Cape Coral makes top 10 places to retire on the water
Cape Coral is in the top ten when it comes to homes and this time it's good news.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer
Stroller recall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission along with stroller maker MacLaren recalls 9 different Chinese made single and double umbrella strollers. They can chop your child's finger off.
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A inside look at the Resort at Marina Village
Four years ago the Resort At Marina Village was dirt and a dream. Today, it's wowing its first guests.
| Consumer: How to pay less for Collier property deeds
The clerk of the circuit court warns that a private company is mailing out letters offering to give you a certified copy of your property deed. The cost just $59.50. The company, Florida Record Retrieval,
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Halloween costumes: Spending or saving
With Halloween less than a week away, spending money for tricks and treats is getting downright scary.
| Apology letter to Obama ends with commissioner censure
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Fox 4 getting answers on Toyota's recall problems
The bottom line on what Fox 4 finds out from Toyota that you won't find on their website.
| Toyota recall...not a recall...yet
4 In Your Corner, digging into this story, finds out the dealerships are "not" going to fix a deadly floor mat problem.
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Hundreds line up for job fair in SWFL
Hundreds of applicants lined up at a Job Fair in the Tarpon Point community of Cape Coral Thursday. At stake: 150 jobs at a posh new waterfront resort Called The Resort At Marina Village.
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Cape Coral
Cape UEP impact on home values explained
What buyers and sellers need to know about the Cape Utility Expansion Project.
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Marco Island
Senior Scams
It's their vulnerability that makes them so sweet, bit it's also why scammers target them. I'm talking about seniors.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Eddie Bauer Play Yards Can Suffocate Children
Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play yards can suffocate your child.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
One-Cup Coffeemakers can burn users
After 17 reports of problems in Europe and six reports of injuries, including first degree burns to the hands, arms and stomach, about 155,000 Philips Senseo One-Cup Coffeemakers are being recalled.
An
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Fitness Balls go flat and could hurt you during workout
They're designed to help you build muscle, but, some fitness balls on the market could hurt you during your workout.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Crash Test Ratings show Smart Cars don't hold their own
They may use less gas but a new report shows Smart Cars may not hold up in a crash!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Nipple separates from pacifier -- can choke your child
They may be cute with the little zoo animals on top, but some Healthtex pacifiers could hurt your baby.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Signature Gourmet Coffeemakers catch fire -- Nationwide Recall
Ok.. so you want your morning cup of coffee to be hot, but not this hot!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Stud Sensor meant to help can hurt
It's supposed to help you find the stud in the wall, but instead some stud finders detect electrical wires and can shock you!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Simplicity Play Yards can trap your baby -- Nationwide recall
Five times already, Simplicity Play Yards have unexpectedly collapsed and the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't want it to happen again. Therefore, 25-thousand of the Travel Tender Play Yards are being recalled.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
GE Recalls Ranges after a house catches fire
If you have a GE Profile Stove in your home, you'll want to check the serial number. Some of the ranges can catch fire thanks to a wiring problem.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Florida Lottery coupons are a hit in SWFL
There are coupons for just about everything lately including Florida Lottery Tickets.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Online terror scam could wipe out your bank account
As if there aren't enough scams out there already we've got another one to add to the list. There's a new online terror scam going around that could give crooks access to your personal information. Here's
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
State Farm Good Neigh-Bears pose choking hazard
They're cute and cuddly but some State Farm Neigh-Bears that were given away by State Farm Agents could pose a choking hazard to young children.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Illegal pacifiers sold at dollar store could choke babies
They're meant to soothe your baby, but some illegal pacifiers sold nationwide could really hurt them. Nearly 3,000 Baby Necessities Pacifiers are being recalled because they could choke your child. The
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Kid's solar system kit contains dangerous amounts of lead
Teaching your kids about the Solar System could prove to be dangerous.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
3-in-1 Fisher Price high chair could hurt your kid
Parents, this one's for you. If you own a 3-in-1 Fisher Price High Chair, sold at Target, your baby could end up getting hurt.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Best spring looks for less
Spring has sprung...meaning your wardrobe probably needs a lift. But, in this economy, is it possible to take on the hottest trends without taking on a lot of debt?
