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      • National Politics
        Senate Democrats reach bipartisan deal that could end government shutdown
        Nathaniel Reed
        Weather
        FORECAST: Record breaking cold arriving with winter blast
        Andrew Shipley
        Local News
        Fort Myers Police say one injured in shooting on Palm Avenue
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate death in Lehigh Acres
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        Fort Myers Metro South
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      • Housing

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        Southwest Florida faces some of the highest home vacancy rates in the nation

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral Police: Teen arrested for stealing multiple cars, drunk driving

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        Port Charlotte

        Charlotte County deputies start planning Christmas charity efforts

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        Naples

        Collier deputies respond to crash on Airport Pulling Road

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        Road construction

        Lehigh Acres

        Richmond Avenue pedestrian bridge reconstruction to begin in Lehigh Acres

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      • Road Closure

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        FDOT warns drivers of upcoming closure on State Road 31 bridge

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        Clewiston

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        Marco Island

        Jet ski crash kills two on Marco Island, FWC says

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        North Fort Myers

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        Golden Gate

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        Tournament honors legacy of teen killed in Fort Myers mass shooting

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        Naples

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        Cape Coral

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        Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

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        Apparent human remains found during luggage check at Tampa airport: CBP

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        North Port/Englewood

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      • Local News

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        Cape Coral

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        Sniper testifies Ryan Routh used military-style tactics

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