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New Year Brings Changes in Florida: From Tax Breaks to Transparency As the calendar flips to 2024, Floridians can expect a wave of new rules and benefits impacting everyday life. Here's a snapshot of some... Read More.

MOVE OVER Law update requires motorists to move over for ALL disabled vehicles stopped on the side of the road displaying warning/emergency/hazard lights, emergency flares, or emergency signage ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Update On the morning of December 28, 2023, a shooting incident occurred on Matecumbe Rd., leaving one man deceased. Based on evidence at the scene, Charlotte County detectives have ruled out... Read More.

Charlotte County, Fl In a shocking incident unfolding on Chelsea Court in Charlotte County, authorities are grappling with a gruesome crime scene where a 23-year-old man stands accused of fatally stabbing his mother the day... Read More.

On December 14, US Marshals in Ohio arrested Denis Eugene White (DOB 9/15/60) following an SCSO investigation into sexual battery. On October 9, 2023, investigators from the SCSO Special Victims Unit received information that White... Read More.

Punta Gorda, Fl Jonathan Larmore and his real estate investment firm, ArciTerra, face federal charges from the SEC, accused of a $35 million fraud scheme involving the misappropriation of investor funds. Larmore, the former owner... Read More.

Demolition work has started at Englewood's Merchant's Crossing shopping center to replace Publix's 33-year-old store. The plan includes demolishing a section facing State Road 776. Publix aims to build an updated prototype store and... Read More.

Charlotte, Sarasota County, Florida – As the sun sets on this Christmas Eve, residents of Charlotte, Sarasota County, Florida eagerly await the arrival of the jolliest and most iconic figure of the holiday season -... Read More.

Beachwalk by Manasota Key will host a virtual Neighborhood Workshop on Jan. 3, 2024, at 6 p.m. via Zoom to discuss proposed changes, increasing homes in the 781-acre subdivision to 1,720. This adjustment includes... Read More.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District has recently issued a water shortage order covering multiple counties, including Charlotte County. This directive, effective since Thursday, maintains existing watering schedules but places restrictions on what is deemed... Read More.