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The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the last ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign for 2013.   The campaign starts today and runs through Wednesday January 1, 2014.   As with... Read More.

The Sarasota County School District dropout rate for last school year improved compared to the previous year, but the graduation rate decreased slightly. Charlotte County’s graduation rate fell by 3.7 percentage points and its... Read More.

A man with a criminal history stretching from Massachusetts to Venice, Florida is now facing federal charges: {WENG-121313-Harding-Venice Arrest}

Construction's expected to start in the next couple of months on a veterans memorial in Englewood.{WENG-1213113-Jennings Englewood Vets VO}The... Read More.

CCSO's Economic Crimes detectives have arrested the Punta Gorda woman seen in Wal-Mart surveillance video walking away with another woman's wallet then going shopping with the victim's debit card.  The suspect's identified as 40-year... Read More.

Someone was not so nice to a horse in Punta Gorda.  They shaved off its mane.  CCSO reports it happened to a white and gray mare someone between December 1st and December 3rd in... Read More.

A woman hired to help an 83-year-old man has been accused of stealing more than $11,000 from him. Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Renee Rolston earlier this week. The victim, a Deep Creek... Read More.

Sarasota County is a big step closer to a total ban of synthetic drugs. The drugs, many of which mimic the appearance of marijuana, are called a public health hazard by federal officials, and... Read More.

A multimillion-dollar renovation has begun at the Westfield Southgate mall in Sarasota. The upgrades will include new tile, upgraded furnishings, fixtures, landscaping and a color scheme, according to a release. There will also be... Read More.

The Engle­wood Com­mu­nity Rede­vel­op­ment Area Plan will get its final pub­lic dis­cus­sion at today's CRA meeting. The Plan is the agency’s long-range blue­print of actions to help move the area for­ward as a thriv­ing,... Read More.