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Just a half-dozen people showed up this month at an environmental hearing regarding planned projects at Punta Gorda Airport. The March 5 hearing drew just six people- all of whom live on the same... Read More.

Library cardholders in Sarasota County will now be able to check out books libraries statewide. The county rolled out Tipasa, an interlibrary loan system that allows people to search, request and borrow print materials... Read More.

Police were tipped off late last week about a dead body spotted in a homeless camp near Rotonda Boulevard West. Investigators found the body in a homeless camp near a FPL power line right... Read More.

A contractor damaged a water line in the 300 block of Chiquita Boulevard South this morning. This impacted several homes and businesses in the northwest area of Cape Coral, and even schools. The nearby... Read More.

Investigators in Charlotte County found a man's body in a wooded area near Rotunda Boulevard West, near Placida Road. Deputies have identified the victim as 40-year-old Ryan Alderman. Deputies said that Alderman's death... Read More.

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in October in the Panhandle, it crippled a key portion of the state's prison system, leaving nearly 1,000 prison employees displaced from the area and more than 5,000 inmates... Read More.

Two people died in a crash involving a motorcycle on I-75 in North Port earlier today. As a result, two northbound lanes were blocked at mile marker 175 between Kings Highway and Toledo Blade Boulevard.... Read More.

Three executives of a failed airline that left hundreds of people stranded across the country, including in Punta Gorda, have been sentenced. The former leaders of Direct Air got between 5 and 8 years... Read More.

The Sarasota County Commission this week took what they hope is a step to making home ownership more affordable in the area. The council unanimously approved allowing houses smaller than 750 square feet to... Read More.

Biologists and other rescue partners helped two dolphins that got in trouble in Englewood this week. A group of scientists spotted the dolphins and put out a net to catch them. Once secured, they... Read More.