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      Bonita Springs woman searches for kidney donor after 28 years of community service
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      Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first identity? City asking neighbors to weigh in
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      Emotional reunion between LCSO K9 and 79-year-old he found in Florida preserve
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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
      • Report: Lehigh mother planned family suicide pact, charged with attempted murder

        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Teacher files lawsuit against Lee County schools over social media firing

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Estero

        Estero fire crews battle commercial fire in Shadow Wood community

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers police union pushes for higher pay amid officer retention concerns

        Eric Lovelace
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        Sanibel

        New numbers show Sanibel and Captiva’s recovery surge, available rooms double

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Lehigh Acres

        UPDATE: Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun St. in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lee County

        Club Blu murder suspect arrested, charged with drug trafficking

        Miyoshi Price

        Cape Coral

        ONLY ON FOX 4: Cape Coral man charged with threatening federal agents speaks out

        Hunter Walterman
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers food pantry expands service amid SNAP uncertainty

        Hunter Walterman
      • Firefighters rescue animals

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral house fire leaves one person in critical condition, pets rescued

        WFTX Digital Team
        WELL CAPE CORAL

        Cape Coral

        Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer recovers from record lows but concerns remain in Cape Coral

        Andrew Shipley
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        Lee County

        State seeks death penalty for Lehigh Acres couple charged with son’s murder

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lee County

        Club Blu shooter found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Woman charged after two dogs found dead in cages at Pine Manor home

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Cape Coral

        Feds: Cape Coral man said to 'just get a gun and shoot the ICE Nazis down'

        Kaitlin Knapp
      • Cape Coral

        Cape Coral woman fights to bring home husband detained by ICE

        Hunter Walterman
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        Cape Coral

        Police seek robbery suspects targeting elderly victims at Cape Coral McDonald's

        WFTX Digital Team
        8TH GRADE D1 SCHOLARSHIP FORT MYERS KID

        Downtown Fort Myers

        14-year-old "Jitterbug" Ryan receives D1 scholarship offer from Sacramento State

        Miyoshi Price
      • W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam

        Alva

        Army Corps starts water releases from Lake Okeechobee into Caloosahatchee River

        Allie Kaiser
        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial as closing arguments conclude

        Lee County

        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial, closing arguments conclude

        Bella Line
        School Bus Crash

        Fort Myers Shores

        Lee County school bus crash near Fort Myers Shores, driver taken to hospital

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Classroom

        Cape Coral

        Lee County School district suspends teacher who students say gave them a vape

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Raid

        Cape Coral

        Federal agents raid Cape Coral home, arrest man on threat charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies say one person transported in Buckingham Road crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Southwest Florida steps up for Hurricane Melissa victims

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Littleton Road widening project finished in North Fort Myers

        Allie Kaiser
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police investigate death outside Walmart

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral to begin installing signs at properties with code violations

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Iconic Fort Myers Beach restaurant reborn as Bonita Fish Company after Ian

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers mom uses faith to navigate upcoming SNAP benefits halt

        Miyoshi Price
      • Some Cape Coral City Council members say they want the county to fund the Burnt Store Road widening

        Cape Coral

        Some council members push Lee County to pay for Burnt Store Road expansion

        Bella Line
        Cape Coral voters may decide on doubling City Council salaries

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Council salary increase could go to voters

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Man sentenced for brother's murder in Cape Coral

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Fire Department says one person hurt in fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres firefighters say two transported after Leonard Blvd. crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police say pedestrian killed in late night crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica as a local man reaches loved ones

        Miyoshi Price
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Run a red light in Fort Myers? Soon, a camera could catch you.

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Family of 6-year-old boy who died at Whiskey Creek home speaks out

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lehigh Acres

        Deputies: Lehigh Acres woman pulled gun on neighbor during road rage fight

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        WHICH ONE?: Two speed limits posted in Cape Coral neighborhood

        Bella Line
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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers Fire Department confirms dog killed in fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Florida Highway Patrol charges man for DUI in 2-vehicle crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers man awaits update after his family in Jamaica evacuates their home

        WFTX Digital Team

        Lee County

        Florida's largest education union calls for urgent support in Lee County

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Final Estero Blvd repairs set to start as Fort Myers Beach braces for traffic

        Austin Schargorodski
        ONLY ON FOX 4: Sister of accused Cape Coral killer calls for mental health reform after their mother's murder

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral sister speaks on mental health after brother accused of killing mom

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        City of Fort Myers is considering red light cameras

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Bonita Springs Fire

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs Fire Control says battalion chief continues to recover

        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Police Department

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigating deadly bicycle crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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