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      • Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Staying warm and breezy, slight changes arrive tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        Lehigh Acres
        Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says
        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County
        Lee County teachers face continued suspension over misconduct claims
        Bella Line
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Manager Mike McNees resigns after six years of service
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Leaning house demolished in Matlacha three years after Hurricane Ian
        Bella Line
        Lee County
        Local group seeks items as they prepare to help Jamaicans post-Melissa
        Emily Young
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers restaurant owner launches Hurricane Melissa relief drive for Jamaica
        Miyoshi Price
        North Fort Myers
        North Fort Myers crews say two transported in mobile home fire
        WFTX Digital Team

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        Port Charlotte

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        SCAM VICTIM

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral teens charged with stealing cars, guns in overnight crime spree

        Bella Line
      • New bill to repeal Florida's controversial 'free kill' law clears first hurdle, caps being discussed

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        Bill to repeal Florida’s ‘free kill’ law clears hurdle months after Gov. veto

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        Golden Gate

        SHUTDOWN IMPACTS: Collier-Lee Honor Flight postponed

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        Naples

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        North Port/Englewood

        Sarasota County School Board considers artificial intelligence policy change

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      • PALM BEACH RESIDENT

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        Collier trail

        Naples

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

        City says Cape Coral Yacht Club rebuild expected cost jumps to $225 million

        Bella Line
      • Lazy Springs Recreational Park to close permanently after 13 years

        Immokalee

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        Cape Coral High School

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Port Charlotte

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        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Florida lawmakers revive “free kill” repeal after DeSantis veto

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        Florida lawmakers revive 'free kill' repeal after DeSantis veto

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        Katie Walls
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