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        Lee County

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        North Fort Myers

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        Lee County

        Cape Coral 13-year-old accused of robbing a child at gunpoint over a scooter

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        Lee County

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Cape Coral

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        Lee County

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Mahmoud Bennett
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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral

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        North Fort Myers

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        Sanibel

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        North Fort Myers

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        Lee County

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        Cape Coral

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        Cape Coral

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        Sanibel

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        North Fort Myers

        Beloved North Ft Myers American Bald Eagles lose both offspring to bird flu

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Red tide alert issued for Bowman's Beach on Sanibel

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        Bonita Springs

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        Cape Coral

        Ft Myers immigration lawyer shares insight on impacts of state & federal changes

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        Lee County

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        Bonita Springs

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        Cape Coral

        Burnt Store Road at risk of failing if the middle section isn't widened

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Lee County

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        Cape Coral

        No injuries after overnight fire at country club in Cape Coral

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        North Fort Myers

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        Cape Coral

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        Lee County

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Cape Coral

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