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  • North Port/Englewood
    North Port Police investigating armed robbery, suspects fled in red F-150
    Anvar Ruziev
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    FORECAST: Afternoon storms expected throughout Memorial Day Weekend
    Andrew Shipley
    Lee County
    Bear spotted under boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
    Kaitlin Knapp
    Cape Coral
    Duck has people in a Cape Coral neighborhood on the run
    Bella Line
    Alva
    New schools planned in Alva, but neighbors argue they belong in Lehigh Acres
    Austin Schargorodski
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    Mahmoud Bennett
    Hurricane
    Hurricane Center to release forecasts earlier starting in 2025
    Andrew Shipley
    Naples
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    WFTX Digital Team
    Fort Myers Metro South
    'Missing man table' set by South Trail firefighters at McGregor's Public House
    Kaitlin Knapp
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