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      • Lee County
        Mother stabbed to death in Cape Coral; son charged with second-degree murder
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Drier air returns tomorrow
        Katie Walls
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Gabrielle forecast to become a hurricane this weekend
        Katie Walls
        Bonita Springs
        BREAKING UPDATE: Deputies arrest Bonita Springs murder suspect
        WFTX Digital Team
        Cape Coral
        Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill demolished nearly year after a fire
        Andy Cunningham
        Naples
        Neighbors threaten lawsuit as Costco clears hurdle for new East Naples location
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Covering Florida
        Florida leaders react after ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show
        Forrest Saunders
        Port Charlotte
        Charlotte County to revisit injunction over Boca Grande parking rules
        Alex Orenczuk
        National News
        Conservationists sue to stop Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade
        AP via Scripps News Group

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        • Fed cut generates optimism for Southwest Florida real estate

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        Florida man waits months for cruise refund after wife dies of cancer

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        Man accused of murder near Oasis Boat Ramp in Fort Myers dies in custody

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        FHP says hit-and-run driver arrested after fleeing I-75 crash

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        Cape Coral Police believe driver that hit motorcyclist was impaired

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        Fort Myers Beach

        SEPTEMBER SLOWDOWN: Lee County hotel occupancy lags 15% behind Florida average

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      • Experts Warn of Migrant Surge

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        Covering Florida

        34.4 million people visited Florida in 3 months, breaking tourism record

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        Florida residents test luck as Powerball jackpot hits $1.1 billion

        Rebecca Petit
      • Florida homes

        Covering Florida

        3 home insurance companies fined thousands of dollars in Florida

        Matt Sczesny
        Labor Day Immigrant Labor

        National News

        1.2 million immigrants are now gone from the US labor force this labor day

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        Covering Florida

        Can you get a COVID-19 shot in Florida? Here’s what we know right now

        Katie LaGrone
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        Covering Florida

        Tourists and locals packed Florida beaches this Labor Day holiday

        Michael Paluska
        Lee County high school athletes will need EKG screening starting in 2026-27

        Lee County

        Florida high school athletes will need EKG starting in 2026 to play sports

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        Hurricane

        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Quiet peak of hurricane season

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      • Southwest Florida rallies support workers on Labor Day

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        Southwest Florida workers rally on Labor Day to advocate for union rights

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        Port Charlotte

        Port Charlotte Publix dispute ends with bug spray attack, deputies say

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        ‘Failed experiment’: Collier County homeowners react to possible Florida HOA ban

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        Port Charlotte

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Captiva

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        Arcadia

        DeSoto County Tourism Department wins state award

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        Construction worker dies in I-75 crash, FHP says

        WFTX Digital Team
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        19-year-old charged with murder in Lehigh Acres shooting

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        Collier County deputies investigate suspicious encounter with teen

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        Punta Gorda

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        Fort Myers Shores

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        Cape Coral

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