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      Naples construction company gives insight to industry, no slowdown expected in Southwest Florida building boom
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      Design phase drags on for Sanibel Causeway Islands Park improvements
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      Gulf Coast literacy council plans to create driver's test classes after English-only policy
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      Cape Coral considers lowering neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph
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      12-year-old figure skating twins from Estero earn bronze medal at national championships
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        Sanibel

        Design phase drags on for Sanibel Causeway Islands Park improvements

        Austin Schargorodski

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs literacy council responds to English-only driving exam rule

        Eric Lovelace
        Cape Coral considers lowering neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph

        Cape Coral

        SLOW DOWN: Should Cape Coral lower neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph?

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach 'optimistic' Fourth of July fireworks show will happen

        WFTX Digital Team

        Estero

        Estero twins win bronze at US Figure Skating Championships

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Walmart evacuated as police investigate anonymous bomb threat

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Hurricane-damaged FGCU water, environment research hub reopens on Bonita Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County E-Bike Chase Arrest

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Dangerous Ride: Lee County Deputies chase, arrest teen e-motorbike drivers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach hotel recovery stalls at 58% of pre-Ian capacity

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        BLOCKED: Florida lawmakers consider bill to block spam calls

        Hunter Walterman

        Cape Coral

        EVICTING THE IGUANAS: demolition begins on infested Cape Coral bank

        Hunter Walterman
        A SECOND CHANCE: Lehigh Acres Sunshine Boulevard road extension project gets resubmitted to state budget

        Lehigh Acres

        A SECOND CHANCE: Lawmakers give Sunshine Boulevard road extension another try

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers councilman set to propose church purchase for community use

        Miyoshi Price
        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise funds for hurricane survivors still rebuilding

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise money for hurricane survivors

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification

        Bella Line
      • Bonita Springs

        Community volunteer with stage 5 kidney disease seeks living donor

        Eric Lovelace
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        Sanibel

        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input

        Austin Schargorodski
        "POLICE PRESENCE LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE": Crack down on speeding during school drop-off in Gateway

        Gateway

        Deputies crack down on speeding during school drop-off, pick-up in Gateway

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Senate passes bill allowing volunteer armed guards to go unlicensed at churches

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel has had one gas station since Ian, but damaged Chevron site may reopen

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral city council rejects proposal to change government structure

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral city council rejects proposal to change to 'strong mayor' structure

        Bella Line
      • 'AN HOUR ORDEAL': Gateway parents raise safety concerns over school traffic congestion

        Gateway

        Gateway parents raise safety concerns over traffic congestion near schools

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Cape Coral

        World-Class Pickleball takes over Cape Coral at the 2026 Veolia Cape Coral Open

        Emily Young
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County student walkouts spark dialogue over safety and free speech

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Beach

        State approves demolition of FMB Elementary, district weighs other options

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        NFL star turned developer tackles Fort Myers affordable housing crisis

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        WATCH: Armed robbery suspect leads Lee County deputies on high-speed chase

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Charter captains push back against Florida farm bills over free speech concerns

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lehigh Acres

        Hundreds in Lehigh Acres under boil water notice after water main break

        Diplomat and Cleveland

        North Fort Myers

        Crash on Diplomat and North Cleveland shuts down southbound lanes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        First dog park could come to Sanibel, but it may use protected land

        Austin Schargorodski
        House bill could eliminate permits for small home projects under $7,500

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Florida bill could eliminate permits for projects under $7,500 after a storm

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers reopens two hurricane-damaged piers with enhanced resilience features

        Miyoshi Price
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida lawmakers consider 'hands free' cell phone law

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Bullet barely misses woman during Headpinz parking lot shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Water Shortage Warning for Lee and Collier counties

        Katie Walls
      • Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases as outbreak spreads

        Lee County

        Lee Health prepares for potential measles cases amid Collier County outbreak

        Victoria Quevedo
        WATCH as students protest Trump administration policies at Lee County schools

        Lee County

        WATCH: Lee County students protest Trump administration policies

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Father's heart breaks as missing daughter found dead in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Beach

        ‘A lovely person’: Neighbors remember kayaker who died near Sanibel Causeway

        Austin Schargorodski
        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Bimini Square development officially opens in downtown Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Shores

        One woman injured after house fire in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Cape Coral

        Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before FL Supreme Court

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lehigh Acres

        Three charged with violent robbery scheme that lured victim to Lehigh Acres home

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Harmful blue-green algae found in canal off Caloosahatchee River

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee County educator celebrated for excellence in cybersecurity education

        Shari Armstrong
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        Lee County

        Employee at Lemuel Teal Middle School in Lehigh Acres arrested, suspended

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Study underway to decide City of Palms Park redevelopment options

        Miyoshi Price
        FATAL TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN CRASH

        Downtown Fort Myers

        One dead after truck, pedestrian accident at Fort Myers construction site

        WFTX Digital Team
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