WFTX-TV (Cape Coral, FL)

WFTX-TV is a television station that operates on virtual channel 36 and UHF digital channel 34. It is affiliated with Fox and serves the Fort Myers and Naples areas in Florida, while being licensed in Cape Coral. The station is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, which is based in Cincinnati. WFTX-TV's studios are situated on Southwest Pine Island Road (SR 78) in Cape Coral, and its transmitter can be found near Punta Gorda, to the east of I-75/SR 93, close to the border of Charlotte and Lee counties.

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Task force formed to explore merging Punta Gorda, Charlotte County dispatches

1 day ago | fox4now.com | Alex Orenczuk

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County and the city of Punta Gorda are moving forward with exploring whether to consolidate their emergency dispatch centers. A task force was formed Tuesday to help make the decision on whether to merge the county and city dispatch centers that handle 911 calls.
FORECAST: Dry weather returns after record breaking rainfall

2 days ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Tuesday, May 13th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up dry this morning as the weak cold front that brought us the rain yesterday pulls off the east coast of the state. Our temperatures this morning are starting in the mid 60s to low 70s and this afternoon under mostly sunny skies we will climb into the upper 80s. We are forecasting 87° which is slightly below our average high of 89° for this time of the year.
Charlotte Zoning Board votes against zoning changes for rural development

2 days ago | fox4now.com | Alex Orenczuk

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County's zoning board voted 3-1 against an amendment that would have allowed a major housing development to build thousands of additional homes in a rural area of the east county. The amendment, proposed by national home builder Pulte Group, sought to increase the maximum number of homes from 6,000 to 8,000 units and expand commercial space from 1 million to 1.5 million square feet on a nearly 5,000-acre former farmland property along Highway 17.
FORECAST: Flood Watch for some areas in Southwest Florida

3 days ago | fox4now.com | Trent Aric

Here is your forecast for Monday, May 12th, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! A weak cold front that has been stalled in the Gulf will start to push east and head through the state today bringing much needed rainfall to Southwest Florida. Showers and storms will keep our temperatures in check this afternoon with highs in the mid 80s.
Two young children dead, three others injured in Glades County crash

4 days ago | fox4now.com | Andrew Shipotofsky

CLEWISTON, Fla. — A two-vehicle crash left two children under 10 dead in Glades County on Saturday. Florida Highway Patrol says a 31-year-old male from Clewiston was driving on SR-78 near Fisheating Creek around 5:30pm Saturday, as strong thunderstorms moved through Glades County. This is when FHP says the sedan, hydroplaned into the path of an SUV traveling the opposite direction.
FORECAST: Rain chances increasing tonight, with a soggy Monday on the way

4 days ago | fox4now.com | Andrew Shipotofsky

Here is the forecast for Sunday, May 11th, 2025. This morning, we are waking up with temperatures in the low to mid-70s. More clouds than sunshine are forecast for your Sunday. We'll start with a few showers near the coast. As we progress through the day, rain chances will increase late this afternoon and evening. Rain really starts to ramp up Sunday night into Monday, as a strengthening cold front approaches. Expect widespread rain, heavy at times on Monday into Tuesday morning.
HAVE YOUR SAY: Fort Myers Beach meeting lets locals help shape island’s future

4 days ago | fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla — Big changes could be coming to Fort Myers Beach, and town leaders want the people who live there to help shape them. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski stopped by the Fort Myers Beach Library on Saturday to check out a public input session designed to give neighbors a voice. It was a planning meeting with a twist, or… a stack. Town Senior Planner Sarah Probst says people used Legos to build what they want to see rise from the sand.
FORECAST: Much needed rain arriving this weekend

5 days ago | fox4now.com | Andrew Shipotofsky

This morning, we are waking up with temperatures in the low to mid-70s. More clouds than sunshine are forecast for your Saturday. The first half of the day will be dry. Around Noon, isolated showers will develop along I-75 then move inland for the afternoon. Scattered showers and storms are most likely inland, toward Lake O, in the evening. It will be breezy at times with southwesterly wind gusts to 20 mph. Mother's Day will have more rain around in both the morning and afternoon.
Bear in the backyard? Fort Myers neighbors stunned by surprise visitor

5 days ago | fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A bear was spotted roaming through the McGregor Reserve neighborhood Friday morning! So, Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski went to talk with the neighbors who saw it up close. “I saw the bear standing here and I couldn’t believe my eyes,” said Aime Yavor. Watch what neighbors say the bear did: Bear in the backyard?
A new law altering the ballot amendment process has sparked debate in Fort Myers

5 days ago | fox4now.com | Miyoshi Price

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Protesters rallied outside the courthouse in downtown Fort Myers this week to oppose a new Florida law, which will make it harder to get constitutional amendments on the ballot. The law, previously known as House Bill 1205, will require groups seeking to change the State constitution to post a $1 million bond before collecting signatures.