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      • News
        Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows
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        Katie Walls
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        Katie Walls
        Cape Coral
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        Austin Schargorodski
        Immokalee
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        Victoria Quevedo
        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral trash bills could increase by $38
        Bella Line
        Lee County
        Man arrested for choking sleeping child in Lee County, deputies say
        Shari Armstrong
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        Cape Coral
        Cape Coral teen murder case moves closer to trial
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        • Cape Coral locals celebrate fallen veterans with remembrance walk

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        North Fort Myers

        30 YEARS IN PRISON: North Fort Myers man sentenced for sex crimes against child

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        Fort Myers Beach

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        Punta Gorda

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        Lehigh Acres finally gets high-speed internet for 11,000 homes

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        Lee County

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        Miyoshi Price
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        Charlotte County

        One person transported to hospital after fire rips through Port Charlotte home

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        Covering Florida

        Florida officials announce crackdown on undocumented truck drivers

        Forrest Saunders
      • Marco Island

        Marco Island City Council debates budget cuts ahead of budget deadline

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        Punta Gorda

        Bathroom vape detectors help cut down student vaping in Charlotte County schools

        Alex Orenczuk
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        Naples locals react to Cracker Barrel logo controversy as company apologizes

        Mahmoud Bennett
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        North Fort Myers

        Sheen on Caloosahatchee River raises concerns over marine life

        Bella Line
        Dispensary burglary

        Fort Myers Beach

        Man steals $7K in cannabis from Fort Myers Beach mobile van, deputies say

        Anvar Ruziev
        DUI crash

        Lehigh Acres

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        Clewiston

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        Cape Coral

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        Port Charlotte

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        Naples

        St. Matthew's House closes original Naples thrift store after 12 years

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        Bonita Springs

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        Is the Gulf's "dead zone" coming back to life?

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        Arcadia

        DeSoto County School District to help students apply for college

        Hunter Walterman
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        Punta Gorda

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        North Port/Englewood

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        Lee County Schools implements new volunteer requirements that cost some money

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        Investigates

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        Alligator Alcatraz federal ruling

        Naples

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        Threatened shorebirds thrive on rebuilt Sanibel Causeway after Hurricane Ian

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        Punta Gorda

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        No more expansion allowed at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ over environmental concerns

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