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      Cape Coral woman says she lost nearly $20,000 in elaborate phone scam involving Bitcoin machine
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      STORM READY: FMB’s new fire station nearly finished and built for resilience
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      Volunteers work to restore gopher tortoise habitat on Sanibel Island
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      Cape Coral's Jaycee Park remains on schedule for spring 2026, shell of its bistro will go up
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      Cape Coral's Jaycee Park remains on schedule for spring 2026, shell of its bistro will go up
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods

        Miyoshi Price
        Motorcyclist killed in crash

        Bonita Springs

        Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        School bus rear-ended in Lee County, district says all students safely evacuated

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        Captiva

        Captiva beach renourishment project delayed, costs could reach $31 million

        Anvar Ruziev
        Lehigh Acres gets $15.5M grant for flood prevention project

        Lehigh Acres

        PREVENTING YARD LAKES: New stormwater project to combat flooding in Lehigh Acres

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man films boat hitting manatee, fears it could happen again

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Commissioners approve more seats at the table for Boca Grande Parking Committee

        Alex Orenczuk
        'We can't move forward': Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers driver nearly pays parking ticket for car that wasn't his

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral death investigation: one person in custody

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officer injured in crash, driver charged with not having license

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say two arrested, including juvenile, in vehicle burglaries

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Firefighters say two homes destroyed in Bokeelia fire, Tuesday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police arrest man in hit-and-run crashes involving police vehicle

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Estero

        FGCU students honor Charlie Kirk with memorial service, and new campus chapter

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach neighbors fighting to return home nearly three years after Ian

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County parents indicted for capital murder in death of 12-year-old son

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Army deserter turned Estero double murder suspect found guilty on all counts

        Kaitlin Knapp
        STI rises swfl

        Downtown Fort Myers

        September is Sexual Health Awareness Month; Fort Myers clinic talks prevention

        Miyoshi Price
        State Road 31 bridge closes again without warning, leaving East Lee County drivers stuck in traffic

        North Fort Myers

        State Road 31 bridge closes again, leaving East Lee Co drivers stuck in traffic

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Club Blu mass shooting suspect plans to change plea on Friday

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lee County

        Man charged with child abuse after police chase, throwing children over fence

        WFTX Digital Team
        FDOT shuts down State Road 31 bridge for emergency repairs

        Lee County

        State Road 31 is closed for emergency repairs...again

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Fatal crash in Cape Coral leaves one dead, one seriously injured, officers say

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach boat crash sends seven to hospital, crews say

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        North Fort Myers

        Propane tank explosion injures one person in North Fort Myers,crews say

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        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies investigate Sunday shooting in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        FHP says motorcyclist died after crashing into tree on Three Oaks Parkway

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres neighbors use bricks to fill massive potholes on local roads

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh neighbors fill potholes with bricks as county considers road repairs

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers nonprofit honors families who lost loved one to overdose

        Hunter Walterman

        Fort Myers Beach

        Citizen scientists help researchers study SWFL water quality

        Hunter Walterman
         Millican has been flown from the Gulf Coast Hospital's ICU to The Shepard Center in Georgia

        Bonita Springs

        Lee County firefighter struck on I-75 transferred to Georgia rehab center

        Andrew Shipley
      • Gateway

        CHAMPION: Fort Myers teen wins national taekwondo championship

        Eric Lovelace
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        Fort Myers Beach

        New boutique hotel plans filed for Fort Myers Beach Times Square lot

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Ahead of hurricanes, Fort Myers firefighters train to help deaf, hard-of-hearing

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police charge two teens for $3K worth of vandalism at city parks

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers police seek witnesses to road rage shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Construction begins on 6-mile Abal Canal Greenway in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        Firefighter hospitalized after home fire on Miller Road in Bonita Springs

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach council votes against setting recall election qualifying date

        Anvar Ruziev

        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs Historical Society opens 9/11 exhibit with firefighter's notebook

        Eric Lovelace
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        North Fort Myers

        Auction canceled for trash-filled North Fort Myers nightmare home

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County conservation program faces funding gap as budget vote approaches

        Andrew Shipley
        Couple makes PB&J sandwiches twice weekly for Lehigh Acres homeless

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres couple serves hope to homeless community

        Victoria Quevedo
      • From Cape Coral to the Super Bowl; Jaylen Watkins helps win championship

        Lee County

        Jaylen Watkins becomes interim coach of Cape Coral High School football team

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Lee Co. Schools reviewing employee's social media post on Charlie Kirk's death

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Man arrested for threats against political affiliations, Fort Myers Police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral honors 9/11 victims with memorial ceremony featuring 2,977 flags

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        Driver crashes into canal, hides in porta-potty, Cape Coral police say

        WFTX Digital Team
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