WOMAN INJURED IN GULF COVE CRASH

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SOUTH GULF COVE YESTERDAY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 46 YEAR OLD JEFFREY COOK OF ENGLEWOOD WAS NORTHBOUND ON ST. PAUL... Read More.

SUV CRASHES INTO TRACTOR TRAILER

AN ARCADIA WOMAN WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE EARLY THIS MORNING.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 22 YEAR OLD BRITTANY GARROD WAS NORTHBOUND ON 75 JUST NORTH OF THE JONES... Read More.

SCAT BUS CHANGES TAKE EFFECT SATURDAY

SARASOTA COUNTY AREA TRANSIT WILL IMPLEMENT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO SOME OF ITS ROUTES AND SCHEDULES BEGINNING TOMORROW.  THE COUNTY SAYS THE CHANGES WILL IMPROVE FREQUENCY CONNECTION OPTIONS IN VENICE, NORTH PORT, AND ENGLEWOOD.  THE... Read More.

MAN ARRESTED IN JEWELRY STORE BURGLARY

AN ENGLEWOOD MAN WAS ARRESTED TODAY AFTER A LOCAL PAWN BROKER NOTICED HE WAS TRYING TO PAWN ITEMS STOLEN DURING A ROBBERY EARLIER THIS WEEK.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 22 YEAR OLD MICAH BURCH... Read More.

MORE CHARGES FILED AGAINST PLACIDA MAN

DETECTIVES OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FILED FIVE MORE CHARGES AGAINST A MAN WHO DROVE AROUND PALM ISLAND ON A GOLF CART WITH A SHOTGUN THREATENING TO KILL HIMSELF AND OTHERS LAST SUNDAY. ... Read More.

BOATER MISSING IN GULF

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A MAN WHO WENT BOATING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE.  DEPUTIES SAY 58 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MARQUARRIE LEFT A MESSAGE WITH A... Read More.

PORT CHARLOTTE BANK ROBBER STILL ON THE LOOSE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAJOR CRIMES UNIT DETECTIVES RELEASED NEW VIDEO AND A BETTER STILL PHOTO OF A BANK ROBBER WHO HIT THE RBC CENTURA BANK LAST WEDNESDAY.  DEPUTIES SAY THE ROBBER TOOK OFF A HANDKERCHIEF... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY KEEPS MILLAGE FLAT

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY VOTED TO KEEP THE COUNTY’S MILLAGE RATE FLAT DESPITE SOME $40 MILLION DOLLARS LESS IN REVENUES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.  COMMISSIONER JOE BARBETTA SAYS THAT SHOULD BE GOOD NEWS... Read More.

SUICIDAL MAN ARRESTED ON PALM ISLAND

A PLACIDA MAN WHO THREATENED TO COMMIT SUICIDE WAS ARRESTED ON PALM ISLAND LAST NIGHT.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED THE CALL JUST AFTER 9PM THAT A MAN, LATER IDENTIFIED AS 57 YEAR... Read More.

MOTORCYCLIST DIES FROM INJURIES

THE PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WHO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON ON COCHRAN BOULEVARD HAS DIED.  25 YEAR OLD DUSTIN KLETT PASSED AWAY JUST BEFORE 7PM LAST NIGHT IN LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ... Read More.