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      • Cape Coral
        Cape Coral officer injured in crash, driver charged with not having license
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Isolated storms inland today, rain chances climb up tomorrow
        Trent Aric
        Cape Coral
        Firefighters say two homes destroyed in Bokeelia fire, Tuesday morning
        WFTX Digital Team
        Entertainment
        Robert Redford, storyteller who shaped Hollywood, dead at 89
        Justin Boggs
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Depression or storm to develop by late week
        Katie Walls
        Local News
        VIDEO: Tesla driver runs away after high-speed chase on I-75, troopers say
        WFTX Digital Team
        Estero
        FGCU students honor Charlie Kirk with memorial service, and new campus chapter
        Eric Lovelace
        Lehigh Acres
        Lee County parents indicted for capital murder in death of 12-year-old son
        WFTX Digital Team
        Local News
        Americans plan to spend big this holiday season despite economic uncertainty
        Ryan Kruger

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        • 9 months in, Hendry school zone speed cameras show major results

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        Lee County

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        Punta Gorda

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        Housing

        Immokalee

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      • Several Democratic lawmakers tour Alligator Alcatraz

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        Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Arcadia Main Street Walk Audit

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        Nonprofit aims to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Arcadia

        Hunter Walterman
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        New program offers relief to dementia caregivers in Southwest Florida

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        Naples

        Florida Python Challenge brings hunters to Collier Co. to target invasive snakes

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        'We're still here': Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

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        Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes

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        Naples

        Boca Grande shark attack hero pleads not guilty to driver's license violation

        Alex Orenczuk
        Alligator Alcatraz

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        Conservation groups plan to sue US agencies over 'Alligator Alcatraz' violations

        Leilyn Torres
        Cat adoptions

        Collier County

        Collier County animal shelter suspends cat intake due to disease concerns

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        Ex-Lee Co. deputy charged with faking wife’s signature in $94K insurance scam

        Kaitlin Knapp

        Local News

        GOT PLANS? | BBQ battles, Mango mania, Tennis Whites and Dance

        Amy Wegmann
        Florida Highway Patrol

        Florida

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lehigh Acres

        Two juveniles hospitalized after fire in Lehigh Acres, LCSO confirms

        WFTX Digital Team
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        North Fort Myers

        Fort Myers Police say one person hospitalized after crash with semi-truck

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        Captiva

        Bubble Room restaurant ready to reopen after three-year hurricane recovery

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        Fort Myers residents oppose 'Godzilla Hotel' plan in historic district

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        Port Charlotte

        SUNSEEKER: Blackstone's plan for the property uncertain after $200M acquisition

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        North Fort Myers

        LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

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        Florida Python Challenge returns Friday to protect Everglades

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        North Port 'Circle of Honr

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        North Port breaks ground on new veterans memorial

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        Naples

        Salvation Army sees 175% increase in food assistance needs in Naples

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        Marco Island

        Marco Island council chairman tries to fire city manager over audit

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        North Port explores private partnership for new police headquarters

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        Cape Coral developer works to bring workforce housing for community's 'missing middle'

        Cape Coral

        Developer tackles Cape Coral's 'missing middle' with four new housing projects

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        Cape Coral

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