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      • Naples
        Naples Mayor pleads no contest to DUI charge, will serve 12 months probation
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Overnight rain moving out of Southwest Florida
        Trent Aric
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Dangerous Ride: Lee County Deputies chase, arrest teen e-motorbike drivers
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Woman killed in 3 vehicle crash on I-75 in Collier County
        WFTX Digital Team
        Collier County
        Pilot survives plane crash in water near Everglades; passenger dies
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port High student seriously injured, six others arrested in altercation
        Hunter Walterman

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        Cape Coral

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        North Fort Myers

        UPDATE: No bond set for North Fort Myers man charged with mother's murder

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Arcadia

        Wife searches for husband after ICE detention following traffic stop in Arcadia

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        Naples City Council approves Pridefest permit with drag show restrictions

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        Lee County man arrested for threatening judge in lawsuit

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        Lee County

        New Lee Co. Sheriff's program to support people with developmental disabilities

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        Arcadia

        Dry season fuels surge of brush fires across Southwest Florida on Tuesday

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        DeSoto County

        Troopers search for hit and run suspect following motorcycle crash

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        Punta Gorda

        State Rep says Punta Gorda is running out of water, city disputes claim

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        Sarasota County

        Sarasota school board passes controversial ICE cooperation resolution

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        Sanibel

        Sanibel fast-tracks a two-phase plan to reopen its Ian damaged fishing pier

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Naples

        Neighbors speak up on flooding, roads in Golden Gate City improvement plan

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Buckingham

        Potholes filled at Buckingham intersection after Fox 4 report

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      • Lee County approves $5.7 million safety improvements for deadly Burnt Store Road

        Cape Coral

        Lee County approves $5.7 million safety improvements for deadly Burnt Store Road

        Bella Line
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        Covering Florida

        Florida Senate advances narrower public marijuana smoking ban

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        Brush fire in Lehigh Acres fully contained

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        Lee County

        Lee County enacts burn ban due to dry conditions

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        American workforce aging rapidly as young workers face hiring challenges

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        Fort Myers honors Dr. King's legacy at unity breakfast and a commemorative march

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      • Lehigh Acres

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        Alva

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        MLK Day parade draws hundreds to downtown Naples to honor King’s legacy

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        Lee County

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        Port Charlotte

        Report: Teen arrested for firing a gun outside of a Charlotte Co. Waffle House

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        Bonita Springs

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        Cape Coral

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        Covering Florida

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Cape Coral

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        Naples

        Naples condo first in city to explore Aquafence flood barrier system

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      • Lee County considers 1% sales tax to fix roads

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        HOLES IN THE ROAD OR IN YOUR POCKET?: Lee County considers sales tax increase

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        Caught in the middle: Glades County School district may move 6th graders

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