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13-years in prison is the sentence for Pedro Alcantara, who was busted along with 66-other people during Operation Main Pain in 2012 and 2013. Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies say Alcantara was the ringleader... Read More.

FHP's investigating how a man lost control of his car Friday night, killing a bicylist in Port Charlotte. Troopers say 39-year old Howard Tomlin was riding his bike home from work... Read More.

Charlotte County School board members have made a major investment in their bus fleet. NBC2 reports they've approved a contract to convert 30 of their buses to run on natural gas, some they say... Read More.

An Englewood's behind bars, arrested early today after a nearly six-hour standoff with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office SWAT team. The Herald-Tribune reports it started with a domestic violence call last night to... Read More.

CCSO's looking for a 15-year old girl reported missing from her home in Harbor Heights. Amber Lynn Guido may have run away. She's white, 5 ft. 1, weighing about 111 pounds with long,... Read More.

CCSO deputies will be part of Operation Dry Water June 27 to 29 as part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to boating under the influence.... Read More.

As more people find beautiful downtown Venice, summer, is no longer the off season. That means the parking enforcement of 2-hour street parking, and 3 to 5 hours in various parking lots that... Read More.

Earlier this month, speed limits were set or changed on 27 local streets in Charlotte County. The new signage should already be in place, but you may not have noticed if you weren’t... Read More.

The state's going forward with plans to widen the last four-lane stretch of the highway to six lanes from North River Road south to the Charlotte County line should help ease traffic moving through... Read More.

24-year old Joseph Brucker's being held without bond in the Charlotte County Jail. He surrendered last night after warrants were issued for him for two burglaries. CCSO deputies say the first burglary... Read More.