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Flip Flops Full of Lead
They're fashionable, but they're also full of lead. That's way Alpargatas USA Inc., along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissin is recalling 210,000 pairs of children's flip flops.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Bowflex Being Recalled -- Can Fall on User
Bowflex Home Gyms are supposed to help users, not hurt them. That's why 78,000 of the home gyms are being recalled.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Waffle Warning
Four In Your Corner has a Waffle Warning for you. If you own an All-Clad 4-Square Belgian Waffle Maker it is being recalled.
All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC, of Canonsburg, Pa. is recalling about 30,000 of
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Do you have problem drywall? What to look for in your home
Chances are you've probably heard of Chinese drywall. It's been said to cause all kinds of problems in the home including tarnished jewelry and corroded copper.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Telemarketers driving you crazy? Here's how to stop them from calling.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office Fraud Line is getting a lot of calls lately from people wanting the Telemarketers to STOP! Here's some tips from the Sheriff's Office:
Stop Calling Me!
Tired of calls
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Peanut butter kills 6 people and sickens hundreds more
MILWAUKEE (AP) - More food companies and retailers are pulling items with peanut butter amid a salmonella outbreak that has killed at least six people and sickened more than 470 others in 43 states. General
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Rainforest playpen can collapse on children
Parents, if you own a RainforestTM Portable Play Yard manufactured by Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. you'll want to know about this recall. About 200-thousand of the playpens are being recalled because
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Dishwashers Can Catch Fire
It's bad news for some Consumers.
Over 470-thousand Bosch and Siemens Model Dishwashers are being recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There's an electrical component in certain model
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Baby Rattles Can Choke Kids
If you have a baby, then you need to know about this recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 131-thousand Infantino Lion and Lamb Grabby RattlesTM.
The tail-piece on the rattles
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Second hand safety
The owner of a second hand store says a new law may shut it down but lawmakers think the law will help make your kids safer.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Mail Your Gifts In Time For Christmas
Christmas is right around the corner! Meaning, if you have presents to send to friends and family you better get them in the mail soon. December 20th is the cut off for Priority Mail to be guaranteed
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Fraud Alert: Check Out Charities Before Giving
Are your mailboxes filling up with year-end solicitations for charitable donations? Deciding to whom to give is not always easy. There are no laws that require charities to use a specific percentage of
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Wii Saves Jobs
Video game consoles can do a lot now a days, but who knew they could save jobs!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Ruth's Chris Going Strong In Naples
I recently got a letter from a concerned employee of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Naples. Jamie wrote me worried about rumors flying around Southwest Florida that the restaurant located at the Coastland
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4 In Your Corner Investigation
Faked Out
From purses to shades how do you know if you're getting the real deal? Four In Your Corner Consumer Advocate Amy Wegmann shows you in her investigation. Just watch the video for more.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Florida Foreclosure Freeze
Call it an early holiday present - Homeowners facing foreclosures are getting some more help this holiday season.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
It's Official! We're In A Recession
What most of us have known for a while is being made official. The United States is in a recession. Infact, We've been in one for quite some time now.
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Black Friday Frenzy @ Best Buy
Check out all the madness happening on "Black Friday" at Best Buy in Fort Myers
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Black Friday Freebies!
As if the price cuts aren't enough some stores are going above and beyond this Black Friday giving Freebies!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Thanksgiving & Black Friday Store Hours
It's bound to happen to someone on Thanksgiving. You're putting the finishing touches on your Turkey dinner when you realize you've forgotten a key ingredient. Don't worry Four In Your Corner is helping you out. Find out what's open on Thanksgiving... and store hours for Black Friday.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Getting Married On A Budget
Times are tough and "Happily Ever After" can prove to be the most expensive day of some people's lives. But it doesn't have to be that way!!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Baby Boot Camp
When you think of Boot camp you probably imagine a drill seargeant screaming "Drop and give me 20"! But there is a softer side to Boot Camp.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Hungry for donations
With the economy at a low, need is high. Not only for struggling families but for the charities that help them.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Burger King Lowers Sodium
Burger King is trying to make its kids meals a little healthier. It's lowering sodium in all kids meals.
| Wendy's Robbed at Gunpoint in East Naples
Collier County Sheriff's Deputies need your help finding the man that robbed a Wendy's at gunpoint.
