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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.

In what may be a good sign for the Suncoast economy, foreclosure filings were down in 2016, in fact down to their lowest point in 10 years. There were 472 home foreclosures in... Read More.

The votes are in and two new K-9s with the Punta Gorda Police Department have names. It was the children of Punta Gorda who voted on Tuesday and decided on the names Chase... Read More.

For the next two months, the cities of Venice and North Port are under a rabies alert. That follows a pair of attacks by bobcats in east Venice, both taking place between Venice... Read More.

A former North Port commissioner will be honored at the annual luncheon meeting of the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce. According to the Chamber, Fred Tower the Third will receive the "2017 Business... Read More.

Thanks to an anonymous donor, the Charlotte Cares fundraising campaign has reached its goal and then some. Someone gave the Charlotte Community Foundation 100-thousand dollars. That's being added to another 50-thousand dollars... Read More.

A North Port family was not injured, but did receive rabies treatment after a bobcat invaded their home. The Sun reports it happened Friday at a residence off Salinas Street in IslandWalk. ... Read More.