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  • Downtown Fort Myers
    Mom of teen killed in Fort Myers bicycle crash urging safety awareness
    Ella Rhoades
    Weather
    Afternoon sea breeze storms expected throughout Memorial Day Weekend
    Andrew Shipley
    Collier County
    Florida Forest Service is fighting 85-acre fire in Picayune Strand State Forest
    Kaitlin Knapp
    North Port/Englewood
    TARGETED INCIDENT: Disguised gunmen invade North Port home in armed robbery
    Anvar Ruziev
    Bonita Springs
    One injured in Bonita Springs shooting
    WFTX Digital Team
    Cape Coral
    Duck has people in a Cape Coral neighborhood on the run
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    Collier veteran to be honored at FC Naples service appreciation night
    Mahmoud Bennett
    Local News
    GOT PLANS? | Memorial Day Weekend is packed with family events across SWFL
    Amy Wegmann
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    Austin Schargorodski

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    Cape Coral

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