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        • Weather

          FORECAST: Closing the book on 2025 with chilly weather

          The chilliest New Year's Eve since 2000 is expected following a major winter blast. After a cold start, temperatures will climb only into the low to mid 60s.

          Andrew Shipley

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        • Downtown Fort Myers prepares for New Year's Eve celebration

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        • Businesses in Southwest Florida prepare for frigid New Year's Eve

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        • Cities boost police presence nationwide ahead of 2026 New Year’s Eve events

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        • FHP: High-speed chase ends with stolen guns, drugs; father, son arrested

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        • 'YOU DON'T SEE THIS EVERYDAY': Construction truck falls into Cape Coral canal

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        • ‘This is ridiculous’: Fort Myers Beach pushes county about traffic chaos

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      • If you give a child a book

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        Florida's first regulated black bear hunt in years yields 52 harvested bears

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        UPDATE: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man

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        • Trump

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      • Captiva power outage

        Captiva

        1,400+ customers have no power on Captiva, LCEC map shows

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County corrections lieutenant killed in motorcycle crash, sheriff says

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        Great Naples Fire Estey Ave

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        Neighbor helps resident escape duplex fire through bedroom window

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      • Boat victims identified

        Cape Coral

        UPDATE: FWC releases names of boat crash victims

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        Apartment fire

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Electrical fire at apartment sends one to the hospital in Fort Myers

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        Gateway

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        UPDATE: Three charged in connection with Fort Myers shooting

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        Your front porch is a target: Cape Coral police reveal how to outsmart package thieves

        Lee County

        Do online shopping? Cape Coral Police share tips to outsmart thieves

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        4 Things To Do

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      • FORT MYERS TIPOFF

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        Women's basketball takes center stage at Fort Myers Tip-Off tournament

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        Fort Myers Police: Man stabbed in the neck during domestic disturbance

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        Bonita Springs

        Bonita Springs couple helps Nigerian school after student escapes kidnappers

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      • Naples

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Punta Gorda

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        Cape Coral

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      • TURKEY TROT

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      • Collier County

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        Punta Gorda

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        Estero man killed in crash on Tamiami Trail, troopers say

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Covering Florida

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        Cape Coral

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