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  • NFM HISTORIC PIANO NEEDS NEW HOME THUMBANIL.jpg

    North Fort Myers

    200-year-old Smithsonian restored piano in North Fort Myers needs a new home

    Austin Schargorodski
    A white van drove through the front of the gym, leaving scattered glass, debris and a van-sized hole in the front window.

    Bonita Springs

    Smash Fitness back to full strength after car crashed through front window

    Eric Lovelace
    FGCU receives historic $22 million donation to transform healthcare education

    Fort Myers Metro South

    FGCU's record $22 million donation will go towards healthcare education

    Bella Line
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    Cape Coral

    Lip gloss and prints identify 'Kia Boys' in Cape car theft

    WFTX Digital Team
    3 molotov cocktails found in fort myers man's garage

    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers man arrested for making Molotov cocktails

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Fort Myers Beach

    Fort Myers Beach to vote on mosquito control district merger

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Saluscare Cape Coral

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral mental health facility lease ended; hundreds of patients seek help

    Miyoshi Price
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    Sanibel

    Some Sanibel homes that took on Ian’s surge now getting raised 11 feet

    Austin Schargorodski
    NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOR: Cape Airbnb neighbors say guilty verdict not enough in compliance fight

    Cape Coral

    Cape Airbnb neighbors say guilty verdict not enough in compliance fight

    Bella Line
  • Smashed guardrails leading to the canal

    Cape Coral

    Police: Driver who caused deadly Cape Coral canal crash may have been impaired

    WFTX Digital Team
    Ghost homes in Cape Coral and Fort Myers

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral, Fort Myers top list for vacant "ghost homes" in new study

    Kaitlin Knapp
    oasis boat ramp parking shooter

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Suspect in deadly shooting near Oasis Boat Ramp charged with jailhouse assault

    Miyoshi Price
  • ftm taco stand crash

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Witnesses stop suspected drunk driver from fleeing Fort Myers crash: report

    Ella Rhoades
    Tolls could be going up in Cape Coral as commissioners work to fix a $13 million deficit

    Cape Coral

    Lee Co commissioners consider toll hikes to address $13 million budget shortfall

    Bella Line
    9-year-old Leah was attacked by a shark on Boca Grande Wednesday afternoon

    Local News

    Girl, 9, out of surgery after Boca Grande shark bite; family says hand saved

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Father, son die in Cape Coral crash

    Cape Coral

    Driver tried to pass truck before deadly Cape Coral crash: report

    WFTX Digital Team
    buckingham and gunner roundabout

    Lehigh Acres

    Lehigh Acres neighbors skeptical of roundabout at Gunnery and Buckingham

    Ella Rhoades
    security oasis tower and harbor grande

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Deadly shooting at Fort Myers complex sparks calls for renewed 24/7 security

    Miyoshi Price
  • FPL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS KITS THUMBNAIL.jpg

    Fort Myers Metro South

    FPL brings hurricane meal kits to the doorsteps of Fort Myers seniors

    Austin Schargorodski
    Damaged homes from Hurricane Ian still line Matlacha's entrance as new hurricane season approaches

    Pine Island / Matlacha

    Damaged homes from Hurricane Ian still line Matlacha's entrance

    Bella Line
    Cape Coral Police Department

    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral police arrest man after crime spree, chase

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Fort Myers council skeptical of speed camera vendor after presentation errors

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Downtown Fort Myers

    One injured in shooting in Fort Myers apartment complex

    WFTX Digital Team
    fort myers and lee county  dive team

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers shooting update: Police found evidence in a canal

    Miyoshi Price
  • Lehigh Acres Abandoned Dog

    Lehigh Acres

    Dog found abandoned in Lehigh Acres dies; rescuer calls it heartbreaking neglect

    Victoria Quevedo
    salt marsh mosquito

    Lehigh Acres

    'Perfect mosquito environment': Lee County faces aggressive insect season

    Ella Rhoades
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    Fort Myers Beach

    South Trail firefighter treated while responding to fire

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Active Scene Oasis Blvd

    Downtown Fort Myers

    UPDATE: Fort Myers Police say one person was killed in condo shooting

    WFTX Digital Team
    fort myers fire chief

    Downtown Fort Myers

    New Florida law aims to protect firefighters' physical and mental health

    Miyoshi Price
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    Cape Coral

    Injured manatee released in Cape Coral after year of rehabilitation

    WFTX Digital Team
  • LEE CO NEW DRONE LAWS.jpg

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Drone flying over your property? Here's what you should do

    Anvar Ruziev
    CAPE CANAL CRASH THUMBNAIL.jpg

    Cape Coral

    Woman dies after car goes into Cape Coral canal, police rescue caught on video

    Austin Schargorodski
    Destiney Bocanegra and Mikey

    Sunshine Crimes

    SUNSHINE CRIMES: Mom's unsolved 2018 murder leaves family still seeking justice

    Kaitlin Knapp
  • teachers association of lee county

    Lee County

    Lee Teachers Association fighting district over new incentive program

    Miyoshi Price
    Bryan Dos Santos

    Sunshine Crimes

    Age-progressed photo of kidnapped Fort Myers boy sparks tips in 4 states

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Cape Coral Public Comment

    Local News

    Residents upset after Cape Coral City Council moves citizen comment timing

    Stephen Pimpo
  • Community Correspondent Anvar Ruziev speaking with neighbor Denise Eberle in Alva.

    Alva

    Alva neighbors concerned about new high school planned for their rural community

    Anvar Ruziev
    Police

    Lehigh Acres

    Lehigh Acres firefighters respond to car crash into canal

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Cape Coral

    Cape Coral police say one dead, three officers injured after crash into canal

    WFTX Digital Team
  • swamp cat brewery

    Downtown Fort Myers

    Fort Myers ranked second best small city to start a business

    Miyoshi Price
    Lehigh Acres Abandoned Dog

    Lehigh Acres

    'It's not ok': Severely neglected dog found abandoned on Lehigh Acres road

    Victoria Quevedo
    Carson and Christopher Patrick

    Cape Coral

    'Deeply loved': Family identifies father, son killed in Cape Coral crash

    Bella Line
  • Bed bug stock photo

    Lee County

    Suspected bed bugs found at Lee County Courthouse Clerk’s Office, area treated

    WFTX Digital Team
    Student loan debt

    Cape Coral

    Dream home? Dream on: Student loan surprise crushes credit scores overnight

    Emily Young
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    Sanibel

    Sanibel City Council approves study for additional causeway lane

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Vaping Ban

    Local News

    Lee County considers ban on vaping and smoking at parks and public beaches

    Stephen Pimpo

    Cape Coral

    School District of Lee County approves up to $9,000 in teacher incentives

    Sarah Lindenberg
    fmb elementary school

    Fort Myers Beach

    Lee County school board weighs options for Fort Myers Beach Elementary

    Miyoshi Price
  • Crash on Burnt Store Road

    Lee County

    UPDATE: Crash on Burnt Store Road kills one woman

    Kaitlin Knapp
    kevinthecat

    North Fort Myers

    Lee County shelter adopts 24-hour hold for strays after Kevin the cat's death

    Ella Rhoades
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