

        Lee County

        Report: Boy was malnourished, taunted before death; Lehigh parents face charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Follow-Up: Lee County deputies return to Iona homeless camp with resources

        Anvar Ruziev
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        One arrested after stabbing, Cape Coral police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • 9-year-old bitten by shark

        Lee County

        9-year-old girl who survived shark attack recounts terrifying moments, recovery

        Mary O'Connell
        SWFL SNAP benefit users could be impacted by Trumps 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

        Cape Coral

        Food aid at risk under 'Big Beautiful Bill'; St. Matthew’s House offers help

        Bella Line
        Christopher Davis

        Lee County

        Trial of suspected killer of missing Cape Coral man starts Monday

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres couple arrested and charged in death of 12-year-old son

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies respond to rollover in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Iona homeless camp says they were given 24 hours to leave

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Surveillance video shows a man in a blue shirt, allegedly Joel Duron, attacking a man in a black shirt.

        Bonita Springs

        Man arrested after violent attack at gas station caught on security video

        Eric Lovelace
        senior apartment

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers affordable housing properties to receive $24.5 million for repairs

        Miyoshi Price
        New and Old Owners of the Victorian Piano

        North Fort Myers

        200-year-old piano gets a happy ending in a Victorian mansion

        Victoria Quevedo
      • KINGSTON DEVELOPMENT

        Lee County

        Major development bringing 10,000 homes to east Lee County

        Victoria Quevedo
        women's shelter

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Six months after the public sleeping ban, Fort Myers shelter houses 288 people

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lehigh Acres

        New Clerk of Courts office coming to Lehigh Acres to serve growing community

        Ella Rhoades
      • 'There will be more accidents': Family pushes for Burnt Store Road improvements after losing loved one

        Cape Coral

        Family of Cape Coral woman killed on Burnt Store Road pushing for improvements

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        UNLOCKED! Chiquita Boat Lock removed, waterway opens ahead of schedule

        Sarah Lindenberg
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