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North Port police are searching for two robbery suspects, one of whom was seen smiling on surveillance video. The theft occurred Monday at the Walmart at 17000 Tamiami Trail. Two men... Read More.

The city of North Port says residents should be aware that Cromey Road, between Polynesia Road and Carrizal Terrace, will be closed beginning today. Construction crews are replacing a stormwater pipe in the area.... Read More.

An Englewood woman was injured in a traffic crash Tuesday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Kathleen Koehler was on State Road 776, attempting to turn near the Park Forest community. ... Read More.

Charlotte County Commissioners have voted to protect manatees. The Englewood Sun reports that the manatee protection plan will set guidelines for the construction of boat slips, new marinas or marina expansion and dry... Read More.

Sheriff Bill Prummell and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report that there is a trend of scamming phone calls where suspects are calling the public and portraying themselves as law enforcement personnel. These suspects... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted for theft. They say that on the afternoon of February 3rd, he entered an open office at... Read More.

The lawyer for the former Sarasota County Sheriff's deputy facing charges that include attempted murder, has requested that he be allowed to withdraw from the case. In his request, Frank Bybee's attorney, Charles... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has donated more than 60 computers to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County. The HP touch-screen computers were seized during investigations into illegal internet gambling cafes throughout... Read More.

The teenager seriously injured in a boating accident on the Peace River near Punta Gorda on Sunday has been identified. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation says that 17-year-old Allyssa Fedyk of Punta... Read More.

Fire broke out Monday afternoon at a condominium complex in Port Charlotte. It happened at the Oxford House complex on Gertrude Avenue. One person was injured and taken to the hospital in... Read More.