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The Lower Gulf Coast is a region of Florida located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades. It consists of five coastal counties from Manatee County south to Collier County, although it sometimes is considered to include three rural counties inland, and the thinly populated mainland section of Monroe County.

As of 2000, the population of Southwest Florida was 1,500,846. A 2004 US Census Bureau estimate places the region's population at 1,704,155, a four year growth rate of 13.5%.

 

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Local News from ABC 7 Gulfshore News via Yahoo! News

Avoid burglaries by getting back to basics

Dec 2, 2008 4:19 am

Crooks crashed through a Cape Coral home and make off with every Christmas gift intended for the family's children. We found out what you can do to avoid this situation from happening to you.

 

Milestone reached in Lehigh beautification project

Dec 1, 2008 11:49 pm

Local leaders gave overwhelming support for future development plans in Lehigh Acres Monday night - plans aimed at improving the look of the east Lee County community.

 

Man arrested, accused of supplying alcohol to minors

Dec 1, 2008 11:49 pm

A 15-year-old girl was found unconscious inside a gated community in Collier County and police arrested the man accused of letting her drink until she passed out. We spoke to the woman who found the t...

 

City finds new way to collect on foreclosed properties

Dec 1, 2008 11:49 pm

Tens of thousands of dollars of your money is spent on cleaning up foreclosed homes every year. Monday night, Cape Coral city counselors unanimously voted yes on a resolution that could bring some of ...

 

Act of nature leaves eagle pair with uncertain future

Dec 1, 2008 11:49 pm

For more than three years, a pair of bald eagles perched themselves high above Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda. Now the eagles' future, along one of the city's busiest roads, remains uncertain one day af...

 

Dogs, cats need homes for the holidays

Dec 1, 2008 11:19 pm

It's shaping up to be the most heart-breaking holiday season ever for local animal shelters. Many are filled to capacity and homeless animals are coming in faster than ever.

 

Police: Girl pulls knife on school bus

Dec 1, 2008 10:49 pm

Before school started Monday morning at Island Coast High School, a 17 year old student was arrested for allegedly threatening a student on the bus with a knife.

 

Deputies: Suspect in custody fakes seizure, escapes

Dec 1, 2008 10:19 pm

A woman was arrested and charged after allegedly trying to fill a fake prescription for roxicodone. She was also charged with resisting arrest and escape after deputies say she faked a seizure.

 

It's official: US is in recession

Dec 1, 2008 5:50 pm

A panel of the National Bureau of Economic Research says the U.S. economy fell into a recession last year.

 

Accused thief swallows loot

Dec 1, 2008 5:50 pm

A man caught shoplifting a pair of earrings tried to conceal the crime by swallowing the jewelry, according to Naples police.

 
 

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