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      • Hurricane
        Erin is forecast to become the first Major Hurricane of the season
        Katie Walls
        Collier County
        Florida Wildlife officials to decide controversial bear hunt Wednesday
        Forrest Saunders
        Weather
        FORECAST: Not AS active Wednesday afternoon
        Katie Walls
        Covering Florida
        PCSO arrests 8 people after fight on Lake Winterset; neighbors want change
        Amanda Boettcher
        San Carlos Park
        Aggravated battery investigation underway in San Carlos Park
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers mom says blocked sidewalk near Allen Park Elementary put kids at risk
        Miyoshi Price
        Fort Myers Metro South
        FGCU scholarship expansion could open new doors for rural students
        Austin Schargorodski
        Naples
        Two panther kittens killed, pushing Collier Co. to top of FL death count in 2025
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Local News
        Florida drivers among the most common to have $1,000 car payments
        Ryan Kruger
        Local News
        UPDATE: Fort Myers Police arrest man accused of shooting victim in armed robbery
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        School pickup traffic creates hour-long waits for families in Lehigh Acres
        Victoria Quevedo
        DeSoto County
        DeSoto County sex offender charged with possession of child pornography
        Kaitlin Knapp

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        • SUSTAINABLE CALLING: Immokalee students graduate from 911 dispatcher program

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Follow-Up: Lee County deputies return to Iona homeless camp with resources

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      • Cape Coral Police Department

        Cape Coral

        One arrested after stabbing, Cape Coral police say

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        Naples

        $265 million heart and stroke center breaks ground at NCH Healthcare in Naples

        Eric Lovelace
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        Naples

        City council votes for more power over development of Naples Airport

        Mahmoud Bennett
      • 9-year-old bitten by shark

        Lee County

        9-year-old girl who survived shark attack recounts terrifying moments, recovery

        Mary O'Connell
        SWFL SNAP benefit users could be impacted by Trumps 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

        Cape Coral

        Food aid at risk under 'Big Beautiful Bill'; St. Matthew’s House offers help

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        4 Things To Do

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        Port Charlotte

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        Arcadia

        Community builds ramp for former DeSoto Co. firefighter battling cancer

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        Collier County

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      • Money

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Surveillance video shows a man in a blue shirt, allegedly Joel Duron, attacking a man in a black shirt.

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        Naples fire crews rescue dog from house fire

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        Fort Myers affordable housing properties to receive $24.5 million for repairs

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        North Fort Myers

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        Naples

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      • KINGSTON DEVELOPMENT

        Lee County

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Six months after the public sleeping ban, Fort Myers shelter houses 288 people

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        Lehigh Acres

        New Clerk of Courts office coming to Lehigh Acres to serve growing community

        Ella Rhoades
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