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        AP: Fort Myers a top city to settle by immigrants after border crossings
        By ELLIOT SPAGAT
        Weather
        FORECAST: Winds picking up and rain chances increasing
        Andrew Shipley
        Elections Local
        Madison Cawthorn announces run for Florida's 19th district
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        National Politics
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        Lee County deputies search for driver who they say hit a child
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        Federal shutdown puts 95,000 Florida workers at risk as leaders clash over blame
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        Immokalee

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Fire destroys historical artifacts, structures at Miccosukee Tribe Tiger Camp

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        Naples

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        Gov. Ron DeSantis

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        Fla. makes back-to-school tax holiday permanent, critics say relief falls short

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        Cape Coral

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        Five children were hospitalized after a barge collided with a sailing boat near Miami Beach on July 28, 2025.

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      • FL woman delayed chemo treatment because of insurance denials

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        Florida woman delayed chemo treatment because of insurance denials

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        North Fort Myers

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        Punta Gorda

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Covering Florida

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        Port Charlotte

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        Local News

        Lee County deputies arrest man in Alva domestic incident, Sunday

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Price hikes at North Port's Warm Mineral Springs spark anger

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Clewiston

        Lake O subaquatic plants grow back after years of decline, sparking hope

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        Charlotte County

        Charlotte County Public Schools Addressing $9.5 million budget shortfall

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        Naples

        DeSantis says hundreds deported from Alligator Alcatraz; will up migrant flights

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        Local artist's colorful murals fund housing assistance for Pine Island residents

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        Local artist's colorful mural helps fund housing assistance for Pine Island

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        Cape Coral officials cut the ribbon on the removal of the Chiquita Lock

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral officials cut the ribbon on the removal of the Chiquita Lock

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        Serious crash reported in Charlotte County at Farabee Road, EMS says

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