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Orlando police have captured accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. That follows a more than one-week manhunt during which Port Charlotte native and Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Norman Lewis was killed when a van... Read More.

A cutback in growth is part of the proposed 2017 comprehensive plan for the city of Venice. The city planning commission reviewed a draft of the plan Tuesday and voted unanimously to have... Read More.

The Atlanta Braves have announced that Sarasota County is the destination for the team's new spring training complex, and the team is in exclusive negotiations with the county and its partners at the West... Read More.

A four-month old boy drowned in a bathtub at his home in North Port on November 16th. Now, his grandmother is charged with negligence and aggravated manslaughter in the death of Anakin David... Read More.

Four juveniles have been arrested in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries in the Deep Creek section of Port Charlotte. The crimes happened in the early morning hours of last Friday. All... Read More.

An injured barred owl that was found by a North Port family has been returned to the wild. Police say the owl was located by a family near the intersection of North Salford Blvd. and... Read More.

An arrest is made in connection with 9 vehicle burglaries last Friday in Port Charlotte. Police say they arrested four Lee County teenagers in connection with the thefts from the vehicles which were left unlocked... Read More.

Trial is expected to begin today for the second suspect in a Charlotte County murder case that went unsolved for over 15 years. Prosecutors say David McMannis is accused of killing 19-year-old Tara Sidarovich at... Read More.

Over a thousand people including Governor Rick Scott turned out Monday to remember a Orange County Sheriffs Deputy from Port Charlotte killed in the line of duty. Deputy Norman Lewis was killed January 9 while... Read More.

Arrests are made in connection with two burglaries at a Port Charlotte business. In November burglars stole a trailer from Galloway Roofing on Gasparilla Road and last month theives took a pickup truck from the... Read More.