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A 35-year-old North Port man has been arrested on three felony charges involving inappropriate activity with a minor. Through a lengthy investigation, North Port police say detectives were able to determine that Brian... Read More.

A man was killed while trimming a tree in Venice Thursday morning. At 10:15, police responded to a report of an injured person at a property on Village Circle. Officers determined that 37-year-old Raymundo... Read More.

Student enrollment in Charlotte County Public Schools is down and that means some teachers and staff will have to go. The district has announced that it is planning to cut almost five... Read More.

The city of Venice won't be buying a property called The Woods. The 151 acres belonging to Neal Communities were annexed into the city in 2008. In 2015, The Woods was rezoned... Read More.

An Orange County Sheriff's deputy who was killed in a motorcycle crash during a search for a murder suspect had ties to the Suncoast. Deputy First Class Norman Lewis was helping set up... Read More.

An employee of the city of North Port has been placed on administrative leave after bing arrested for driving under the influence. 61-year-old Scott Williams is the Neighborhood Development Services Director of the... Read More.

A road rage incident in North Port ended in gunfire. Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies say the dispute between two men happened Friday morning at the intersection of U.S. 41 and River Road. ... Read More.

Motorists saw little change in gasoline prices last week and Triple-A says that could soon mean relief at the pump. With the holidays over and cold weather moving across much of the country, demand... Read More.

There was a fatal, single-vehicle accident on I-75 in Charlotte County early Satrday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 45-year-old Timothy Brian Williams of Cape Coral was northbound on I-75 in his... Read More.

A Charlotte County pharmacist is accused of stealing drugs from the pharmacy where he worked. The sheriff's office says that 38-year-old Jatin-Kumar Patel worked in the soon-to-be-closed K-Mart in Port Charlotte. Store... Read More.