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      • Cape Coral
        Federal agents raid Cape Coral home, arrest man on threat charges
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        Weather
        FORECAST: Coolest Halloween since 2012!
        Katie Walls
        Hurricane
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        Katie Walls
        Lee County
        Jury will deliberate in 2016 Club Blu shooting trial, closing arguments conclude
        Bella Line
        Punta Gorda
        U.S. Navy Blue Angels won't appear at Florida Int'l Airshow in Punta Gorda
        WFTX Digital Team
        Labelle
        LaBelle rescue dogs and inmates find hope through ‘Second Leash on Life’ program
        Austin Schargorodski
        Cape Coral
        Police seek robbery suspects targeting elderly victims at Cape Coral McDonald's
        WFTX Digital Team
        Alva
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        Allie Kaiser
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        • Collier County weighs options to raise $305M for stormwater upgrades

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        • Lee County School district suspends teacher who students say gave them a vape

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      • Cape Coral Police Department

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        Lee County deputies respond to crash that brought power lines down

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        Golden Gate

        Collier County deputies say chase ends in crash in front of Burger King

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        Fort Myers police arrest man in DUI crash that injures woman

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      • Cape Coral

        Cape Coral approves incentives for new hotel that could help hurricane response

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        Python kills triple in Florida Everglades as state invests in removal efforts

        Eric Lovelace
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        Americans are leaving hundreds of dollars on the table by not using PTO

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        Towles Garden project gains CRA financial support, but needs the county to help

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        North Fort Myers

        North Fort Myers small business owners get support after dual cancer diagnosis

        Allie Kaiser
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        Labelle

        Precautionary boil water notice issued for Port Labelle Utility System customers

        Alex Orenczuk
      • Immokalee Field Delay

        Immokalee

        PROBLEM WITH THE PARK: Immokalee Sports Complex soccer fields delayed until 2027

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        Port Charlotte

        Traffic light in front of the Sunseeker Resort set to turn on Thursday morning

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        'We can't thank them enough': Ian-damaged homes demolished on island

        Pine Island / Matlacha

        'We can't thank them enough': Ian-damaged homes demolition starts on island

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        Lee County

        Fort Myers murder suspect found incompetent; sent to mental health facility

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        Judge rules FMB recall election can continue for one candidate

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        Sanibel

        REPORT: Former Sanibel Rec aide accused of years of sexual abuse of minors

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        REPAIRED: City of Cape Coral says water main break's now fixed

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        Charlotte County

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        Lee County

        Multi-vehicle crash at Burnt Store Road and SW Pine Island Road

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        Arcadia

        DeSoto County tourism revenue drops after record high

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        Glades County

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        Immokalee

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        Clewiston

        Hendry County deputies investigate deadly shooting; suspect is still on the run

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        Naples

        Authorities identify pilot who left plane at Naples Airport after hard landing

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        Florida leads nation in all-cash home purchases with 6 cities in top 10

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        Collier County locals experience outages after overnight crash

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral Police identify three victims in Burnt Store Road crash

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Hall of 50 states proposal rejected, making way for a new builder

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        Police investigate major crash on Burnt Store Road

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        Clewiston

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        Fort Myers Shores

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