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      • National News
        UPS plane crashes after takeoff from Louisville airport, three people on board
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: More clouds expected tomorrow, staying warm
        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Beach
        Fort Myers Beach voters recall town council members
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        UPDATE: Lee County deputies say Almelia Street family made suicide-pact
        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres
        Three dead in murder-suicide on Calhoun Street in Lehigh Acres, LCSO says
        Alex Orenczuk
        Lee County
        Lee County teachers face continued suspension over misconduct claims
        Bella Line
        Marco Island
        Marco Island City Manager Mike McNees resigns after six years of service
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Pine Island / Matlacha
        Leaning house demolished in Matlacha three years after Hurricane Ian
        Bella Line
        National Politics
        Democrats pick up big wins in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City
        Scripps News Group

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          Miyoshi Price

        • Labelle man sentenced to life in prison for child molestation

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        • Crews say no injuries after two boats catch fire in Lehigh Acres

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        Lee County

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        Sarasota County

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      • National News

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Miyoshi Price
        State Road 31 bridge closes again without warning, leaving East Lee County drivers stuck in traffic

        North Fort Myers

        State Road 31 bridge closes again, leaving East Lee Co drivers stuck in traffic

        Bella Line
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        Golden Gate

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Lee County

        Man charged with child abuse after police chase, throwing children over fence

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        FDOT shuts down State Road 31 bridge for emergency repairs

        Lee County

        State Road 31 is closed for emergency repairs...again

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Marco Island

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        Naples

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        Cape Coral

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Beach

        Fort Myers Beach boat crash sends seven to hospital, crews say

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        North Fort Myers

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        Lehigh Acres

        Lee County deputies investigate Sunday shooting in Lehigh Acres

        WFTX Digital Team
      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Downtown Fort Myers

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Naples

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        WFTX Digital Team
        Lehigh Acres neighbors use bricks to fill massive potholes on local roads

        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh neighbors fill potholes with bricks as county considers road repairs

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Hurricane

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        Katie Walls

        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers nonprofit honors families who lost loved one to overdose

        Hunter Walterman

        Fort Myers Beach

        Citizen scientists help researchers study SWFL water quality

        Hunter Walterman
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        Bonita Springs

        Lee County firefighter struck on I-75 transferred to Georgia rehab center

        Andrew Shipley

        Gateway

        CHAMPION: Fort Myers teen wins national taekwondo championship

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        Fort Myers Beach

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      • North Port/Englewood

        North Port increases trash collection fee

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        Port Charlotte

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        Clewiston

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        Cape Coral

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        Investigates

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Lee County Schools

        Local News

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      • Florida Highway Patrol

        Punta Gorda

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        Port Charlotte

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Bonita Springs

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Bonita Springs

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