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The state's largest investor-owned utility has big plans. FPL intends to build three new solar farms that would nearly double Florida's solar capacity. The company says it has found a "cost-effective" way to expand solar power,... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man's been arrested for strong armed robbery and motor vehicle theft. CCSO deputies say a neighbor asked 22-year old Delano Mathurin to help him clean the Regal Cinemas at... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a 15-year-old girl has reappeared safely in Atlanta. Someone reported Oliviah Rieman as a missing juvenile yesterday morning.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has charged a North Port woman with drug trafficking. A deputy followed 34-year-old Danielle Wiitala this morning into the parking lot at Hooters on Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte. The sheriff's... Read More.

CCSO detectives are continuing the investigation into a domestic situation at a home in the 600 block of Floral Lane in Part Charlotte, Two men and child hurt in the incident have been... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a domestic dispute has caused injuries at a home on Floral Lane in Port Charlotte. However, the office calls this an isolated incident. It says it has identified... Read More.

49-year old Michael Defeo of Punta Gorda's been sentenced to 9-plus years in federal prison on his guilty plea to wire fraud. NBC2 reports Defeo's also been ordered to forfeit over $5.7-million, prosecutors... Read More.

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has declared for the NFL Draft. Winston won the Heisman last season as he led the Seminoles to the national championship. His only loss at FSU came in the Rose Bowl... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrested a North Fort Myers man for cocaine possession. Deputies stopped the man's truck on Bermont Road in Punta Gorda on Saturday because it pulled a trailer that did not... Read More.

Gay couples will be able to get a marriage license in many Florida counties starting next Tuesday, Sarasota and Manatee among them. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle issued a clarification yesterday that... Read More.