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      PLEA DEAL: Teen murder suspect set to enter plea next month
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      DRESSED THE PART: Cape Coral burglar stopped by unlikely hero in Batman pajamas
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      FMPD investigates after bicyclist hit by two drivers
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      Lee County teachers union, school district continue salary talks without a deal
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      Colorful sheen on Caloosahatchee River raises concerns for marine life
      • Fluoride Controversy

        Downtown Fort Myers

        FLUORIDE FIGHT: Fort Myers City Council will talk about removing fluoride

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel Arts and Crafts Festival returns after Hurricane Ian

        Anvar Ruziev

        Downtown Fort Myers

        2025 Grand Parade in Edison Festival of Lights was the largest ever

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Raul Diaz and his family with the Savannah Bananas and the Party Animals

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Savannah Bananas gift young hit-and-run survivor tickets at Dunkin' takeover

        Austin Schargorodski
        CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Cape couple captures the moment when a car plows through their mailbox

        Cape Coral

        CAUGHT ON CAM: Cape couple captures moment a car plows through their mailbox

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        BREAKIN' HEARTS OR THE BANK? Flower prices don't rise despite inflation

        Ella Rhoades
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        Captiva

        Captiva community prepares for rezoning hearings on South Seas expansion

        Anvar Ruziev
        Man Arrested for trying to lure Ft. Myers girl

        Homepage

        Highway Patrol arrests man, charges him with trying to lure a 12-year-old girl

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        ‘He didn’t like it’: FK Your Diet shutters donation POD due to realtor complaint

        Austin Schargorodski
      • NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOR: 'Party rental' disrupts Cape Coral neighborhood, is it time for stricter regulations?

        Cape Coral

        NIGHTMARE NEIGHBOR: 'Party rental' disrupts Cape Coral neighborhood

        Bella Line
        Egg shortage

        Cape Coral

        NOT OVER & NOT EASY: Egg prices impact local SWFL restaurants

        Ella Rhoades
        Police Investigation Skyline Blvd

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say 2 in custody, one minor injured on Skyline Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Lehigh Acres drivers warned of early morning crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        Missing adult out of Lee County

        North Fort Myers

        Have you seen this man? He could be in danger, LCSO says

        WFTX Digital Team

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers wrestler inspires local youth with his journey to championship glory

        Miyoshi Price
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        Sanibel

        Elevate Florida program helps Sanibel homeowners raise homes

        Anvar Ruziev

        Estero

        Here to stay: Oldest home in Estero won't be demolished, but needs to move

        FHP

        Downtown Fort Myers

        FHP arrest man in Fort Myers trying to lure a child away from an apartment

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers man pleads guilty to pizza shop armed robbery

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Law enforcement officer shoots suspect at Mel's Diner in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Student arrested for making threats at Cypress Lake High; appears in court

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        Parents text nurse accused of neglecting sick infant: “My heart is just broken.”

        Emily Young
        Southward Village

        Downtown Fort Myers

        SOUTHWARD VILLAGE: What it's expected to look like after a massive development

        Miyoshi Price
        Prepared 911 at the Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lee County

        New Lee County Sheriff 911 dispatch program is using AI to help response times

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        SNEAK PEAK: FMFD new training facility opens in May

        Ella Rhoades
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        Cape Coral

        Man charged with 3 DUIs; victim seriously injured in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team

        Estero

        DEMOLISHED: Vacant Winn-Dixie gets knocked down for apartment complex to come

      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Concerns rise over "organic growth" issues in Fort Myers apartment complex

        Miyoshi Price

        Cape Coral

        CAUGHT ON CAM: Cape Coral man flees cops twice, crashes, and still lands in jail

        Emily Young
        Bonnethead Shark that washed ashore around Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Thousands of fish wash ashore around Fort Myers Beach; Red Tide alert issued

        Anvar Ruziev
      • Short-term rentals boom in Cape Coral, but what does this mean?

        Cape Coral

        Short-term rentals are 'the thing' in Cape Coral, but is the boom about to bust?

        Bella Line

        Fort Myers Beach

        South end of Estero Island is under a boil water notice

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Beach

        HEADS UP: Red tide is starting to impact some of our favorite beaches

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        THE WAIT IS OVER: FDOT completes I-75 and Colonial intersection

        Ella Rhoades
        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral community concerned about large object flying over homes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers woman dies while crossing road the night of the Super Bowl

        WFTX Digital Team
      • homeless lehigh fam

        Lehigh Acres

        'WE'RE NOT ALL THE SAME': Homeless Lehigh family shares their experience

        Ella Rhoades
        MORE THAN A GAME: Family Initiative launches sports program for students with autism

        Cape Coral

        Family Initiative launches sports program for students with autism

        Bella Line
        Sanibel Beach Renourishment

        Sanibel

        Final buckets of sand laid in Sanibel's beach restoration project

        Andrew Shipley
      • Students at Lee Health

        Downtown Fort Myers

        TRY IT OUT: Lee Health offers hands-on robot experience at Gulf Coast Medical

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man arrested for 10 counts of child pornography

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Judge orders Fort Myers Beach restaurant La Ola to vacate or comply

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Three dogs rescued from Fort Myers house fire

        Sarah Lindenberg

        Estero

        Jay Leno stops in Southwest to fundraise for St. Matthew's House

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Founders of a Fort Myers based crypto scam EmpiresX ordered to pay $128M Fine

        Sarah Lindenberg
      • Red tide Sanibel

        Sanibel

        Red tide sparking fish kills on Sanibel

        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral neighbors face cut-through speeders and frustration with school zone camera delays

        Cape Coral

        Cape neighborhood sees cut-through speeders as they wait for school zone cameras

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Nurse arrested; accused of not feeding Cape Coral child

        Shari Armstrong
      • Fort Myers stabbing

        Lee County

        Argument at a Fort Myers gentleman's club leads to stabbing

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Island Coast High paraprofessional was sexting two students, police report says

        WFTX Digital Team
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