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        Arcadia
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        Donation collection for vulnerable children of Southwest Florida

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        Katie LaGrone
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        Swim advisory after bacteria found at some Pinellas County beaches

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        Man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS

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        Lee County

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

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        Lee County man charged with animal cruelty for shooting neighbor's pregnant cow

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        Overnight fire destroys RV in Lehigh Acres

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