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Florida Man Caught on Video Abusing Alligator: Sheriff
Authorities say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old Florida man after finding videos of him hitting a young alligator and placing a cigarette in its mouth.
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Bust of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Damaged in Fort Myers
Fort Myers is the county seat of Lee County, which was founded in 1887 and named after the Confederate general.
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Police: Pilot Had Loaded Gun in Suitcase at Florida Airport
Authorities say an airline pilot was arrested at a Florida airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on suitcase.
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Man Found Dead in Florida With Head Stuck in Car Window
Authorities say a Florida man was found dead with his head stuck in a partially closed car window.
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Florida Teen Says She Brought Stun Gun to School for Safety
The Fort Myers teen told Dunbar High School administrators that she had been afraid while walking to school because it was dark outside.
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Workers Find Prehistoric Bone in Southwest Florida
Construction workers in southwest Florida uncovered a mammoth or mastodon bone that could be 2 million years old.
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Exchange Student From Florida Goes Missing While Swimming in Israel
The University of Kentucky says a student studying abroad went missing while swimming with friends in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Florida Woman ‘Marries' 100-Year-Old Tree, Hoping To Save It
The tree became the center of a neighborhood controversy when city staff began discussing cutting it down last year. Cooper, who lives nearby, began mobilizing to save it.
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Southwest Florida County Sees Alarming Increase in Opioid Overdoses
Lee County on Florida’s Gulf Coast saw 955 cases in 2017, eight times more than the 171 overdoses reported in 2013.
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Florida Man Arrested When DNA Links Him to 22-Year-Old Rape
A Florida man has been arrested after DNA evidence linked him to a 22-year-old rape case.
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Southwest Florida Driver Reaching for Cellphone Crashes Into School Bus: Police
Florida Highway Patrol officials says Leroy Kenneth Rogers Jr. was travelingjust after 5 a.m. Monday when his car drifted across the center of the roadway, striking the Lee County school bus.
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Coast Guard Rescues 4 From Sinking Boat Off Florida
The Coast Guard has rescued four people who were on a sinking boat off the Florida coast.
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Marijuana, Loaded Gun Found in 13-Year-Old's Backpack at School
Authorities say a 13-year-old had a loaded gun and marijuana in his backpack at a Florida school.
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Man Guilty in Fatal Hit-and-Run, Setting Own Car on Fire
A Florida man has been convicted of fatally striking a bicyclist with his car and hiding the body before destroying his own vehicle.
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Southwest Florida NAACP Chapter Wants Confederate Monuments Removed
The NAACP chapter in Lee County, which is named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, made an effort in 2015 to change Lee’s portrait in county commission chambers were unsuccessful.
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16-Year-Old Fort Myers High School Football Player Dies Of Heat Stroke
A 16-year-old high school football player from Fort Myers has died days after he collapsed due to heat stroke during an offseason football workout.
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Machete-Wielding Naked Man Attacked Mailboxes: Police
Police in southwest Florida say they arrested a naked man who was attacking mailboxes with a machete.
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Cigarette Likely Caused Fire That Burned 4 Homes in SW Florida: Officials
A lit cigarette likely tossed by a parent waiting for a school bus caused a southwest Florida brush fire that destroyed four homes and several cars.
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Raging Wildfire Forces Mandatory Evacuation, Destroys Homes in Collier County
A raging wildfire burning in Collier county has forced residents to evacuate their homes Thursday.
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FGCU Students Issued Warnings for Bringing Dead Gator Into Dorm
Wildlife officials say they’ve issued warnings to three Florida Gulf Coast University students who brought a dead alligator to a dorm room and posted pictures of it on social media.