Suncoast Snowbirds

Snowbirds are making their descent to the Suncoast this Thanksgiving weekend. Local outlets are reporting on families that carved turkeys in their shorts at long-term beachside camping sites like Siesta Key and Oscar Scherer... Read More.

Missing Endangered Adult

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in locating a missing endangered adult. They're looking for 35-year-old Jon B. Boyd, described as six feet tall, 144 pounds with... Read More.

Toddler Rescued from Pool

A two-year-old boy was rescued by his grandfather from a swimming pool in North Port Thursday morning. The Herald-Tribune reports the child had been in the pool at a residence on South Sanford... Read More.

Make sure your home is safe for the holidays

Make sure your home is safe for the holidays. Officials are reminding turkey day celebrants that the leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. And if you're frying your bird this... Read More.

Thanksgiving Closures

It's Thanksgiving and that means Charlotte County and Sarasota County government business offices and court offices will be closed today and tomorrow. There will be no curbside trash collection today and pickups for... Read More.

Punta Gorda Bomb Threat

Somebody called up the State Probation Office in Punta Gorda and claimed a bomb would be going off. That happened Monday afternoon and the office was evacuated. A police sweep of the... Read More.

North Port Night Meetings

In an effort to be more accessible to the public, the North Port City Commission will now meet half the time at night. Commission meetings have been normally held twice a month at... Read More.