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      I-75 closing in both directions along Alligator Alley due to wildfire
      • Cape Coral
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        Shari Armstrong
        Weather
        Tracking smoke concerns along Alligator Alley and our next chance for rain
        Katie Walls
        Naples
        I-75 closing in both directions along Alligator Alley due to wildfire
        Mahmoud Bennett
        Collier County
        North Collier wildfire burns 90 acres, contained Wednesday night
        Eric Lovelace
        Lee County
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        Allie Kaiser
        Cape Coral
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        Cape Coral
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