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A stabbing at a Publix in Sarasota injured two people yesterday.Both of them remain in stable condition after it happened at the store on Bee Ridge Road.Deputies say a shoplifting suspect stabbed a woman... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has deputies staked out in two places next week for speeders.Expect more strict enforcement of the speed limit on Melbourne Street in Port Charlotte, and Placida Road in Englewood.Deputies... Read More.

A car hit and killed a man last night in Fort Myers.Police say it happened in front of a gas station at Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue.The driver stayed at the scene, and police... Read More.

Aldi has broken ground in Lehigh Acres.Chris Hewitt from Aldi Royal Palm Beach tells the News-Press that this store may open this winter.However, a publicist has denied to confirm that the store would sit... Read More.

State health officials have trapped mosquitoes near Miami and have tested them for Zika.A woman may have the first case of the virus that has resulted from a mosquito bite in the continental U.S.The... Read More.

One delegate from Charlotte County says this Republican National Convention feels more exciting than the one four years ago.Bill Folchi tells WUFT that he supported Marco Rubio at first. However, he now says... Read More.

Concern has grown in Charlotte County over water quality.Many residents worry that algae and bacteria from other parts of the state may wind up here.Now the Charlotte County Extension Office has a water quality... Read More.

North Port's police chief has returned from the White House.Kevin Vespia has participated in the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.He and Capt. Chris Morales have shared the department's strategies, including its social... Read More.

Both the governor and the state attorney general speak tonight at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.Rick Scott and Pam Bondi have vocally supported Donald Trump during the campaign.Marco Rubio also plans on giving... Read More.

The Florida Sheriff's Risk Management Fund has recognized the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office for "excellence in labor relations and ethics."The sheriff's office has received attention for trying to reduce and control losses.The fund provides... Read More.