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      • Lee County
        Report: Father claims disabled son planned Lehigh Acres family suicide pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Warm weekend ahead, but huge changes arrive next week
        Trent Aric
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        These 40 airports are reportedly among those facing cuts due to shutdown
        Joe St. George
        Lehigh Acres
        Lehigh Acres firefighters respond to house fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Port Charlotte
        Judge orders USDA to fully fund SNAP by Friday as food pantries stay busy
        Alex Orenczuk
        Fort Myers Metro South
        RSW travelers react as FAA plans nationwide flight cuts amid government shutdown
        Austin Schargorodski
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
        Community mourns after teenager dies in North Fort Myers house fire
        Allie Kaiser
        Naples
        North Naples’ Mercato unveils upgraded piazza for entertainment and gatherings
        Mahmoud Bennett

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Naples

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        Lee County firefighter struck on I-75 transferred to Georgia rehab center

        Andrew Shipley
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        Fort Myers Beach

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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port increases trash collection fee

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        Port Charlotte

        Lee County to vote on forming a Boca Grande parking committee next week

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        Vaccine requirements

        Covering Florida

        Florida Moves Forward with Vaccine Rollback

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        Clewiston

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police charge two teens for $3K worth of vandalism at city parks

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        Lehigh Acres

        Construction begins on 6-mile Abal Canal Greenway in Lehigh Acres

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        Bonita Springs

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        Lee County

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        Naples

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