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        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Afternoon storms continue this weekend
        Katie Walls
        Collier County
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        Leilyn Torres
        Naples
        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation
        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County
        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida
        Miyoshi Price
        Naples
        Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Collier County
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        WFTX Digital Team
        Pine Island / Matlacha
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        Bella Line
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        • Bubble Room restaurant ready to reopen after three-year hurricane recovery

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        Cape Coral

        CHARGES DROPPED: Family of Cape Coral murder suspect no longer being prosecuted

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        Military appreciation shines in Fort Myers: $1M for vet aid & new flag drop box

        Miyoshi Price
        School bus camera changes

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        FL lawmakers approve fix so drivers can appeal fines from new school bus cameras

        Katie LaGrone
        Free kill law repeal

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        FL’s 'free kill' law repealed two years after we started exposing its failures

        Katie LaGrone
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        Collier County bear attack: Man and his dog found dead

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        MISSING & ENDANGERED: LCSO asks for your help

        WFTX Digital Team
        Greater Naples Fire Dept.

        Golden Gate

        Greater Naples Fire says driver crashed into apartment buildings

        WFTX Digital Team
      • NE Cape Coral Well Water

        Cape Coral

        Water shortage order for Cape Coral wells aims to conserve drinking water

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        Soaring into the future: FGCU Eagles take flight at 2025 commencement

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        Sanibel

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Florida AG announces arrests of 3 men charged with child sexual abuse material

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Crews battle brush fire near Washington Loop Road

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        Naples airport tests new flight procedures to reduce noise near downtown

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        Ryan Cole guilty of first degree murder for 2019 Charlotte County slaying

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        Pridefest Hearing

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        FACE TO FACE: Protesters rally outside First Amendment hearing for Naples Pride

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        Fort Myers Police search for hit-and-run suspect

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        Cape Coral gets green light with final permit to rebuild yacht club destroyed by Hurricane Ian

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