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  • Punta Gorda
    WATCH: Punta Gorda tiki tour boat crew rescues injured man in Charlotte Harbor
    Alex Orenczuk
    Weather
    FORECAST: Feeling more like 95-105° each afternoon
    Katie Walls
    Downtown Fort Myers
    Two people transported to hospital after car crashes into crowd in Fort Myers
    WFTX Digital Team
    Pine Island / Matlacha
    Jug Creek Marina cited for alcohol violations and failure to obtain permits
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Downtown Fort Myers
    Homes evacuated and one detained near Palm Tree Lane in Fort Myers
    WFTX Digital Team
    Charlotte County
    Man arrested after firing shots in Punta Gorda neighborhood
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    SEMI-TRUCK HIT-AND-RUN: Causes $400,000 in damage across Cape Coral
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    Northwest Cape boaters push for faster access to Charlotte Harbor
    Bella Line
    North Port/Englewood
    A major cleanup in Myakkahatchee Creek hopes to prevent flooding in North Port
    Victoria Quevedo
    Naples
    Naples Pride says drag shows will go on for now, as city council appeals ruling
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Lehigh Acres
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    Ella Rhoades
    Bonita Springs
    Cane Toad Warning: Pest experts say they're seeing more this year
    Dominga Murray

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    FMPD says man shot his neighbor's pitbull

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    80-year-old man critically injured in crash in Lee County, FHP says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Fort Myers Beach

    TRAFFIC: Truck overturns on Fort Myers Beach

    Emily Young
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    Covering Florida

    Court strikes down Florida law on teen abortions

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    Covering Florida

    FEMA to shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to states

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    Fort Myers Fire Dept.

    Fort Myers Beach

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    LaBelle High School’s fire academy faces a cut as community fights to save it

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    Andrew Shipley
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    Swim advisory after bacteria found at some Pinellas County beaches

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    Man charged with attempting to attack military base on behalf of ISIS

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    Lee County

    Jury recommends death penalty for Charlotte County teen killer

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    Lehigh Acres

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    Fort Myers Beach

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