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      • Collier County
        'Hundreds' will go to Alligator Alcatraz on Wednesday night, Florida AG says
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Wet weather expected into the holiday weekend
        Katie Walls
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        Katie Walls
        Port Charlotte
        Family of 12-year-old Port Charlotte girl hit on scooter urges safer driving
        Alex Orenczuk
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Haitian American in Fort Myers urges compassion after TPS protections upheld
        Miyoshi Price
        Labelle
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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Emily Young
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