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Apollo 11 Festivities

Monday, July 15

It took 400,000 people to put Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon a half-century ago. That massive workforce stretched across the U.S. and included engineers, scientists, mechanics, technicians, pilots, divers,... Read More.

SRQ Airport to Receive Grant Money

Monday, July 15

Big renovations are ahead for the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The airport was recently chosen for an almost $9 million grant through the Federal Aviation Administration. This grant comes after the airport announced they saw... Read More.

Operation Southern Shield

Monday, July 15

Troopers in several southern states, including Florida, are participating in "Operation Southern Shield" this week. Cops will be focusing efforts on ticketing speeding drivers.

Cape Coral Woman Arrested for Road Rage Crash

Monday, July 15

A Cape Coral woman involved in an April road rage incident was arrested over the weekend. Marli Sollitto, 19, was arrested Saturday after a warrant was approved. On Thursday, April 25, CCPD responded to... Read More.

Punta Gorda City Council OKs $600K for Utilities Upgrade Project at Ponce De Leon Park

Sunday, July 14

The Punta Gorda City Council last week voted to foot the bill for a utilities upgrade project at Ponce de Leon Park. Initially, the city was considering splitting the nearly $600,000 tab with the... Read More.

Charlotte Co. Transit to Roll Out New Mobile App

Sunday, July 14

Charlotte County will be launching a new app within the next year. That's all part of a 10-year transit plan that was approved by county commissioners last week. When it finally gets rolled out,... Read More.

14 Suncoast Red Cross Volunteers, Employees Dispatched to Louisiana

Sunday, July 14

More than a dozen local Red Cross volunteers and employees are in Louisiana this week helping out in the wake of Hurricane Barry. The storm made landfall on Friday and dumped feet of rain... Read More.

Fort Myers Police Arrest Man for Burglary

Friday, July 12

Fort Myers Police arrested a man for burglarizing a van downtown Thursday. John Redwick, 47, was arrested after security footage was taken of him trying to break into a van parked near Jackson Street,... Read More.

Woman Arrested After Trying to Break Into Homes in Pajamas

Friday, July 12

A woman was arrested after trying to get into four different homes on 13th Street Northwest in Golden Gate Estates. This happened while she was in her red pajamas at 2 a.m. on Wednesday.... Read More.

Venice Woman Files Ethics Violation Complaint Against City Council Member

Friday, July 12

Venice City Council Member Bob Daniels has been hit with an ethics violation charge by an area woman. The Herald-Tribune reports Venice resident Dawn Champiny claims Daniels conducted a background search on her using... Read More.