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      • Downtown Fort Myers
        Coyote leaps to safety after being trapped on Fort Myers hotel ledge
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        Weather
        FORECAST: Another warm day tomorrow ahead of a Thanksgiving cold front
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
        New Cape Coral Boathouse renderings show its potential new look
        Bella Line
        Covering Florida
        DHS admits targeting undocumented migrants regardless of criminal history
        Ethan Stein
        Port Charlotte
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        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        Marco Island pickleball expansion plan divides neighbors over noise
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Sanibel
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        Cape Coral
        Governor DeSantis pushes for stricter regulations for dog breeders
        Allie Kaiser
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        Cape Coral

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        Robotic sailboats set sail to improve hurricane forecasting

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      • Arcadia

        'HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY:' Volunteers clean up downtown Arcadia

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        Naples

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        Naples

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        Clewiston

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      • Lee County Schools

        Lee County

        Lee Schools Superintendent recommending three staff members for termination

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        Teen murder defendant's pretrial conference scheduled after co-defendant agrees to testify

        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral opens new downtown parking garage to boost business district

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        Cape Coral opens new downtown parking garage to boost business district

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      • DeSantis nears property tax proposal, floats special session amid rising calls for reform

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        DeSantis nears property tax proposal, floats special session

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      • Estero

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        Covering Florida

        New Florida law targets gift card scammers, makes certain thefts felonies

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      • Hurricane Ian

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