NPPD getting it done with Facebook and Twitter

North Port Police say they have closed a dozen cases over the last year with two things that have not cost the city anything. They have done all this with Facebook and Twitter. The Herald-Tribune reports... Read More.

Charlotte Co. unemployment increases

Charlotte County's unemployment rate in January came out to 5.6 percent. This represents an increase from 5.1 percent in December, but still down from 6.5 percent in January of last year. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment... Read More.

CCSO special traffic enforcement locations

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced its speed enforcement locations for this week. Deputies have their radar guns out more often along Melbourne Street in Port Charlotte, as well as on Placida Road in... Read More.

Woman dies after being hit by car

A woman hit by a vehicle after exiting a Lee Tran bus on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Wednesday night has died. Fort Myers Police say 55 year old Sandra Lee... Read More.

NPPD: Woman attacks man and cop

North Port Police arrested a woman Tuesday evening after they say she attacked a man and an officer. The Charlotte Sun cites a department report that shows she also apparently hit herself to make it... Read More.

ALDI opens in Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte has a new grocery store. ALDI opened its doors last week on Tamiamia Trail. Shopping carts cost a refundable 25 cents. ALDI provides shopping bags for a charge, but you can bring your own.

More people flying out of Punta Gorda

Allegiant Air keeps increasing passenger traffic at the airport in Punta Gorda. Year over year, traffic rose over 37 percent last month to over 91,000 travelers. The Business Observer reports this puts the airport on target... Read More.

Legislature repeals state cohabitation law

Unmarried Florida couples can soon legally live together. The statehouse has approved legislation that would repeal a state law from 1868 that prohibits pre-marital cohabitation. The senate has already approved the bill. It now goes... Read More.

Republicans debating in Miami

The remaining Republican candidates debate tonight in Miami. The University of Miami hosts it, and CNN televises it. The debate begins at 8:30. A Quinnipiac poll yesterday had Donald Trump comfortably in front of Marco Rubio and... Read More.