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      • Local News
        4,000 acre brush fire is burning in Glades County right now
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        Dense Fog Advisory until 10am this morning
        Marco Island
        Marco Island avoids water shortage despite county drought warning
        Eric Lovelace
        Sanibel
        Should Sanibel rethink its sanctuary-first vision? City wants neighbors input
        Austin Schargorodski
        Punta Gorda
        New Charlotte County Sheriff's Office cruiser honors fallen deputies
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        LaBelle man faces second sexual battery charge in separate case
        WFTX Digital Team
        Buckingham
        Missing 79-year-old reunited with K9 who found him in Buckingham Preserve
        Bella Line
        Gateway
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        Victoria Quevedo
        Charlotte County
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        Hunter Walterman

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        Labelle

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        Cape Coral

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Hendry County

        Labelle's Infinity Steakhouse owner arrested on sex battery, kidnapping charges

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        Hendry County

        Florida Forest Service fighting 2,600 acre wildfire in southern Hendry County

        Katie Walls
        Florida farm bill sparks free speech fight, lawmakers strip controversial provision

        Covering Florida

        Florida farm bill sparks free speech fight, lawmakers strip provision

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      • FDOT sewer drain

        Clewiston

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        Naples

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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      • Marco Island

        Marco Island

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lee County

        WATCH: Armed robbery suspect leads Lee County deputies on high-speed chase

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        Sarasota homicide day 2

        Sarasota County

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      • Federal judge hearing arguments over Florida's new law restricting citizen-led ballot initiatives

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        Judge hearing arguments over Florida's new citizen-led ballot initiatives law

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        Florida lawmakers consider 'hands free' cell phone law

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Immokalee

        Immokalee man charged with attempting to lure children while wearing mask

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