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      • Hurricane
        Cat. 4 Melissa takes aim at Cuba and the Bahamas next
        Katie Walls
        Weather
        FORECAST: Tracking a big cool down on the way to SWFL
        Katie Walls
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County deputy arrested for inappropriate conversations with minor
        Sarah Lindenberg
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Family of 6-year-old boy who died at Whiskey Creek home speaks out
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Lehigh Acres
        Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica as a local man reaches loved ones
        Miyoshi Price
        Lehigh Acres
        Deputies: Lehigh Acres woman pulled gun on neighbor during road rage fight
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Run a red light in Fort Myers? Soon, a camera could catch you.
        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples
        Collier County commissioners approve "Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway" designation
        Mahmoud Bennett
        FC Naples
        Southwest Florida's professional soccer team to host first-ever playoff game
        Hunter Walterman

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        • LaBelle teachers worry about hurricane aftermath in Jamaica

          Allie Kaiser

        • WATCH FC NAPLES HISTORY: Tickets on sale for first home playoff game

          WFTX Digital Team

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

          Bella Line

        • North Fort Myers Fire Department confirms dog killed in fire

          WFTX Digital Team

      • If you give a child a book

        Got $12? Click now to help a kiddo' in your community in Southwest Florida

        Sherri Kelley's spine was injured when she fell while walking her dog

        Investigates

        Florida Blue denies previously approved surgery, delayed due to father's funeral

        Adam Walser
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        Florida Panthers

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        Tyler Hatfield
      • National News

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          Air traffic controllers just missed their first full paycheck due to shutdown

          Simon Kaufman
        • Penny Coin of the Realm

          The end is in sight for the penny as retailers find themselves short

          Jennifer Glenfield
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          Food bank steps in as federal workers miss pay during shutdown

          Stephanie Liebergen

        Scripps News
      • Hacker

        Local News

        FBI warns of 'phantom hacker' scam that has stolen $542 million from seniors

        Ryan Kruger

        Golden Gate

        Deputies: Golden Gate man lured girl into vacant unit, charged with child crimes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        FWC says officers found missing woman in remote Collier County Forest

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        ‘Alligator Alcatraz': Color-coded uniforms and strict rules

        Associated Press
        Tropics Latest

        Hurricane

        Post-Tropical Cyclone Imelda leaves Bermuda, dangerous surf continues

        Katie Walls
        Naples I-75 Plane Crash Aerial still image

        Naples

        Lawsuit claims GE concealed engine defects tied to fatal Naples plane crash

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Treasure Coast Shipwreck

        Scripps News Life

        Salvage crew recovers over $1 million in gold, silver coins from 1715 shipwreck

        Scripps News Group
        Don Loggins

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Another Club Blu murder suspect pleads no contest, sentenced to 15 years

        WFTX Digital Team
        Cat injured in alleged beating

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police say man violently punched cats

        WFTX Digital Team
      • City of Fort Myers

        Lee County

        Foreign 'unauthorized individuals' interrupt Fort Myers Zoom meeting

        WFTX Digital Team
        Police

        Labelle

        Florida Highway Patrol on scene of fatal crash on FL-78

        WFTX Digital Team

        North Port/Englewood

        'BITE THE BULLET:' North Port increases water and sewage fees

        Hunter Walterman
      • Charlotte County

        Motorcyclist dies following overnight Port Charlotte crash

        WFTX Digital Team
        President Trump Library proposal

        Covering Florida

        Trump Presidential Library planned for downtown Miami, legal fight looms

        Forrest Saunders
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        Lee County

        Florida Gaming Control Commission seizes 109 slot machines in Fort Myers

        WFTX Digital Team
      • GardenView

        Naples

        AI technology tracks residents’ health at new Naples assisted living community

        Mahmoud Bennett

        Hurricane

        Quietest Gulf, Caribbean hurricane season since 1991

        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral housing committee considers allowing backyard apartments to address affordable housing concerns

        Cape Coral

        Small backyard apartments for affordable housing could be coming to Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

        Some school zone speed cameras suddenly taken down in Clewiston, here’s why

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Sports

        SOLD: Tampa Bay Rays sold to Florida based ownership group

        Frances Lin
        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County deputy accidentally discharges firearm at range, shoots leg

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Jewish Congregation of Venice

        Sarasota County

        Threat at Jewish Congregation of Venice deemed a hoax, police say

        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Some people in Fort Myers Beach should boil their water, town says

        WFTX Digital Team
        MCCOLLUM HALL MURALS

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Locals invited to McCollum Hall listening session, Tuesday night

        Emily Young
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Iona-McGregor firefighters work through the night on fire at business

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        VIDEO: Lee County deputies arrest suspect after dangerous street takeover

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Sheriff says Florida teen faked shooting, kidnapping story

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Housing

        Local News

        Florida homeowners sitting on $427,000 backyard goldmines, new study reveals

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Neighbors grieve Cape Coral woman hit and killed in crash while walking her dog

        Eric Lovelace
        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Covering Florida

        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Michael Paluska
      • Military families file lawsuit against privatized base housing owner at MacDill over 'toxic mold'

        Investigates

        MacDill AFB families file lawsuit against base housing owner over 'toxic mold'

        Kylie McGivern
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers cafe owner adapts as Florida minimum wage hits $14

        Miyoshi Price

        Fort Myers Beach

        Derelict buildings may impact FEMA flood insurance discount on Fort Myers Beach

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Cleannord Saintil

        Golden Gate

        Collier County detectives arrest man in connection with suspicious encounter

        Mahmoud Bennett
        BALKE

        Lee County

        Chabad of Charlotte County arson suspect makes first appearance in federal court

        Kaitlin Knapp
        New OBGYN residency program in Cape Coral aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Cape Coral

        New OBGYN residency program aims to bring physicians to Southwest Florida

        Bella Line
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        Lee County

        Lee Co. man gets 6 years in prison for bestiality, child porn charges

        WFTX Digital Team
        Albert Sibert

        Estero

        Estero Fire Rescue Battalion Chief arrested for eavesdropping, fraud charges

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral firefighters respond to home fire, Red Cross helps family

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Blood Drive

        Naples

        Naples firefighters invite you to donate to blood drive, Tuesday

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Local News

        RSW says you can expect changes to crosswalk access, this week

        WFTX Digital Team
        Lee County Sheriff's Office

        Local News

        SCAM ALERT: Don't fall for this trick, Lee County deputies warn

        WFTX Digital Team
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