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        Katie Walls
        Labelle
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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Cape Coral
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        Kaitlin Knapp
        Weather
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        Andrew Shipley
        Port Charlotte
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        Alex Orenczuk
        Covering Florida
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        Forrest Saunders
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        Florida redistricting

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        Punta Gorda

        Two sentenced in Punta Gorda murder-for-hire plot, alleged gunman awaits trial

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        Hendry County

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        North Fort Myers

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        Marco Island

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral tennis tournament honors local tennis player who died of Alzheimer's

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        Ryan Kruger
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        Labelle

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      • Local News

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        fires

        Naples

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        Florida troopers respond to semi-truck crash with injuries on I-75

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        Local News

        FMPD responds to motorcycle crash at Veronica Shoemaker & Winkler Ave

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        Cape Coral

        School traffic frustrates Cape Coral locals with blocked driveways

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        LaBelle High School student arrested after messages about school shooting

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        Lee County

        Lee County clerk cuts $750,000 from budget while maintaining services

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        Naples

        Naples City Council may sue Florida over law restricting disaster powers

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Sanibel

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        Captiva

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        4 Things To Do

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Crash on San Carlos Blvd

        Fort Myers Beach

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        Kaitlin Knapp
        DeSantis announces new migrant facility

        Covering Florida

        DeSantis picks Baker Correctional for new migrant detention facility

        Forrest Saunders
      • Lee County Sheriff's Office

        North Fort Myers

        Lee County deputies say bicyclist injured in Pine Island crash

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        North Fort Myers

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Woman arrested for DUI after car crashes into Cape Coral canal

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        Arcadia

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        Hurricane Charley

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        Punta Gorda

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        Glades County

        NO MINING: Glades Co. rejects sand mine after years of pushback from neighbors

        Austin Schargorodski
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