Florida's economy has lost ground in the last decade. In their annual Labor Day report, F-I-U economists say the state's median income has fallen at a greater pace than the rest of the... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from September 2 – 8. SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Kings Hwy. (Port Charlotte) Rotonda Blvd (Englewood) TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN ENFORCEMENT: US... Read More.

Florida Power & Light, the primary electricity provider in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties, is projecting the typical customer power bill will rise by 5 percent, or $5 per month, beginning in January. ... Read More.

The credit card information of a Sarasota man was used several times in June in Charlotte County and detectives are trying to identify the suspect. In late June, the victim reported to the Sheriff’s... Read More.

Florida has the nation's second-highest rate of residents without health insurance. New Census figures show that just under a quarter of Floridians under sixty-five lived without health insurance two years ago. That... Read More.

Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit are attempting to identify a suspect who used the personal identification of a Charlotte County victim in several locations in south Florida in June. According to... Read More.

A man and woman were arrested today on drug-related charges after the Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Unit executed search warrants at their home east of Englewood. Deputies searched the home in the 10,000 block... Read More.

A vessel safety check by CCSO Marine Patrol deputies ended with two Englewood men receiving criminal citations for commercial fishing without a license. The men are 44-year old Dean Gray of Rotonda, the... Read More.