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      • Lehigh Acres
        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot and humid today, rain chances increase later this week
        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects
        Bella Line
        Punta Gorda
        INTERIM NO MORE: Punta Gorda names new city manager after surprise vote
        Alex Orenczuk
        Cape Coral
        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues
        Andrew Shipley
        Sarasota County
        Woman killed in Englewood crash
        WFTX Digital Team
        Marco Island
        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit
        Mahmoud Bennett
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters
        Hunter Walterman
        Fort Myers Metro South
        Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism
        Anvar Ruziev

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        • POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax

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        • Collier County deputy hurt in crash while trying to stop driver, FHP says

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        North Fort Myers

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        • Trump NOAA Chief

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        Fort Myers Beach

        State provides over $1.2 million for Fort Myers Beach infrastructure

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        A DEADLY PATTERN: Guadalupe River flooding echoes tragedies of 1932 and 1987

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        BALL PYTHON

        Lehigh Acres

        A SLITHERING SURPRISE: Ball python crashes Lehigh Acres family pool party

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        'North Port University' offers inside look at city government

        Hunter Walterman
      • Immokalee road and Catawba street development

        Naples

        Controversial project on Immokalee Road advances with reduced affordable housing

        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lethal injection execution

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        Florida poised to break execution record; Clergy demand moratorium

        Forrest Saunders
        Local experts weigh in on Cape Coral housing market amid national attention

        Cape Coral

        Local experts push back on ‘Worst Housing Market’ label for Cape Coral

        Bella Line
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        Naples

        Memorial approved for 14-year-old killed in North Naples e-bike crash

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Fire says Mila Spa damaged by overnight fire

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police investigate overnight death on Towles Street

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Sanibel

        Nearly 30% of Sanibel sea turtle nests destroyed this season, according to SCCF

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies identify, search for suspect in fatal shooting

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County studies shared-use path to connect communities across Caloosahatchee

        Miyoshi Price
      • North Port Home Prices Drop

        North Port/Englewood

        Report: North Port home prices see biggest price drop in country

        Hunter Walterman
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        Hurricane

        QUIET IN THE TROPICS

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        Naples

        Developer seeks to slash affordable housing from Immokalee Road project

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Florida leads nation in internet fraud with rates 56% above national average

        Ryan Kruger
        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis

        Cape Coral

        'The traffic is terrible': Cape Coral launches plan to tackle congestion crisis

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        Cape Coral man accused of groping teen, trying to enter car with minors

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        Naples

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        Eric Lovelace
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        Marco Island

        Our Daily Bread to open new home on Marco Island this summer after renovation

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Port Charlotte

        Report: Suspects in Facebook Marketplace shooting tried to steal cash, Fendi bag

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot

        Andrew Shipley
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        'She was just lovable': Family mourns teen killed in North Fort Myers crash

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        Naples

        Florida lawmakers denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz after demanding inspection

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Acres' 15,000-year-old sinkhole secures $2.2 million for new park

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        Fort Myers fire officials warn of neighborhood fireworks dangers ahead of July 4

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        Cape Coral

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        Port Charlotte

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        Multiple SWFL cities cancel or postpone July 4th celebrations due to weather

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