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19 hours ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla — Governor Ron DeSantis came to Charlotte County to sign three new bills aimed at helping veterans. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski went to the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans Home for the event to see how these changes could make a difference.
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21 hours ago | 
abc17news.com | Austin Schargorodski
Woman dies after car plunges into canal, police rescue caught on video CAPE CORAL, Florida (WFTX) — Cape Coral Police say a woman died after crashing her car into a canal off Burnt Store Road Wednesday night. You could still see the guardrails smashed on the side of the road and one tipping over the edge of the seawall on Thursday morning. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski talked with a neighbor who rushed to help and recorded part of the rescue attempt by police.
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1 day ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral Police say a woman died after crashing her car into a canal off Burnt Store Road Wednesday night. You could still see the guardrails smashed on the side of the road and one tipping over the edge of the seawall on Thursday morning. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski talked with a neighbor who rushed to help and recorded part of the rescue attempt by police.
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2 days ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CLEWISTON — Some big changes are in the works for Ventura Avenue in Clewiston. Fox 4’s Hendry County Community Correspondent, Austin Schargorodski, went to a city workshop Wednesday where commissioners talked about the redesign plan, and it faced some push back from a local business owner.
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6 days ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CAPE CORAL, Fla — Now that hurricane season is here, it's time to make sure you're prepared. But Florida's tax break to help you stock up on supplies still isn't in place. Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski checked in with a local hardware store to see how the delay is impacting them.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla — As we head into another hurricane season, we're taking a moment to look back at what some people are doing to harden their homes and be STORM READY this season. The Caloosahatchee flooded Lochmoor Waterway Estates not once, but three times in recent years - first Hurricane Ian, then Helene and Milton. For some people there, rebuilding wasn’t enough - they had to rise above it.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CLEWISTON, Fla — Neighbors say it's hard to miss the big potholes outside the Clewiston Post Office, and they say it's just one sign the building is being neglected. But now, the city wants to change that. Fox 4's Hendry County Community Correspondent, Austin Schargorodski, works in the area every day. So, he stopped by to talk to people about the problems and the roadblocks to getting them fixed.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee County's newly expanded Public Safety Center is officially complete! Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski was at the ribbon cutting ceremony to hear how the upgrade could improve safety during hurricanes and year-round. A crowd of law enforcement, public officials, and safety agencies gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the milestone.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — FPL customers could be paying more for power in 2026 if a proposed rate hike gets approved. Fox 4’s North Fort Myers Community Correspondent Austin Schargorodski attended a hearing at the Lee Civic Center where supporters and protesters showed up.
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1 week ago | 
fox4now.com | Austin Schargorodski
CLEWISTON, Fla — A City of Clewiston operations director is facing serious charges - accused of sending sexually explicit texts to a 12-year-old girl. Fox 4’s Hendry County Community Correspondent Austin Schargorodski works in the area daily, so he received a copy of Jose Enrique Soto’s arrest report, and here’s what it says happened.
