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      • Cape Coral
        Cape Coral death investigation: Road blocked, one person in custody
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Isolated storms inland today, rain chances climb up tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Depression or storm to develop in the next two days
        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral man films boat hitting manatee, fears it could happen again
        Austin Schargorodski
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Lee County gives green light to demolish Ian damaged homes on Matlacha
        Bella Line
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers driver nearly pays parking ticket for car that wasn't his
        Miyoshi Price
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Commissioners approve more seats at the table for Boca Grande Parking Committee
        Alex Orenczuk
        Collier County
        Collier County woman pleads no contest, gets 10 years in infant’s death
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        Florida fallout after Kirk killing raises First Amendment concerns
        Forrest Saunders

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        • Firefighters say two homes destroyed in Bokeelia fire, Tuesday morning

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        • Cape Coral police arrest man in hit-and-run crashes involving police vehicle

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        Port Charlotte

        PERFECT FIT: Bruce the German Shepherd finds his forever home

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        Raw milk linked to illness in Florida

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        'It’s Crestfallen': Experts alarmed by raw milk illnesses in Florida

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        San Carlos Park

        Fire crews investigate roof fire at San Carlos Park home

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      • Drowning prevention press conference

        Naples

        Tragedy sparks water safety campaign for children with autism in Collier County

        Mahmoud Bennett
        South Seas

        Captiva

        South Seas wins rezoning battle as people on Captiva vow to continue fight

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        Cape's future takes shape: Council considers preserve water system, town center and funding for park updates

        Cape Coral

        Big development decisions on the way for the City of Cape Coral

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        Grocery costs causing financial stress for most Americans, poll finds

        Ryan Kruger
        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach

        Lee County to repair hurricane-damaged boardwalks at four parks

        WFTX Digital Team
        LEHIGH TRAFFIC

        Cape Coral

        Lee County approves contract to repair Matlacha Drawbridge damaged by Ian

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Media Wheel

        North Port/Englewood

        'Totally out of room:' North Port weighs new direction on police headquarters

        Hunter Walterman
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Cape Coral Bridge to be demolished as part of $484 million replacement plan

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Collier County

        Florida prepares to build a second immigration detention center

        Associated Press
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        Sarasota community continues to rebuild one year after Debby

        Jada Williams
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County greenlights $19M for Southward Village phase 2 in Fort Myers

        Miyoshi Price
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        Alva

        Boardwalk repairs finally coming to Alva park nearly 3 years after Ian damage

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Lee County Commission passes controversial Boca Grande parking ordinance

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lehigh Acres

        New high school coming to east Lee County gets mixed community reactions

        Victoria Quevedo
        Proposed 150-foot cell tower faces opposition from neighbors, property values and rural character top of mind

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Pine Island residents oppose cell tower plan that could impact property values

        Bella Line
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        North Port/Englewood

        BAD BABY: North Port police seize 24 illegal firearms, cocaine in drug bust

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        Marco Island

        Marco Island considers electric franchise fee to boost city revenue

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Immigration Action

        Florida wildlife officers join state's immigration enforcement efforts

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        Judge orders Florida leaders to prove who has authority over Alligator Alcatraz

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        Money

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        Florida renters need 15 months to save for holiday expenses, study shows

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach council approves entertainment venue at former theater site

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        A Fort Myers man with Parkinson's calls for cracked sidewalks to be fixed

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        Lee County

        Boca Grande beachgoers could face fewer spots under proposed ordinance

        Alex Orenczuk
        Neighbors demand safety improvements after another crash on 2-lane stretch of Burnt Store Road

        Cape Coral

        Another crash on Burnt Store Road prompts calls for safety improvements

        Bella Line
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        Sanibel

        11 homes lifted simultaneously in Donax Village; Sanibel names day in honor

        Austin Schargorodski

        Hurricane

        Tracking two waves in the Atlantic, neither a threat to SWFL

        Katie Walls
        Collier teachers prepare for school year

        SWFL Back To School

        Collier County teachers and staff prepare for first day of new school year

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Pondella & River Roads closed due to downed power lines, LCSO says

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        Naples

        FC Naples offers special "Beat the Birds" ticket package this week

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        Immokalee

        Guadalupe Center mentorship program transforms Immokalee students' futures

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Deputies working to ID man found dead in Naples canal near Collier Blvd

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        Hunter Walterman
        Possible DeSoto Memorial Hospital Sale

        Arcadia

        DeSoto County's only hospital considers sale amid financial uncertainty

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach needs to replace more than 10% of island’s fire hydrants

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        Deputies process Henry Betsey, Jr. after his conviction on a felony bigamy charge

        Investigates

        Florida man married to three women at the same time sentenced for felony bigamy

        Adam Walser

        Naples

        Naples hospital completes first wireless pacemaker surgery

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        Port Charlotte

        No ears, no problem: Bruce the German Shepherd bounces back from neglect

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        Naples

        Haitian TPS holders in Collier County fear return as status set to expire

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        Hurricane Ian's lingering damage: Lee County Commissioners to vote on two bridge repairs

        Lee County

        Lee County to vote on $3.6 million Matlacha bridge repairs after Hurricane Ian

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