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      • Cape Coral
        Lee Co. commissioner seeks law enforcement's help for Burnt Store Road safety
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Turning cloudy today and tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Fort Myers Beach
        Fort Myers Beach voters recall town council members
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port Police say officers hurt in crash, suspect arrested for DUI
        WFTX Digital Team
        National News
        At least 9 dead, several more injured in UPS plane crash in Louisville
        Scripps News Group
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun St. in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        How much time do you lose in Southwest Florida traffic?
        Hunter Walterman
        Covering Florida
        President heads to Miami on Wednesday to speak about his economic agenda
        AP via Scripps News

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        • Melissa Lockhart keeps District 5 seat after Tuesday's election

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        • Hendry County elementary school launches violin program for students

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        • Fort Myers restaurant owner launches Hurricane Melissa relief drive for Jamaica

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        Lee Commissioners vote to resurface Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral

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        School District of Lee County and the Teachers Association reach salary deal

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      • National News

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        Naples

        Neighbors threaten lawsuit as Costco clears hurdle for new East Naples location

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill demolished nearly year after a fire

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        Lee County

        Lee health officials issue water advisory for Bowditch Park

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        Lee County

        14-year-old Three Oaks Middle School student arrested for school threat

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        Jacaranda murder suspect

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        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County road reopens after sinkhole repair

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Fort Myers Beach property owners face deadline for temporary permit extensions

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        Cape Coral

        Fed cut generates optimism for Southwest Florida real estate

        Hunter Walterman
      • Cape Coral Boathouse restaurant faces Saturday deadline after October fire

        Cape Coral

        Demolition of the Boathouse restaurant begins Thursday morning

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Port/Englewood

        Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens nearly a year after hurricanes

        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Bonita Springs

        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers launches $100K storm grants to help downtown businesses fight floods

        Miyoshi Price
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        Naples

        Naples airport advocates prepare to sue city over airport control

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Covering Florida

        Pushback builds against lawmaker’s call to Abolish HOAs in Florida

        Forrest Saunders
        Motorcyclist killed in crash

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        Motorcyclist killed in Bonita Springs crash

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        Hurricane

        Hurricane Gabrielle threatens Azores Thursday; hurricane watches in place

        Katie Walls
      • Rent

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        Gen Z renters view renting as smarter financial choice than buying homes

        Ryan Kruger
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        Cape Coral

        Collier County deputies arrest Cape Coral murder suspect

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        Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Apalachicola, today

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        Florida police officer shot and killed; deputies say suspect fired 24 rounds

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        School bus rear-ended in Lee County, district says all students safely evacuated

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        Lee County Sheriff's Office seeks help finding missing, endangered woman

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      • North Port/Englewood

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        Captiva

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        Florida's rarest bird stars in new conservation documentary

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        From Cuba to the classroom, one mom's mission bridges language gaps

        Annette Gutierrez
        Lehigh Acres gets $15.5M grant for flood prevention project

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        Victoria Quevedo
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        Florida fallout after Kirk killing raises First Amendment concerns

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral man films boat hitting manatee, fears it could happen again

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Commissioners approve more seats at the table for Boca Grande Parking Committee

        Alex Orenczuk
        'We can't move forward': Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha

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        Fort Myers driver nearly pays parking ticket for car that wasn't his

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        Collier County

        Collier County woman pleads no contest, gets 10 years in infant’s death

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral death investigation: one person in custody

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral officer injured in crash, driver charged with not having license

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        Cape Coral Police say two arrested, including juvenile, in vehicle burglaries

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        Americans plan to spend big this holiday season despite economic uncertainty

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        Firefighters say two homes destroyed in Bokeelia fire, Tuesday morning

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        VIDEO: Tesla driver runs away after high-speed chase on I-75, troopers say

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