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      Cape Coral beating the drought through multiple water projects
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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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        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
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        Downtown Fort Myers

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

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe land use application after years of opposition

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral developers withdraw Redfish Pointe development plans

        Bella Line
        Lee County approves $5M road resurfacing project for Central Lehigh

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County approves $5 million road resurfacing project for part of Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lehigh Acres

        New food pyramid highlights protein but leaves out an affordable option

        Emily Young
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        Lee County

        Tips needed in Fort Myers woman's death

        Shari Armstrong
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        Sanibel

        Kayaker dies after incident near Sanibel Causeway

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Here's which restaurants could take over the Fort Myers Bahama Breeze location

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel approves new wildlife signage aimed at protecting animals from cars

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel tables plan to lethally remove coyotes to protect sea turtle nests

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        Crash impacts traffic on Cape Coral Parkway near the bridge

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        Lee County

        Woman arrested after hit-and-run, charged with abusing dogs in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
        Apartment fire in Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Metro South

        One person injured in Fort Myers apartment fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Cape Coral man sentenced for threatening to assassinate the president

        WFTX Digital Team
        Teen charged with murdering 15-year-old Kayla Rincon Miller will go to trial in April

        Cape Coral

        Teen charged in Cape Coral murder will head to trial in April

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        Sanibel eyes lethal removal to curb coyote threat to sea turtle nests

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        'They could wake up': Concerns raised over Florida iguana drop-off order

        Allie Kaiser
        CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MCCOLLUM HALL

        Downtown Fort Myers

        'It's going to happen': Fort Myers CRA advances with McCollum Hall design phase

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Beach day or winter trip? Cold snap affects business and vacations on FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral

        Citywide irrigation system offline in Cape Coral after main break

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral mechanic shares cold weather car tips

        Hunter Walterman

        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
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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs man charged with 15 counts of possessing child pornography

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        All Florida driver license exams to be administered only in English

        Alex Orenczuk
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        North Fort Myers

        Safety concerns persist outside Littleton Elementary after road project

        Allie Kaiser
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