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Punta Gorda, FL – Human skeletal remains were discovered on the east side of the Curry Creek Wildlife Preserve in Babcock Ranch. Identification has not been made. Just after 10 a.m. dispatch received a call... Read More.

Port Charlotte, FL – April 25, 2022 A mother is facing a child neglect charge after leaving 5-year-old son home alone while she took boyfriend to work. Around 7:23 Monday morning, deputies responded to a vehicle... Read More.

Punta Gorda, FL – April 13, 2022 Amilcar Matute-Turcios (08/30/80) On April 12, 2022, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a case from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a sexual assault that occurred... Read More.

Sarasota Memorial has celebrated the groundbreaking on the new Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavilion. The Cornell Family Behavioral Health Pavilion will replace the Bayside Center for Behavioral Health. Target Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office ~ After fleeing from an attempted traffic stop, a man was later taken into custody on multiple drug-related charges and resisting arrest. Logan R. Schaefer (06/02/96) On Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at approximately... Read More.

BREAKING NEWS.... The Charlotte County Grand Jury returned an indictment today charging Jamil John Mahshie, 35 years old, with First Degree Murder – Unlawful Distribution of Fentanyl; Sale or Delivery of a Controlled Substance; Possession... Read More.

SPRING HILL, Fla.  — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1557, Parental Rights in Education, which reinforces parents’ fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children. The bill prohibits classroom instruction... Read More.

ARCADIA —Kiara Rishelle Morant, 18, the woman accused of killing a child with her SUV, is being held on no bond at DeSoto County Jail.  She is being charged with driving without a drivers... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office charged a Sarasota woman with Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of a 14-week-old infant. On November 8, 2021, around 10:00 p.m., deputies responded with paramedics to the... Read More.