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    • Collier County
      Florida Democrats tour 'Alligator Alcatraz,' call conditions 'appalling'
      Eric Lovelace
      Weather
      FORECAST: Rain chances increasing into next week
      Andrew Shipley
      Cape Coral
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      Kaitlin Knapp
      Fort Myers Beach
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      Pine Island / Matlacha
      Pine Island has sweet comeback with mangoes and art after hurricanes
      Bella Line
      4 Things To Do
      4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 11 – July 13
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      Collier County

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      Lehigh Acres

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      North Fort Myers

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      Captiva

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      Port Charlotte

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      Forrest Saunders
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      Tensions rise as people protest aerial Collier Co. mosquito pesticide spraying

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      Local News

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    • Diamondback Terrapin

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      Punta Gorda

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      North Fort Myers

      LCSO video shows deputies pull couple from burning home

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      Fort Myers Metro South

      Demand for food pantry surges on Sanibel as summer slows tourism

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      Punta Gorda

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    • Marco Island

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      Cape Coral

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      Lehigh Acres

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      North Fort Myers

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