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      Lee County teachers union, school district continue salary talks without a deal
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        Andrew Shipley
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        Cape Coral

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        Ella Rhoades
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        Bonita Springs

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        Andrew Shipley
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        Cape Coral

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        Sanibel

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        Lehigh Acres

        Lehigh Improvement District says more people are breaking rules on preserves

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Cape Coral

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        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral police make child pornography arrest

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        CHANGE THE WORLD: Meet the current & future women of STEM at Dunbar High School

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        NEW CELL PHONE POLICY: Lee County School District passes new Code of Conduct

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

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        Lehigh Acres

        LEHIGH SCHOOL BUS CRASH: 20 students safe, one person in hospital

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        North Fort Myers

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Ella Rhoades
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        Cape Coral

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        Bella Line
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        North Fort Myers

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        Austin Schargorodski
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        Fort Myers Shores

        Lee County increases funding to address beach erosion from hurricanes

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Shores

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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

        Barkov scores twice in Panthers' Vamos Gatos night win against Tampa Bay

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        North Fort Myers

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        Cape Coral

        ‘Huge opposition’: Protesters rally against Redfish Pointe project in Cape Coral

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Lehigh Acres

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        Andrew Shipley

        Bonita Springs

        36th ANNUAL BOAT SHOW: In Bonita Springs until Sunday

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        Cape Coral

        ‘Protect the kids’: New speed cameras launch in Cape Coral school zones

        Austin Schargorodski
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Murals Bring McCollum Hall’s Forgotten History Back to Life

        Emily Young
        Bigger and Better: Cape Pride set to welcome 32 new vendors at annual parade

        Cape Coral

        Cape Pride ramps up vendors to serve growing attendance at parade

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Report: Wanted man shot by US Marshal at Mel's Diner was armed with a gun

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Lee County

        'He felt like an animal': Man accused in Publix attack recently under Baker Act

        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Lee County

        SWFL Ag Expo opens at aging Civic Center as county weighs future improvements

        Emily Young
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        Lehigh Acres

        HEATING UP: Lehigh Fire says brush fires are increasing in the area

        Ella Rhoades
      • Cape Coral murder trial scheduled as search continues for Barry Schmalbach's body

        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral murder trial scheduled as search continues for victim's body

        Bella Line
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        Cape Coral

        Teens accused of Cape Coral murder appear in court with smiles as trial looms

        Bella Line
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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Trial date set for another Club Blu shooting suspect

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Cape Coral

        Island Coast High School evacuated after "sprinkler system failure"

        Shari Armstrong
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        San Carlos Park

        Fort Myers Police lieutenant charged with indecent exposure, on unpaid leave

        WFTX Digital Team
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        WFTX Digital Team
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        Bonita Springs

        FOUND: Lee County deputies find missing woman in Bonita Springs

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Cape Coral

        Understanding the disparity: Black mothers face 4x higher mortality rates

        Bella Line
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Fort Myers man released from jail after being drunk, armed in school pickup line

        Miyoshi Price
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        Cape Coral

        Rally planned to stop the Redfish Pointe development in Cape Coral

        Andrew Shipley
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