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        Weather
        FORECAST: Winds picking up and rain chances increasing
        Andrew Shipley
        Clewiston
        Hendry County deputies respond to crash into canal in Clewiston
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        Clewiston
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        News
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        Cape Coral

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Arcadia

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