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      • Cape Coral
        Local experts push back on ‘Worst Housing Market’ label for Cape Coral
        Bella Line
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot afternoon on the way, rain chances increase later this week
        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Metro South
        RSW REACTS: TSA gives the boot to airport security shoe removal rule
        Austin Schargorodski
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Cape Coral councilwoman joins Fort Myers restaurant to aid Texas flood victims
        Miyoshi Price
        National News
        A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        Memorial approved for 14-year-old killed in North Naples e-bike crash
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
        A SLITHERING SURPRISE: Ball python crashes Lehigh Acres family pool party
        Victoria Quevedo
        Naples
        Controversial project on Immokalee Road advances with reduced affordable housing
        Mahmoud Bennett
        North Port/Englewood
        'North Port University' offers inside look at city government
        Hunter Walterman

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral man accused of groping teen, trying to enter car with minors

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        Sheriff: Naples man with gun claimed to be killer, threatened church shooting

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      • Sunseeker Resort

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        Second teen charged in fatal Port Charlotte shooting

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        'We just really want some help': Fort Myers gymnastics center keeps flooding

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        Marco Island

        Our Daily Bread to open new home on Marco Island this summer after renovation

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Report: Suspects in Facebook Marketplace shooting tried to steal cash, Fendi bag

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      • Miscue Shooting

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        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Naples

        Florida lawmakers denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz after demanding inspection

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        18-year-old killed in Hancock Bridge Parkway crash, FHP says

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        Port Charlotte

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        Golden Gate

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        Florida ranks second in nation for identity theft, new study shows

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        Old bridge cleared to open Lake O access for boaters and new homes in Clewiston

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