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Hope Hospice Director On Providing Care During Pandemic

Mike Kiniry
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Hope Hospice executive director Samira K. Beckwith offers a sense of what it’s been like providing care during the pandemic.
Local / State

Robert E. Lee Bust Found Knocked Over In Fort Myers

Associated Press
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Authorities in Fort Myers say they're trying to find out who knocked down a controversial bust of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.The News-Press reports…
Local / State

Lee County NAACP Wants Confederate Monuments Removed

Associated Press
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The president of a Southwest Florida NAACP chapter says a white supremacist rally in Virginia has prompted him to resume efforts to remove Confederate…
Hatching Eggs on Fort Myers 'Eagle Cam' Capture International Audience

Matthew F Smith
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The "Eagle Cam" streams video of a Fort Myers bald eagle nest out to the world, and now as two eggs begin to hatch, the live stream is garnering a...
Courts / Law

1 Killed, 4 Hurt in Shooting at Fort Myers ZombiCon

Associated Press
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Police say a shooting at the annual ZombiCon gathering in Florida has left one person dead and five more injured, causing a chaotic scene that sent…
Environment

Biologists Monitor Pilot Whales Off SW Florida

Associated Press
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The U.S. Coast Guard has stopped boat traffic in an area of southwest Florida where a pod of pilot whales stranded.On Monday, two whales died and two…

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