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Blood banks continue making a difference.WTSP-TV reports the SunCoast Blood Bank on Mound Street in Sarasota has spent the last two days sending blood to banks in Orlando.Now SunCoast needs help recovering. It... Read More.

North Port Police say a bicyclist died in a crash with a truck this morning.They say it all happened on Tamiami Trail south at North Port Boulevard.Police have not identified the man on the... Read More.

Charlotte County deputies have staked themselves out in Port Charlotte to look for heavy feet this week.The sheriff's office says to expect them in two stretches: Tamiami Trail between Cranberry and Enterprise Drive, and... Read More.

A Charlotte County inmate died on Friday.The sheriff's office says 54-year-old David Szakalos of Englewood died after jumping from a housing pod earlier this month.Szakalos fell onto concrete decking below.Since then, he had spent... Read More.

Expect road closures and repairs on Bird Bay Drive West in Venice this week.These repairs happen today and Wednesday between 8 and 4.The construction actually begins about 50 feet east of the 41 Bypass.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has sounded the all-clear following an armed robbery in Port Charlotte.Units responded this morning to Kennesaw and Cedarwood streets for an alleged robbery and stabbing.The sheriff's office says the... Read More.

The search continues for a man who allegedly robbed a bridal shop in Lehigh Acres.Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers says a man with a bandana over his face had a knife in his hand yesterday.It... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office needs help finding a missing teenager.It says someone last saw 14-year-old Samantha Hottlet in Punta Gorda on Wednesday afternoon in Punta Gorda.While the sheriff's office does not see her... Read More.

The city engineer calls the losses on Venice beaches minimal following Tropical Storm Colin.Kathleen Weeden, however, reports some increased erosion at the Flamingo Ditch region and some accumulations near the Venice Fishing Pier.Weeden also... Read More.

The highway patrol plans a DUI Wolfpack Detail in Charlotte County.This begins tomorrow night at 11 o'clock, and it runs until 4 o'clock Sunday morning.The patrol organizes these details to remove impaired drivers from... Read More.