DeSoto County curfew to end after Thursday night

ARCADIA, Fla. The curfew in DeSoto County will extend just one more night.

The curfew for 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly will end Friday morning at 6 a.m., emergency management officials said. It won’t be in effect Friday night.

Curfews are still in effect for Collier County and Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs and Estero in Lee County.

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