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      RSW travelers react as FAA plans nationwide flight cuts amid government shutdown
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      Lee County launches school bus stop arm camera program to protect students
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      District could spare FMB Elementary from demolition after months of tension
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      Commissioner seeks law enforcements help for Burnt Store Rd safety
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      Lehigh mother planned family suicide pact, charged with attempted murder
      • One year after its closure, Cape Coral neighbors upset about $18 million Jaycee Park renovation

        Cape Coral

        'A waste of money': A year after Jaycee Park closed, neighbors are frustrated

        Bella Line
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        Bonita Springs

        Traffic, flooding concerns remain as Bonita Beach Road project moves forward

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Devin Johnson

        Cape Coral

        ‘She feared he’d kill her’: New details in Cape Coral mother’s brutal murder

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Margaritaville Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach moves forward with efforts to make construction cheaper

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs man sentenced for sex crimes, according to State Attorney

        WFTX Digital Team
        Mike Greenwell

        Lee County

        Commissioner considers renaming Civic Center property after Mike Greenwell

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fire truck

        Downtown Fort Myers

        No injuries reported in fire on Fairview Avenue in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
        Bonita Springs changes trash and recycling plan

        Fort Myers Beach

        Part of Lee County will see trash, recycling pickup begin an hour late

        WFTX Digital Team
         Fort Myers Beach VFW saved from closure by community fundraising effort

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach VFW post saved from closure after community raises over $65,000

        Victoria Quevedo
      • RSW

        Lee County

        Flight from Cuba goes off runway at RSW, no injuries, multiple delays: LCPA

        Sarah Lindenberg
        Protesters gather on Estero overpass for 'No Kings Day'

        Estero

        Protesters gathered on Estero overpass for 'No Kings Day'

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Lee County

        Hundreds gather at JetBlue Park to celebrate life of Commissioner Mike Greenwell

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Two women doing a counseling simulation

        Fort Myers Metro South

        FGCU doubles mental health interns to expand affordable counseling services

        Allie Kaiser
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        Lee County

        Lee Co. may rebuild Ian-damaged site once home to Fl's largest shrimping fleet

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral home transforms into lifeline for large foster family population in Lee County

        Cape Coral

        'Becoming a family, a village': Cape Coral home a lifeline for foster families

        Bella Line
      • Cape Coral

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral's trash pickup schedule changes on Monday

        WFTX Digital Team

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police respond to crash on Chiquita Boulevard

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police warn drivers of delays after crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach could soon make it cheaper to build on the island, here's how

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Multi-car crash halts traffic at US 41 and Oak Drive

        WFTX Digital Team
        SCAM VICTIM

        Downtown Fort Myers

        'Thought it was real': Fort Myers man tricked by fake deputy in warrant scam

        Miyoshi Price
      • Lehigh Acres kids miss school due to unreliable buses and confusing tracking app

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres kids miss school due to unreliable buses and confusing tracking app

        Victoria Quevedo
        Surveillance photo

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral teens charged with stealing cars, guns in overnight crime spree

        Bella Line
        PALM BEACH RESIDENT

        Downtown Fort Myers

        $6.5m project brings pedestrian safety beacons to Palm Beach Blvd

        Miyoshi Price
      • Cape Coral yacht club rebuild cost jumps to $225 million, sparking resident concerns

        Cape Coral

        City says Cape Coral Yacht Club rebuild expected cost jumps to $225 million

        Bella Line
        ATV arrests

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Sheriff's Office charges 13 people for reckless ATV driving in Lehigh

        WFTX Digital Team
        School threats at Cape Coral High

        Cape Coral

        School leaders say 'gas smell' at Cape High caused by stink bomb prank

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Arcades, Miscue Lounge under investigation

        Lee County

        More than $36,000 seized from two Fort Myers arcades, Miscue Lounge

        WFTX Digital Team
        'You risk getting hit by a car': Parents call for change at chaotic crosswalk

        Cape Coral

        Parents call for change at chaotic Mariner High School crosswalk

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral TikToker found hiding in car floorboard during arrest, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach now offering free beach wheelchair for visitors and residents

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Dutch Bros Coffee set to open in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
        Aaron Williams

        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers man charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Club Blu mugshots

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Nearly a decade later, Club Blu shooting suspect begins trial in Fort Myers

        Emily Young
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        Cape Coral

        Cape High dismisses students after possible gas leak; 2 staff taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lazy Springs announces permanent closure following sale

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Proposed Meli’s Ice Cream building marks progress in FMB’s Times Square rebuild

        Austin Schargorodski
        Lee County man charged with animal cruelty after leaving dogs to die in cages

        Fort Myers Metro South

        ‘This is disgusting’: Lee County man accused of leaving dogs to die in cages

        Victoria Quevedo
        A Bonita Springs man was back in court fighting his death sentence for wife's murder, in a murder-for-hire case

        Bonita Springs

        Mark Sievers back in court fighting death sentence for wife's murder

        Bella Line
      • Mike Greenwell

        Lee County

        Celebration of life for Mike Greenwell scheduled to be at JetBlue Park

        Kaitlin Knapp
        Cape Coral police scene

        Cape Coral

        Police investigating shooting in Southwest Cape Coral; no injuries reported

        Bella Line

        Fort Myers Metro South

        'She had healing hands:' Hundreds honor the memory of a Lee County EMT

        Hunter Walterman
      • Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District reflects on 75 years of history

        Hunter Walterman

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers celebrates 25 years of Riverside Community Center

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officers investigate shooting that injured two, police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        'Down to earth': Lee Co. leaders reflect on life and legacy of Mike Greenwell

        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns with new parking options

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        A year later, we checked in with NFM businesses torn apart by a Milton tornado

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council and mayor salary increases in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral voters may get the chance to decide on council salary increases

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police bust two more arcades for illegal gambling, seize $176K

        WFTX Digital Team
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