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      I-75 back open along Alligator Alley; wildfire watch continues
      • Naples
        I-75 back open along Alligator Alley; wildfire watch continues
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Weather
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        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
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        Shari Armstrong
        Lee County
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        Allie Kaiser
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        Eric Lovelace
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        Allie Kaiser
        Hendry County
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