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  • North Fort Myers Fire

    North Fort Myers

    Right Now: North Fort Myers brush fire is out, everyone evacuated can go home

    WFTX Digital Team
    NCH Unveils Plans for 250 Workforce Housing Units in Naples

    Naples

    NCH unveils plans for 250 workforce housing units in Naples

    Dominga Murray
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    National Politics

    Senator's meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia gives few new details in his case

    Scripps News Group
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    National News

    College student charged with arson in connection to Kansas City Cybertruck fire

    Scripps News Group
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Deadly crash on I-75: Interstate shut down in Fort Myers

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Scripps News Life

    Americans lost $470 million in 2024 to scams that started with a text message

    Scripps News Group
  • Florida State Shooter

    National News

    Florida State University shooting victims expected to recover, doctor says

    Justin Boggs
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    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    USDA urges states to reinforce work requirements for SNAP recipients

    Justin Boggs
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    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at CFPB

    AP via Scripps News
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    Scripps News Life

    Chinese manufacturers are enticing Americans to buy from them amid the trade war

    Kadia Tubman
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    National Politics

    Former Biden official calls for urgent action on gun violence after FSU shooting

    Scripps News Group
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    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County deputies see increase in porch pirates

    WFTX Digital Team
  • Education International Students

    National Politics

    More than 1,000 international students have had visas or legal status revoked

    AP via Scripps News
    Trump Zelenskyy

    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    Amid doubts, Rubio signals US might abandon Ukraine-Russia peace talks

    Haley Bull

    Local News

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    Amy Wegmann
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    Local News

    Dog found with collar embedded into neck, FMPD says

    WFTX Digital Team
    Trump DOGE Americorps

    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    AmeriCorps members who respond to disasters and help nonprofits cut by DOGE

    AP via Scripps News
    Immigration Enforcement

    National Politics

    Georgia-born man detained in Florida, released after birth certificate verified

    Scripps News Group
  • Florida Highway Patrol

    Immokalee

    FHP investigates serious crash in Collier County

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Investigates

    FL patients surprised by 'hospital fees' when they never went to one

    Katie LaGrone
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    Scripps News Investigates

    States push for life-saving fentanyl testing laws amid rising opioid concerns

    Lori Jane Gliha
  • World Series Astros Phillies Baseball

    Dont Waste Your Money

    How to snag cheaper MLB, NFL and other sports tickets

    John Matarese

    Weather

    FORECAST: Staying hot and dry this Easter weekend

    Katie Walls
    Manatees rescued

    Local News

    Manatee pair rescued from canal after spending months trapped

  • Fort Myers Police

    Fort Myers Beach

    FMPD officer seriously injured in crash, troopers say

    WFTX Digital Team
    The Carlton at Fort Myers

    Local News

    Fort Myers tenants face eviction after shooting intruder in self-defense case

    Stephen Pimpo
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    Fort Myers Metro South

    Some in Fort Myers still can’t return home, after Hurricane Ian

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Florida State Shooter

    National News

    Lawmakers react after deadly shooting at Florida State University

    Scripps News Group
    FSU Shooting Investigation

    National News

    Who is Phoenix Ikner? What we know about the suspected FSU gunman

    Scripps News Group
    FSU Shooting Investigation

    Covering Florida

    'HEINOUS CRIME': 2 dead, at least 6 injured in shooting at FSU

    Aja Dorsainvil
  • 'You just hope your kids get out unscathed': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU has relatable reaction to shooting

    Covering Florida

    'Sick with worry': Tampa mom with two sons at FSU reacts to shooting

    Katie LaGrone
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    National News

    UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on new federal charges

    Scripps News Group
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda leaders push back on 911 center consolidation

    Alex Orenczuk
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    North Port/Englewood

    TURTLE TENSION: Beach conditions pose challenges for upcoming nesting season

    Alex Orenczuk
    Map of Belize

    World News

    A US military veteran hijacked a small plane in Belize and was fatally shot

    AP via Scripps News
    Trump Italy

    National Politics

    Trump, Italy's Meloni discuss trade deals at White House amid tariff uncertainty

    Haley Bull
  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia

    National Politics

    Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

    AP via Scripps News
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    National Politics

    E-commerce platforms bump prices following elimination of tariff exemption

    Simon Kaufman
    Hurricane Ian

    North Fort Myers

    To stay or Go? USF looks into social science of hurricane evacuations

    Andrew Shipley
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    4 Things To Do

    4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend April 18 – April 20🐰

    Vanessa Busch
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    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    Trump's first 100 days: Record number of executive orders but few new laws

    Joe St. George
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    National Politics

    Supreme Court will hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship case

    Scripps News Group
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    National News

    Steel and aluminum tariffs may impact rent prices in key US housing markets

    Justin Boggs
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    Labelle

    Hendry County substitute teacher charged with inciting student fight

    Austin Schargorodski
    Auto-Tariff Costs

    National Politics

    How Trump's tariffs are shaping the auto market landscape

    Dan Grossman
  • Florida State Shooter

    National News

    Suspect in deadly FSU shooting is son of sheriff's deputy and used her weapon

    Scripps News Group
    Scripps Florida Capitol reporter Forrest Saunders spotted multiple injured people being loaded into ambulances outside the Florida State University Student Union on April 17, 2025. One man was shackled by law enforcement before being taken from the scene.

    Covering Florida

    Two dead, 6 hospitalized after FSU campus shooting; one in custody

    Shari Armstrong
    Israel Palestinians

    World News

    Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10

    AP via Scripps News
  • Puerto Rico Blackout

    World News

    Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

    AP via Scripps News
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    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    Trump claims Powell's exit 'can't come soon enough' amid tariff criticism

    Joe St. George

    FC Naples Extra Time

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    Ryan Kruger
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    National News

    Scientists find 'strongest hints yet' of life on another planet called K2-18b

    Taylor O'Bier
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    Lehigh Acres

    New details after Lehigh murder suspect appears in court

    WFTX Digital Team
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    National Politics

    Protective order against Abrego Garcia complicates narrative amid deportation

    Joe St. George
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    Entertainment

    Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes

    AP via Scripps News
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    National News

    Schumer urges DOJ inquiry into alleged antisemitic arson targeting Gov. Shapiro

    Justin Boggs
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    President Trump’s First 100 Days

    Harvard’s tax-exempt status under scrutiny amid DHS grant cancellation

    Justin Boggs
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    National News

    Eli Lilly’s Orforglipron shows potential for weight loss and diabetes control

    Justin Boggs

    Weather

    FORECAST: Staying sunny and hot through Easter weekend

    Katie Walls
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    Scripps News Investigates

    Twin babies and parents ‘saved’ following hospital fentanyl test

    Lori Jane Gliha
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