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      • Louisville Police Reform

        National News

        Judge dismisses Louisville police reform proposal with the Department of Justice

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral major projects making headway in 2026

        Cape Coral

        Major projects in Cape Coral are making headway in 2026

        Bella Line
        Financial Markets Wall Street

        National Politics

        Wall Street edges higher in a wobbly start to 2026

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Innovation Walk moves forward with master plan development

        Miyoshi Price
        FC Naples soccer camp

        Naples

        Sold-out FC Naples youth camp introduces kids to pro-level coaching

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Brush fire near homes

        Labelle

        Brush fire sparks near homes in Port LaBelle

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Immokalee

        Fake water inspectors target Immokalee neighbors in door-to-door scam

        Victoria Quevedo
        New Year Rhode Island Dog Rescued

        Scripps News Life

        Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Wolf howling at the moon.

        National News

        Wolf Moon supermoon and meteor shower light up early January skies

        Taylor O'Bier
      • Colorado Mountain Lion Attack

        National News

        Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Tesla Cybertruck

        National News

        Tesla no longer top EV maker as expired U.S. tax credits hit sales

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Trump Ukraine

        World News

        Trump warns of U.S. intervention if Iran kills peaceful protesters

        Haley Bull
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        Collier County

        'Island Boys' rapper arrested in Collier County, charged with having Fentanyl

        WFTX Digital Team
        Federal authorities open civil rights investigation into 2018 shooting death of Kansas teen by officer

        National News

        FBI says it foiled an ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve terror attack in NC

        Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Switzerland Bar Fire

        World News

        Sparkling Champagne flares blamed for deadly Swiss ski resort blaze, killing 40

        Patrick Terpstra
      • Trump

        National Politics

        Trump reveals October CT scan, dismisses concerns over health

        AP via Scripps News Group

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | Kick off 2026 with fireworks, arts and family fun

        Amy Wegmann
        APTOPIX Venezuela Maduro Rally

        World News

        Venezuela open to U.S. talks on drug trafficking as strike raises tensions

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Congress Health Care

        National Politics

        Congress faces healthcare concerns and shutdown deadline in 2026

        Nathaniel Reed
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        Weather

        FORECAST: Warming into the weekend

        Andrew Shipley
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        Federal workers sue over Trump administration's gender-affirming care ban

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • US Banned Word

        National News

        Viral '6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        Chief Justice says Constitution remains 'firm and unshaken' after chaotic year

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals with $350 fee hike

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral cracks down on party house rentals, hiking fees to $350

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        E-bikes on Sanibel paths? City considers letting class 2 E-bikes join the ride

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        WELCOME! First baby of the New Year arrives in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Suspects sought after robbery attempt at Lehigh Acres 7-Eleven

        WFTX Digital Team
      • NYC Mayor Mamdani

        National Politics

        Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech

        AP via Scripps News Group
        APTOPIX Switzerland Bar Fire

        World News

        About 40 people dead, 115 injured in fire at Swiss bar during NYE's celebration

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Deputy presence in Port Charlotte neighborhood

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte synagogue evacuated after bomb threat; no device found

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        Americans make financial resolutions but lack confidence about follow through

        Ryan Kruger

        Arcadia

        Children's nonprofit in Arcadia burglarized

        Eric Lovelace
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        Weather

        FORECAST: Warming trend forecasted through the weekend

        Andrew Shipley
      • San Carlos Park Crash

        Fort Myers Metro South

        No occupants found in submerged vehicle in San Carlos Park

        WFTX Digital Team
        FHP

        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man dies in Tamiami Trail crash into pond

        WFTX Digital Team
        New Years Immokalee Fatal Crash

        Immokalee

        Four dead in multi-vehicle crash on SR-82 in Immokalee

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Electric Vehicles Postal

        National News

        USPS clarifies postmark rules that could affect ballot and tax deadlines

        Scripps News Group
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fly Heli responds to wildlife concerns over low-flying helicopter near FMB

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte man charged with trying to lure child on the internet

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025, according to FWC

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County among highest number of manatee deaths in 2025: FWC

        Bella Line
        Camila Mendoza Olmos

        National News

        Body found during search for missing Texas teen ID'd as Camila Mendoza Olmos

        Scripps News Group
        Fort Myers New Years Eve

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Coldest New Year's Eve in 25 years has downtown Fort Myers bundling up

        Emily Young
      • Puerto Rico Mamdani

        National Politics

        Zohran Mamdani set to be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor

        Alexandra Miller
        Burglary suspect

        North Port/Englewood

        RECOGNIZE HIM? Deputies said he's linked to at least one Englewood home burglary

        WFTX Digital Team
        Suspect deputies are looking for

        Lehigh Acres

        Deputies need help identifying masked suspect in Lehigh Acres vehicle break-ins

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Train Derailment

        National News

        'Thank God nobody got hurt': Cleanup underway after Kentucky train derailment

        Scripps News Group
        Trump

        National Politics

        Trump issues first vetoes of second term, targeting bills backed by GOP allies

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Florida Immigration Detention Center

        Local News

        Trump issues veto over Miccosukee land bill amid Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit

        Ryan Kruger
      • Fireworks in Cape Coral

        Lee County

        NEW YEAR'S EVE: What you need to know about fireworks in Southwest Florida

        Emily Young
        Donald Trump

        National Politics

        Ohio Republicans introduce bill to rename part of I-70 after President Trump

        Scripps News Group
        South Korea Bear Bile

        World News

        South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral implements new rental registration requirements starting Jan. 1

        WFTX Digital Team
        Biz Walmart

        Scripps News Life

        From Walmart to Walgreens: Store hours for New Year’s Day 2026

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Health

        Millions face higher healthcare costs as ACA subsidies end January 1

        Haley Bull
      • Unemployment Benefits

        National News

        US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200K; layoffs historically low

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Trump

        Scripps News Life

        Trump's ‘Freedom 250’ lights Washington Monument to start yearlong festivities

        Scripps News Group
        Stolen vehicle

        Estero

        FHP: High-speed chase ends with stolen guns, drugs; father, son arrested

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Health

        Flu hospitalizations nearly double in one week as cases climb

        Scripps News Group
        Restaurants planning to put heaters outside for customers

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Businesses in Southwest Florida prepare for frigid New Year's Eve

        WFTX Digital Team
        Texas Governor Muslim Group

        National Politics

        Why 2025 became the year of mid-decade redistricting

        Stephanie Liebergen
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