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      • Labelle
        LaBelle man charged with sexual battery, kidnapping could have more victims
        Allie Kaiser
        Weather
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        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral city council rejects proposal to change to 'strong mayor' structure
        Bella Line
        Lee County
        WATCH: Armed robbery suspect leads Lee County deputies on high-speed chase
        WFTX Digital Team
        Sarasota County
        5 dead in Sarasota shooting ID'd, linked to Ft. Lauderdale double homicide: SCSO
        WFTS Digital Staff
        Gateway
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        Victoria Quevedo
        Arcadia
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        Hunter Walterman
        Local News
        Gang member convicted for trafficking fentanyl in Florida faces up to 120 years
        Ryan Kruger
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        Collier County

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        Hendry County

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      • National News

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        • Trump

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        Labelle

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        Sanibel

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        Andrew Shipley
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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port commissioners vote to not conduct investigation into the city manager

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        Lee County

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        Cape Coral

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        Bella Line
        Florida's drone program to stop school shooters draws mixed reactions from Parkland families

        Investigates

        Parkland families share concerns about Florida's new school drone program

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        Nearly 1800-acres prescribed burn scheduled for Thursday in Picayune Strand

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        Santa Claus delivering presents

        Local News

        Parents blame Santa as holiday spending drops amid financial pressures

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        Holiday debt hangover: How to avoid carrying gift purchases into next year

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        Labelle

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        Exterior look: Cape Coral's Jaycee Park bistro will continue construction.

        Cape Coral

        Construction of Jaycee Park's bistro will continue.

        Bella Line
      • Cape Coral City Council decides against pay raise proposal for 2026 ballot

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral City Council decides against pay raise proposal for 2026 ballot

        Bella Line
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        Clewiston

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        Allie Kaiser
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        Alva

        FROM TANKS TO TAPS: Anarchy Ale Works nears opening day as Alva’s new brewery

        Austin Schargorodski
      • Naples

        Community members pressure Naples council to challenge Pride's lawsuit

        Eric Lovelace
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Downtown Fort Myers farmers market returns to boost culinary district

        Miyoshi Price
        Lee County animal advocates propose $6 annual tax to fund spay and neuter clinics

        Lee County

        Lee County animal advocates propose $6 tax for spay and neuter clinics

        Victoria Quevedo
      • Dolphin Disease Detectives

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Florida dolphins show brain toxins linked to Alzheimer's, study finds

        Andrew Shipley
        Lithium Ion trash truck fire

        Cape Coral

        Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere—here’s how to use and dispose them safely

        Emily Young

        North Port/Englewood

        North Port Police search for violent suspect leads to unrelated arrest and crash

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County issues 30-Day rabies alert after bat tests positive

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        North Port/Englewood

        North Port city manager faces human resources complaint

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        Florida Forest Service plans 818-acre prescribed burn in Picayune Strand

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        Highway 27 project worries Clewiston business owners

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        Lee County

        State Attorney announced three Lee County first-degree murder indictments

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        Fort Myers Beach

        COASTAL COMEBACK: Students help mangroves take root at FMB's Bowditch Point

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        Fort Myers Yacht Basin redevelopment faces continued permit delays

        Miyoshi Price
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        Punta Gorda

        Punta Gorda Police boat towed after incident at Laishley Park Marina

        Emily Young
        Scam

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        Florida shoppers face $650 average loss to Christmas scammers, study finds

        Ryan Kruger
      • North Naples

        PILES OF DEBRIS: Naples neighbors frustrated with pace of cleanup in nearby lot

        Eric Lovelace
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        Charlotte County

        Punta Gorda Police Department's boat sinks near Laishley Park

        Emily Young
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        Local News

        Florida insurance company Heritage Property announces rate decrease

        Ryan Kruger
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        Forrest Saunders
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        Charlotte County

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        Sarah Lindenberg
        DeSantis

        Covering Florida

        Gov. Desantis designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations

        Sarah Lindenberg
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        Golden Gate

        Collier Co. weighs public emergency to fix rural roads for first responders

        Bella Line
        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

        Immokalee

        Collier County ends Immokalee-Ave Maria grocery bus route after low ridership

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Lee County

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        Lee County

        Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for Club Blu mass shooting

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