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Officials say a bloom of Florida red tide remained over the weekend along beaches in and around Tampa Bay. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it has found concentrations in it high enough to... Read More.

A wrongful death lawsuit has surfaced two years after an inmate's death at Charlotte Correctional Institution. The suit against the state accuses the prison system and its private health care company of causing the death... Read More.

An 11 month old boy has died after falling into the family swimming pool. Coruage Woodall died Sunday night after being found at the bottom of the family pool in Collier County. Police... Read More.

A 69-year-old Punta Gorda man was arrested after the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office investigated complaints of illicit behavior in the Flatwoods Environmental Park on Tamiami Trail. According to police Richard Russell Aaron is... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office holds its Junior Law Academy Summer Law Camp this summer. It runs for middle school students between the ages of 11 and 14. The sheriff's office says it gives youngsters the... Read More.

Deputies in Charlotte County have staked out a couple places to look for speeding drivers this week. They have stationed themselves on Placida Road between Gasparilla and South McCall roads in Placida, and Hillsborough Boulevard... Read More.

The Community Unity Task Force invites people for a march across the Peace River on Saturday. The sheriff's office says it begins 8:30 from Laishley Park in Punta Gorda. Shuttle buses transport people to the starting... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports an arrest for indecent exposure at Flatwoods Environmental Park. It says this follows numerous complaints of bad behavior. The office claims 69-year-old Richard Aaron of Punta Gorda approached an undercover... Read More.

A crash in Sarasota killed a man yesterday afternoon. The crash on I-75 also injured a woman. The highway patrol says a 20-year-old woman drove her Mazda through a construction zone near Sumter Boulevard. It claims the... Read More.

State environmental officials continue advising people that the region's beaches have a problem. The Fish & Wildlife Commission says the annual red tide has affected coastlines at Madeira Beach and Indian Shores, among other places. Swimmers... Read More.