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      • Naples
        Drivers hit with thick smoke on Alligator Alley as Big Cypress wildfire grows
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Weather
        FORECAST: Cold start to the day, monitoring smoke as well
        Trent Aric
        Collier County
        Brush fire burning in north Collier County scorches 200 acres
        Eric Lovelace
        Lee County
        Mother, calf manatees rescued at Orange Harbor amid cold stress concerns
        Allie Kaiser
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral mom arrested for DUI with children in the car, police say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
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        Ryan Kruger
        Immokalee
        Immokalee Airport opens new hangar as part of a 12-year master development plan
        Victoria Quevedo
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Fort Myers ninja gym boosts kids confidence amid growing mental health concerns
        Emily Young
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        Cuba says it killed 4 in clash with Florida-registered speedboat
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      • National News

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        Cape Coral

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        Naples

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        Fort Myers youth center creates safe space for civil dialogue over ICE, protests

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      • Florida teachers union pushes back after state accuses it of encouraging student walkouts

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        Florida teachers union denies encouraging student walkouts

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        Sanibel

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      • Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs literacy council responds to English-only driving exam rule

        Eric Lovelace
        Cape Coral considers lowering neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph

        Cape Coral

        SLOW DOWN: Should Cape Coral lower neighborhood speed limits from 30 to 25 mph?

        Bella Line
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        Golden Gate

        Golden Gate Estates neighbors react to planned cell tower on Everglades Blvd N.

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • Fireworks

        Fort Myers Beach

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        WFTX Digital Team

        Marco Island

        Marco Island flag display raises funds for community

        Eric Lovelace

        Estero

        Estero twins win bronze at US Figure Skating Championships

        Eric Lovelace
      • FMPD

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        Fort Myers Walmart evacuated as police investigate anonymous bomb threat

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        Bonita Springs

        Hurricane-damaged FGCU water, environment research hub reopens on Bonita Beach

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        Naples

        Foster parent shortage in Florida leaves vulnerable children waiting for homes

        Miyoshi Price
      • 'DREAM COME TRUE': Second graders experience beach for first time during Guadalupe Center's annual Buddy Day

        Immokalee

        'DREAM COME TRUE': Immokalee kids see the beach for the first time

        Victoria Quevedo
        Lee County E-Bike Chase Arrest

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        Governor DeSantis signs death warrant in 2008 murder case

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        Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

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        Shots fired after fight outside Port Charlotte pub; no injuries reported

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        Boil water notice

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      • A SECOND CHANCE: Lehigh Acres Sunshine Boulevard road extension project gets resubmitted to state budget

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        A SECOND CHANCE: Lawmakers give Sunshine Boulevard road extension another try

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        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise funds for hurricane survivors still rebuilding

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island nonprofit raffles RV to raise money for hurricane survivors

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      • Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral boy's BMX dream takes flight with World Championship qualification

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        SLOW DOWN: Speed cameras coming to Charlotte County school zones

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        Sanibel

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        Buckingham

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