CCSO Holiday Schedule

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office advises that their Administrative Office and the four District Offices around the county will be closed tomorrow and Friday for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The offices will reopen on... Read More.

Operation Pill Drop Results

The local and statewide results are in from the Florida Sheriff's Association's "Operation Pill Drop." That's a program encouraging citizens to properly and safely dispose of unwanted medications from their households. The... Read More.

Body Found at McDonald’s

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the death of a white male in his mid to late 20's in the McDonald's at 3280 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte. The male was found... Read More.

Turkey Trot 5K is Thursday

The third annual Englewood Turkey Trot 5K is just two days away and it could be the biggest so far. Organizers tell the Englewood Sun that they're hoping for 300 people to take... Read More.

State, local tourism records

Florida and the Suncoast are setting new tourism records. Visit Florida reports that the Sunshine State welcomed almost 27 million visitors from July to September and 85 million during the first nine months... Read More.

Teachers In Line For Raise

Sarasota County school teachers should expect a pay bump soon. On Monday, the school board and the teacher's union agreed to a four-percent retroactive pay raise for most staff beginning from this past summer... Read More.

Fireball Lights Up Suncoast

Something apparently lit up the sky over the Suncoast last night. ABC7 says that the station has had numerous reports of what some are calling a "fireball" moving toward the west out over... Read More.

Waterfest Grows

Organizers are saying that this year's Englewood Beach Waterfest was bigger and better than last year, when the event began. Racefest participation grew from 40 boats to 48 boats as racers competed for... Read More.

Beach Hazards Statement

The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement, in effect through this afternoon, for coastal Sarasota and Charlotte counties. There's a possibility of Florida Red Tide, which can cause respiratory irritation,... Read More.

Juvenile Hit by BB

Two juveniles were shooting BB guns outside of a home in North Port when one of them was hit in the head with a BB. Police say it happened Saturday evening on Ariton... Read More.