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      • Port Charlotte
        Shooting prompts shelter-in-place warning in Port Charlotte neighborhood
        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
        FORECAST: Downpours to impact July 4th plans
        Katie Walls
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        Multiple SWFL cities cancel or postpone July 4th celebrations due to weather
        Ryan Kruger
        Naples
        Florida lawmakers denied entry to Alligator Alcatraz after demanding inspection
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral
        Disaster prep supplies now tax free year-round under new Florida law
        Austin Schargorodski
        Port Charlotte
        Charlotte County deputies investigate death scene
        Alex Orenczuk
        Local News
        Florida ranks second in nation for identity theft, new study shows
        Ryan Kruger
        Downtown Fort Myers
        Fort Myers fire officials warn of neighborhood fireworks dangers ahead of July 4
        Miyoshi Price
        Lehigh Acres
        Lehigh Acres' 15,000-year-old sinkhole secures $2.2 million for new park
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        • Haitian American in Fort Myers urges compassion after TPS protections upheld

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        Two young children dead, three others injured in Glades County crash

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        A new law altering the ballot amendment process has sparked debate in Fort Myers

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        Could a new I-75 exit solve Cape Coral's growing traffic problems? City council makes its case

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral pushes for I-75 exit at Del Prado to ease growing traffic concerns

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        Collier County

        DNA confirms bear killed 89-year-old Collier County man

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        'Is it a miracle?': Pope's brother shares incredible story from their childhood

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        Naples

        Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox

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        Local News

        FWC says Clewiston driver hit panther, possibly just 6-months-old

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        GOT PLANS? | It's Mother's Day Weekend in SWFL

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        No injuries after FP&L substation fire in Fort Myers, crews say

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        DNA testing underway in fatal Florida bear attack as residents share concerns

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        Neighbors tell Fox 4 they spotted a bear in a Fort Myers cemetery

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        Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators

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        Fort Myers Beach

        Could this be the end of Fort Myers Beach Elementary?

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        Man arrested in Fort Myers after scamming elderly victim out of $30,000

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        Punta Gorda

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        Cape Coral

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