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Lee County first responders save a woman trapped in a culvert pipe
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Ex-husband indicted on first-degree murder for death of Hendry County woman
A grand jury has indicted a Hendry County man or first-degree murder in the death of his ex-wife, who went missing shortly after Hurricane Ian. Four days after 39-year-old Katie Baunach went missing, Hendry County deputies arrested her ex-husband Ian Baunach. Katie was a beloved nurse and mother to the two children she shared with […]

SWFL woman becomes first-time homeowner thanks to Habitat for Humanity
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