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      • Port Charlotte
        'WE WILL FIND YOU': Sheriff warns teenaged suspects in Port Charlotte shooting
        WFTX Digital Team
        Weather
        FORECAST: Tropical Downpours to dampen 4th of July plans
        Andrew Shipley
        Fort Myers Metro South
        'She was just lovable': Family mourns teen killed in North Fort Myers crash
        Anvar Ruziev
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        Multiple SWFL cities cancel or postpone July 4th celebrations due to weather
        Ryan Kruger
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        What's open and closed for the Fourth of July holiday?
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        Downtown Fort Myers
        One person injured in overnight shooting at Lee County bar parking lot
        Andrew Shipley

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        • Fort Myers fire officials warn of neighborhood fireworks dangers ahead of July 4

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        • Disaster prep supplies now tax free year-round under new Florida law

          Austin Schargorodski

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        CAN'T GET TO WORK: North Port roads flood, but not as much as in the past

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        Cape Coral

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        'SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE',' Charlotte County authorities train at school

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        Law expands cell phone ban in Florida schools

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        Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill on Florida's School Readiness Program

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        Lee County offers free summer meals for students with pickup options

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        LCSO: Vehicle and scooter crash, Sunday night

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      • TINY HOME

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        North Port developers explore new solutions amid population growth

        Victoria Quevedo
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        Cape Coral

        Hurricane supply tax savings on hold due to Florida budget holdup

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Family says car was stolen, used in Fort Myers Shores burglaries

        Stephen Pimpo
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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Hurricane

        FLOOD ZONE TO ELEVATED HOME: North Fort Myers family rises above

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      • Bear caught after napping in condo lobby

        Naples

        BEAR SIGHTING: black bear caught after napping in Naples condo building

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        'They saw a black cloud coming': Clewiston nonprofit recounts tornado that ripped through its property

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        Clewiston nonprofit recounts tornado that ripped through its property last year

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        PRIVATE ROAD OR PUBLIC DETOUR? People say SR-82 crashes are trashing their road

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        Clewiston

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        Port Charlotte

        Woman charged with hitting 12-year-old in Port Charlotte could be deported

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        SIX ACRE LAGOON? New water park opens in North Fort Myers

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        Woman dies after car goes down an embankment, FHP says

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        Lee County opens new Public Safety Center built for faster emergency response

        Austin Schargorodski
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        A record number of working Americans worry Social Security won't last

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