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Downtown Venice is getting stop signs...at the cost of a few parking spots and about $18 million. Initially, plans called for the removal of 18 parallel parking spaces along Venice Avenue. City officials said... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man was arrested Monday after allegedly attacking his 68-year-old anger management counselor. According to the police report, 25-year old Michael Kelley called the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, claiming his counselor had... Read More.

After the better part of 36 hours, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office detectives concluded the collection of evidence at a home on Rumford Street in Punta Gorda. Around 6:30 last night, the Sheriff's Office... Read More.

An 8-year-old Punta Gorda girl made history recently. Roxy Getter is now the youngest female ever to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. She climbed the 19,341-foot mountain in Tanzania with her family, including... Read More.

The North Port City Commission voted 3-2 this week to put nearly $5M- $4.7 million, to be exact- of sales tax money towards helping to fund the Atlanta Braves spring training complex. Mayor Linda... Read More.

A teenager who shot and killed a male victim back in 2015 will go to prison for a life sentence. The unnamed teen was convicted in 2016 of second degree murder and firing a... Read More.

The mayor of Venice wants to make a former Steakhouse into another fire station or an annex for City Hall. IberiaBank foreclosed on Classics Steakhouse at 133 S. Tamiami Trail in late May. The... Read More.

A chance to say goodbye to a Manatee County favorite is being planned. Plans to celebrate the life of Manatee County symbol, Snooty the manatee are being put together. The 69-year-old manatee drowned over... Read More.

An investigation is moving swiftly in Manatee County after a trio of men was seen dragging a shark behind a speed boat. The video shows the shark on a rope, flipping and flopping around... Read More.

Call it fake news, or just an internet rumor...but thanks to a publication called the 'Adventure Journal,' some people thought the town of Englewood would be changing its name. The reason? Adventure Journal was... Read More.