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      Cape Coral city council rejects proposal to change government structure
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      State approves demolition of FMB Elementary, district weighs other options
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      Three teens arrested in Fort Myers shooting that nearly killed driver
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      House bill could eliminate permits for small home projects under $7,500
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      UPDATE: Deputies work to identify suspects in shooting near HeadPinz
      • Estero

        ‘ICE Out’ protest draws demonstrators to Estero I-75 overpass

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        FWC says you can turn in cold-stunned green iguanas during this cold snap

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police plan strategic growth to meet rising service demand

        Miyoshi Price
      • Suspect arrested

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs man charged with 15 counts of possessing child pornography

        WFTX Digital Team
        FLHSMV

        Downtown Fort Myers

        All Florida driver license exams to be administered only in English

        Alex Orenczuk
        Death investigation in Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Death investigation underway near Third and Hough streets in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Neighbors call for action as McCollum Hall redevelopment moves forward

        Miyoshi Price
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        Lee County

        Honey bee boxes burn in Thursday morning Alva fire

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee Co Missing Man Found

        Lehigh Acres

        WATCH: Missing man reunited with wife after being found in Buckingham Preserve

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Seafood and Music Festival postponed due to weather concerns

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Rare cold snap sends Southwest Florida reaching for heaters

        Andrew Shipley
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Transformer malfunction forces evacuation of Fort Myers office building

        Miyoshi Price
      • Fruitscapes Nursery handles the cold

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Fruitscapes Nursery takes extra steps to protect tropical crops from cold temps

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Fort Myers and Cape Coral men indicted on murder charges in fentanyl deaths

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival postponed

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Community Cooperative opens warming center as cold weather grips Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Beach

        What’s up with Fort Myers Beach's red algae?

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs Wonder Gardens adjusts to cold with indoor animal relocations

        Miyoshi Price
      • Man charged in mother's shooting death in North Fort Myers receives more than $1 million bond

        North Fort Myers

        $1 million bond set for man charged with killing mother in North Fort Myers

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

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

        Shari Armstrong
        Mary Hare (left) and Mary Opitz

        Sunshine Crimes

        45 years later, mystery remains over two girls kidnapped at Edison Mall in 1981

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Cape Coral Fire Department warns residents about fraudulent t-shirt text scam

        Cape Coral

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

        Bella Line
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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
      • 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
      • 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
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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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        Lee County

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

        Shari Armstrong

        Cape Coral

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

        Hunter Walterman
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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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        Fort Myers Beach

        Leatherback sea turtles set Florida nesting record in 2025

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lee County

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

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel fast-tracks a two-phase plan to reopen its Ian damaged fishing pier

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County approves $5.7 million safety improvements for deadly Burnt Store Road

        Cape Coral

        Lee County approves $5.7 million safety improvements for deadly Burnt Store Road

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Lee County enacts burn ban due to dry conditions

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers honors Dr. King's legacy at unity breakfast and a commemorative march

        Miyoshi Price

        Lehigh Acres

        Woman arrested for arson in Lehigh Acres house fire

        Eric Lovelace
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        Alva

        Youth baseball returns to Alva Fields after years-long absence

        Allie Kaiser
      • Cape Coral trucking company owner says city ordinance is pushing his business out

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral truck driver says city ordinance is pushing his business out

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Severe Drought worsens, burn bans in effect

        Katie Walls

        Downtown Fort Myers

        OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Fort Myers launches new weekly farmers market

        Hunter Walterman
      • Fort Myers Beach

        WATCH: 90-year-old man parasails off Fort Myers Beach to celebrate birthday

        Hunter Walterman

        Bonita Springs

        LCSO: Deputy shot at woman after she pointed a weapon at deputies twice

        WFTX Digital Team
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