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      PLEA DEAL: Teen murder suspect set to enter plea next month
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      Lee County teachers union, school district continue salary talks without a deal
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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Bonita Springs

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        Lehigh Acres

        Investigators working to determine cause of church fire in Lehigh Acres

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Lee County

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Cape Coral

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Lee County

        ‘Before a kid loses his life’: Tice man raises alarm on speeding near bus stop

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        Cape Coral

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Cape Coral

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Cape Coral

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Cape Coral

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

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        Lee County

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Fort Myers Metro South

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Lee County

        Lee County GOP celebrates Trump's return to the White House

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Nostalgia Meets Fun: Fort Myers Toy Expo brings collectors together

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Shooting at Fort Myers gas station: One person injured

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        Hundreds march in Fort Myers for women's rights

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Cape Coral

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        TRANSFORMED: FDOT cuts the ribbon on revamped Caloosahatchee Bridge

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        Sanibel

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        Fort Myers Metro South

        FADE CANCER: Fort Myers barber school gives free haircuts to cancer patients

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        North Fort Myers

        Homeless camp cleared in North Fort Myers amid Florida’s new public camping law

        Anvar Ruziev
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        Fort Myers Metro South

        After over two years, Indian Creek Plaza is renovated & ready for customers

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        Bonita Springs

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Council reaffirms Jaycee Park contract, approves new stakeholders group

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        Pine Island / Matlacha

        Calusa Waterkeeper Captain Codty Pierce passes away at 36

        Andrew Shipley
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        Sanibel

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        Cape Coral

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        Lehigh Acres

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        Downtown Fort Myers

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        Downtown Fort Myers

        Fort Myers officials are discussing moving City Hall to another part of town

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        Lee County

        Lee County man charged with sexual assault; facing same charges against animals

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