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      • Bonita Springs
        20-yr-old fisherman hit by boat propeller during water rescue
        Miyoshi Price
        Weather
        FORECAST: Another unsettled week ahead
        Katie Walls
        North Fort Myers
        State Road 31 bridge closure causes hours-long traffic delays for drivers
        Victoria Quevedo
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Lee school district and union are still negotiating on teachers' starting salary
        WFTX Digital Team
        Charlotte County
        Charlotte County commissioners consider Class 3 e-bike ban in Babcock Ranch
        Bella Line
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port police charge 4 women for organized shoplifting scheme
        WFTX Digital Team
        Covering Florida
        DeSantis Launches Gun and Ammo Tax Holiday, Pushes for Open Carry
        Forrest Saunders
        Punta Gorda
        AdventHealth to build new emergency department in Punta Gorda
        Alex Orenczuk
        Covering Florida
        Florida family claims nursing home kept billing for empty room after mom died
        Susan El Khoury

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Clewiston

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        Charlotte County Public Schools

        Charlotte County

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Local artist's colorful mural helps fund housing assistance for Pine Island

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

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        Lee County

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Naples

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