Deputies say the man walked into the back door of the Wendy's restaurant located at 2601 U.S. 41 E.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Fannie & Freddie Halting Foreclosures!
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are getting into the Holiday spirit. The companies are suspending foreclosures during the Holiday season.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Florida College Tuition Could Go Up
Governor Charlie Crist, who once adamantly opposed college tuition hikes, is proposing a plan that would allow public Universities to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
IKEA Recalls Blinds After Baby Dies
IKEA is recalling nearly 700-thousand Roman Blinds after a 1-year-old girl was strangled to death.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Target Recalls Dive Sticks
Target is recalling dive sticks because they could hurt you or your kids.
The sticks tend to remain in an upright position, posing an impalement hazard to young. children. The Consumer Product Safety
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Fake Check Scams You Need To Know About
Fake Check Scams are everywhere this holiday season. Don't let greed Cloud your common sense.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
900,000 Pounds of Lean Cuisine Recalled
Pieces of Blue Plastic have been found in certain Lean Cuisine Frozen Dinners.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
GE Ovens Could Start Fire
Bakers Beware! If you own a GE or Kenmore oven it could start a fire in your home!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Direct Air Offers Half Priced Round Trip Flights
How would you like to buy a Round trip flight for $140 -- that you can use anytime over the next year???
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Mystery Shopping Scam
If you got a check in the mail would you know if it was real or fake? How one local man figured out he was the target of a Myster Shopping Scam just by paying attention to the red flags.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Southwest Airlines Going International
Southwest Airlines is taking baby steps towards offering International service.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Airtran Now Charging For First Checked Bag
Airtran Airways is the latest to charge consumers for their first checked bag.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Airline Passenger Rights Won't Change Much
It looks like people flying the friendly skies won't have many more rights when it comes to being stuck on the ground.
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SWFL jobless rate soars
Southwest Florida is feeling the strain of the country's dismal economic climate. Local jobless rates are well above state and national averages.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Charlotte County Construction Cuts
(Charlotte County, FL) -- It looks like workers in Charlotte County are the next on the chopping block. Thirteen jobs were cut in the Building and Construction Services Department thanks to slowdowns
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Nesquik Strawberry Powder Could Contain Aluminum
If your kids like to flavor their milk with Nesquik Strawberry Powder You'll want to know about this Recall.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Lashing Out
Women across the nation are Lashing Out! But they're not mad, infact, they're pretty happy with their beautiful new lashes. It's the hottest new trend. Long, dark, georgeous lashes without having to
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Cable Prices In Question
Is your cable company charging you more than it should ... for less channels? The Feds are investigating!
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
High Levels of Lead in Kid's Necklaces
Parents, Listen Up! If your kids are displaying thier friendship around their neck there is something you need to know. It could be harming their health.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Delta Charging For First Bag
(Atlanta, GA) -- If you're heading home for the Holidays you better carry some cash! Effective immediately Delta Airlines, the world's largest carrier, is charging passengers for thier first piece of checked luggage.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Lee County Residents Lose $30,000 to Scam
Consumers BEWARE! Con Artists are after your money and already two residents in Lee County have fallen victim to their scams.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Jobs Axed At Florida Power & Light
(Miami, FL) -- Florida's largest electric utility is laying off about 75 employees.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Foreclosure filings up
It seems everywhere you look, there's another empty home in Lee County. New foreclosure numbers are out.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Granny's Hard Time Tips on Food
(Cape Coral, FL) -- It's no secret that times are tough and people are struggling. So who better to get advice from than people who lived through really tough times, The Great Depression. Four In Your
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Consumer Watch for 10/30/2008
The economy is making people sick... literally and in some cases it's causing people to lose sleep. Plus it's a marriage of technology. Click and watch to find out why Tivo and Netflix could make your
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Halloween Tea Lights Can Start Fire
(Cape Coral, FL) -- If you want your house to look Spook-tacular this Halloween make sure you don't decorate with these Ghost Tealight Holders!!
