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Undocumented 12-year-old accused of back-to-back armed robberies at Florida park

FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — An undocumented 12-year-old is accused of targeting other minors in back-to-back armed robberies, threatening victims with a knife. Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say that on the evening of December 12, they recieved a call reporting an armed robbery at Schandler Hall...
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Motorcyclist dies in Port Charlotte crash

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - A 19-year-old Englewood motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon when he collided with an SUV in Charlotte County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators say the motorcycle was traveling south on El Jobean Road shortly after 1 p.m. at a high rate of speed. As he...
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Patchy fog early will lead into a warm and sunny day

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Patches of dense fog developed overnight and that has reduced visibility across the Gulf Coast early Sunday morning. A dense fog advisory was issued for coastal Lee County as well as Collier, Hendry, and Glades counties until 9 a.m. as a result. The fog should linger for a few hours after daybreak,...
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FORECAST: Warm, sunny weekend heading into Christmas Week

Here is your forecast for Saturday, December 20th, 2025. A cold front has cleared SWFL,and allowed for a cooler start in the 50s, versus 70° yesterday morning. After a cool start, ample sunshine and dry air will quickly warm into the lower 80s for the afternoon. Mostly sunny skies are forecast after lunch, but...
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Wash of emotions each Christmas is a tidal wave of memories | Opinion

The magic of Christmas is a concept that can elude the sophisticated. Life sometimes conditions those of us, “on the shady side of 40,” to look with irritation or indifference on the “hustle and bustle” of Christmas. The overt commercialism of the holidays is sometimes less than appealing. It is a mindset that I...
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Local Roots comes to Coconut Point

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, partnered with Local Roots, a Southwest Florida based farmers market organization, to host a weekly Artisan Market series. Starting Dec. 23, the resort in Bonita Springs welcomes local farmers, artists and craftsmen to showcase and sell their products at the market. “We are...
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The Clark Kent of ecologists

You’d think Professor Edwin “Win” Everham was just a nice-guy science teacher, bespectacled and mild mannered, maybe the Clark Kent of academic ecologists. And he is. To start with. Everham’s been teaching at Florida Gulf Coast University for a quarter of a century, now in the Department...
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Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Unit conducting investigation

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — The Charlotte County Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Unit is conducting an investigation around Kenesaw Street and Cedarwood Street. CCSO says that the roads in the area are shut down; however, there is no threat to public safety. They're asking residents to find another way when traveling...
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Woman accused of pushing child under water at Gaylord Palms pool, sheriff’s office says

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman arrested Friday at Gaylord Palms is accused of pushing a 6-year-old boy under the water in a resort pool, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Tiffany Griffith, 36, faces a charge of aggravated child abuse, records show. Deputies were called Friday...
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Kings Highway to be widened; meetings set for questions, input

ARCADIA — Florida transportation officials are planning to widen Kings Highway near the Charlotte-DeSoto County line, and they’re inviting residents to learn about — and to comment on — the project.

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