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      • Local News
        Multiple SWFL cities cancel or postpone July 4th celebrations due to weather
        Ryan Kruger
        Weather
        FORECAST: Tropical Downpours to dampen 4th of July plans
        Andrew Shipley
        Scripps News Life
        What's open and closed for the Fourth of July holiday?
        AP via Scripps News Group
        Downtown Fort Myers
        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot
        Andrew Shipley
        Fort Myers Metro South
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        Anvar Ruziev
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        Kaitlin Knapp

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        • Trump

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        Punta Gorda

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        FGCU's record $22 million donation will go towards healthcare education

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        Cape Coral

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

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        FC Naples

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        Sanibel

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        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples Shy Wolf Santuary

        Naples

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        Marco Island

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