Trade Associates Group Ltd., of Chicago, Ill. is recalling
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Product Recalls
There are several recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the week of October 27th. Listed are the products being recalled and why they could be dangerous to you and your family.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Halloween Recall
(Cape Coral, FL) -- It's time for Halloween but Parents there are a few things to beware of other than tainted candy. Coyne's and Company is recalling 14-thousand "Casper the Friendly Ghost Halloween
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Cape Crab & Steakhouse
Bankruptcy filings in Southwest Florida are up 125% from just last year. So what if one of those bankrupt businesses or people owe you money? What can you do to collect?
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4 In Your Corner Team Coverage
Dow downer
How are Southwest Floridians reacting to the money mess? When at least one Southwest Floridian saw the Dow go down, he emptied out his bank account.
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4 In Your Corner Continuing Coverage
Felines of foreclosure
Many people in Southwest Florida have been losing their homes to foreclosure. Now, a North Fort Myers woman could lose her home and her exotic animals.
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4 In Your Corner Team Coverage
National economic woes "brew" problems in Southwest Florida
When the Dow goes down, some local coffee shop owners tell Fox 4, so does business.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Consumer Alert: Gas prices going up?
We may have dodged Hurricane Ike but gas prices may come back and bite us.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
All-Moto traffic school update
Former students or a Charlotte County motorcycle traffic school have to be re-tested.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Tree on car: Who pays?
Who's responsible if a tree from someone else's property falls on your car?
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
Magazine madness
Knock knock. Who's There? If it's a magazine salesperson, you may not want to open the door.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Recipe For A Rip-Off?
Gift card gripe. What you can do with the plastic after the place shuts down.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Lien Lesson
Just because you get a lien on your property, doesn't mean it's valid. The 4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter shows you how you can tell.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Home Contract Concerns
Home contract concerns. We'll let you know how to get the contract to work for you, not just the builder.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Roof Woes
So you have a warranty and something goes wrong. What happens if you still have that same problem after the warranty expires? We break it down.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Breastfeeding Battle
Battle over breastfeeding. A woman says a waitress tried to stop her from breastfeeding her baby. We break down the law.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Hurricane Insurance
Hurricane Season, are you prepared? The TroubleShooter lets you know how to get the most out of your insurance policy.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Alert
More Pool Problems
Another pool company is going under and leaving customers with unfinished work. The TroubleShooter does some digging to find out what happened.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Refund Worries
Getting someone to take your money: Easy. Getting them to give it back: Not so much. As the TroubleShooter shows us, if you are agreeing to buy something sight unseen, you're in for double trouble.
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4 In Your Corner Investigation
Garbage Gripe Update
Code Compliance told a Punta Gorda man if he didn't clean up his crap by today, he'd have to pay a hefty fine. The TroubleShooter checks it out.
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4 In Your Corner Investigation
Delta Homes Still Licensed
It's been more than 6 months since Delta Homes left dozens of customers with unfinished work and liens on their properties. So why does this Cape Coral builder still have a license? Marisa Mendelson gets to the bottom of it.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Begging For Braces
Brace yourself. The TroubleShooter tackles the case of the teen who can't afford braces.
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4 In Your Corner Investigation
Code Compliance Cracks Down
Charlotte County is cracking down on what it calls a repeat code compliance offender. The TroubleShooter shows us what it took to get to this point.
| Fighting Foreclosure
If you're falling behind on your mortgage payments, there are ways to stop a foreclosure from happening. The Fox 4 TroubleShooter has some tips.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Risky Business
A 60-thousand dollar impact fee put a Lee County store out of business. 4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter Marisa Mendelson finds out what you need to do to make sure you don't get hit with the same fee.
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4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter
Foreclosure Company
Foreclosures are popping up everywhere and so are companies that promise to save your home. TroubleShooter Marisa Mendelson finds out if it's worth it.
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4 In Your Corner Investigation
Arrested For Tons Of Trash
Who's trashing Charlotte County and what does it take to get something done about it? TroubleShooter Marisa Mendelson confronts the neighbor from Hell.
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4 In Your Corner Consumer Watch
Gift Card Gripe
If a company goes out of business and it owes you money, you expect to get that dough right? As 4 In Your Corner TroubleShooter Marisa Mendelson shows us, don't count on it.
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