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      • Cape Coral
        CSU lowers hurricane season prediction as strong wind shear continues
        Andrew Shipley
        Weather
        FORECAST: Hot and humid today, rain chances increase later this week
        Katie Walls
        Marco Island
        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Cape Coral
        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects
        Bella Line
        Lehigh Acres
        Man arrested for kidnapping victim during PlayStation sale, LCSO says
        WFTX Digital Team
        North Port/Englewood
        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters
        Hunter Walterman
        North Fort Myers
        North Fort Myers Fire Dept. responds to fire on Lantern Lane
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        POCKET PARK: Tiny LaBelle lot may become the city’s next shady place to relax
        Austin Schargorodski
        Fort Myers Metro South
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        Austin Schargorodski

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Deputies say Golden Gate man put child porn in a Dropbox

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

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        Naples

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

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        Black Bear sighting

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        Code enforcement gives Fort Myers apartment 60 days to fix elevators

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Marco Island

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