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      • Lehigh Acres
        Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says
        Alex Orenczuk
        Weather
        FORECAST: Staying warm and breezy, slight changes arrive tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        National News
        Dick Cheney, from Ford’s chief of staff to Bush’s vice president, dies at 84
        Justin Boggs
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Fort Myers
        North Fort Myers crews say two transported in mobile home fire
        WFTX Digital Team
        Naples
        'Just fireworks': Mother says teen's alleged bomb threat in Naples was a joke
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Lehigh Acres
        Teacher files lawsuit against Lee County schools over social media firing
        WFTX Digital Team
        Clewiston
        Clewiston fire chief Travis Reese announces retirement after 36 years of service
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Crews say no injuries after two boats catch fire in Lehigh Acres
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        • Two families are recovering after being hit by a pickup truck on Halloween

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      • Hurricane Ian

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        Naples teen defies odds after stroke following heart transplant surgery

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        Punta Gorda

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      • Duffy Street shooting

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        Tarpon Street Pier rises from Hurricane Ian's destruction with stronger design

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        Sanibel

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        Cape Coral son accused of stabbing mother 100 times appears in court

        Cape Coral

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        Sarasota County

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Ex-North Nicholas High administrator arrested on sexual misconduct charges

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      • Police

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        Lee County deputies report injuries in crash on Sunshine Boulevard

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        Lehigh Acres man spends 8 years cleaning up neighborhood streets

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Port Charlotte

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        Immokalee organization distributes free bike lights to improve bicyclist safety

        Immokalee

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