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      • Lehigh Acres
        Lee County deputies investigate scene on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
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        Trent Aric
        National News
        Dick Cheney, from Ford’s chief of staff to Bush’s vice president, dies at 84
        Justin Boggs
        Lehigh Acres
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        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
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        Naples
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        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
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        Punta Gorda
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      • North Port/Englewood

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        Port Charlotte

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        Arcadia

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        North Fort Myers

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        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

        Immokalee

        Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources

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        Charlotte County

        False carjacking claim prompts Babcock Ranch school lockdown, deputies say

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Punta Gorda

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        Lee County deputies charge man after incident at First Baptist Church

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        Cape Coral's Bike Night returns

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        Naples

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        Lee County schools cut late bus arrivals in half with schedule changes

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