Home prices in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota market have increased over 11 percent in the last year. The data from CoreLogic also shows prices have risen over two percent on a month-over-month basis. In Charlotte County, home... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating two people who robbed the Charlotte State Bank branch in Port Charlotte on Saturday. The white male is 6'2", 130lbs, short... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a deputy helped a man stranded along a road in Punta Gorda. It says Ken Hill earlier this month went out to a disabled vehicle near Route 41 and... Read More.

A flood watch continues until 8 o'clock tonight. Deep tropical moisture over the region creates the threat of very heavy rainfall across southwest and west central Florida today. The National Weather Service says to expect two... Read More.

Here's where CCSO deputies will be doing special traffic enforcement this week..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-083115-Jennings-CCSO Traffic VO.mp3 They'll be after speeders on Hillsborough Boulevard between Kenilworth and Cranberry Boulevards in Port Charlotte; and on Palcida Road between Gasparilla... Read More.

24-year-old John Andrews of Punta Gorda was arrested for violating probation recently, even though he wasn't on probation. Andrews' attorney says a paperwork mix-up between Sarasota and Charlotte counties led to the arrest. Andrews... Read More.

Some good news on the real estate front in southwest Florida: the rate of foreclosures in the region is down from a year ago. The Sarasota-Manatee area fell from 4.31 percent last June to... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office wants to remind everyone to drive responsibly and soberly next weekend. The national drunk driving enforcement crackdown for "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" has already started. It runs... Read More.