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The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced that it will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at the following locations this week. Deputies will be watching for speeders in Port Charlotte on South... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office released an Internal Affairs Investigation Report last Thursday regarding three jail deputies who were disciplined for circulating a photo of a jail inmate on social media. Sheriff Bill... Read More.

The 2016 Englewood Beach Waterfest had a huge economic impact on the area. Research conducted for Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf Islands Visitor and Convention Bureau indicates that out-of-county visitors and out-of-county race... Read More.

The Suncoast is in for a cool down over the weekend. Low temperatures tomorrow night and Sunday night are forecast to be in the low to mid 40s. It will also be... Read More.

After undergoing a complete renovation, the former Punta Gorda Speedway reopens today as the 4-17 Southern Speedway and Events. Owners of the three-eights of a mile oval located near Punta Gorda Aiport say... Read More.

A Charlotte High School teacher who allegedly took online reading tests for her elementary-age special-needs children and then lied about it, was fired last January. But an arbitrator ruled that while Aimee Schneider... Read More.

Back in October, deputies at the Charlotte County Jail responded to an incident involving an inmate. In the course of resolving the situation, photos were taken of the inmate, one of which eventually... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office seeks your help in locating a missing child: Kylie Donaldson is a 16-year-old white female. She was last seen on Waterway Drive in Port Charlotte on Tuesday. Kylie is... Read More.

As of January 1st, the limit on individual campaign contributions in North Port was reduced to 250 dollars. Later today, the North Port City Council will hold the second reading of an ordinance... Read More.

Meeting for the first time in 2017 on Wednesday, the Punta Gorda City Council went along with a request from Police Chief Tom Lewis to expand his department's 911 emergency service. The vote... Read More.