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The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Unit arrested a suspect in a vehicle burglary. They responded to El Jobean Road where the victim reported that tools were stolen from his vehicle. The value... Read More.

The Florida House will vote on whether to create a state memorial to honor slaves and acknowledge the cruelty of slavery. A bill (HB 67) to create a memorial on the Florida Capitol’s grounds cleared... Read More.

Charlotte High School assistant football coach Justin Midgett is on paid administrative leave as investigators look into a fight that happened after a game last month between Charlotte and Port Charlotte High School. The... Read More.

Seven credit card skimming devices have been removed from gas pumps at one Sarasota County gas station. A Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection employee performing a routine check of the pumps found... Read More.

A group calling themselves Paychecks for Patriots is working to match veterans with employers at a career fair tomorrow. More than two dozen businesses from Charlotte and Sarasota Counties will be holding in-person interviews... Read More.

Florida State has suspended operation of all fraternities and sororities on campus after the death of a 20-year-old was killed during an off-campus party Friday. Authorities are investigating if alcohol was a factor, but... Read More.

Sarasota state Sen. Greg Steube is taking aim at tree ordinances in the Legislature, saying rules limiting the trimming and removal of trees infringe on property rights. Steube’s bill would prohibit local governments from... Read More.

A North Port man wanted by police in connection with a hit and run crash along US-41 over the weekend in Ruskin has been arrested. Manatee County deputies arrested 30-year old Lee Lyman Bassett... Read More.

A Florida senator accused by six women of groping or making demeaning comments about their bodies was removed from his powerful position as budget chairman on Monday. Republican Sen. Jack Latvala is also a candidate... Read More.

The Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was present at background to low concentrations over the past week. In Southwest Florida, K. brevis was observed at background to very low concentrations in three samples... Read More.