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The latest "Click It or Ticket" event begins today. It runs through the end of Thanksgiving at the end of the month. Using seatbelts reduces the risk of a fatal injury in front-seat occupants... Read More.

The sheriff's office has arrested a Port Charlotte man that could make taxpayers unhappy. It believes 80-year-old John Denardo poured what looked like gas on the road in front his and his neighbors' homes on... Read More.

Three Port Charlotte men spent part of Halloween in jail. The sheriff's office arrested 18-year-old Michael Melillo, 20-year-old Cayden Ranney, and 21-year-old Nathan Wiley on drug charges. The narcotics unit found a grow room in the... Read More.

We have word of a fatal crash today in Port Charlotte. WZVN-TV reports it happened after 11 o'clock this morning on Harbor Boulevard near Dollar Avenue. The sheriff's office says the crash involved a motorcycle and... Read More.

The sheriff's office has identified those involved in last week's shooting at the Charlotte Harbor RV Park. Shortly after deputies arrived last Tuesday morning, four children lef the trailer. Some of the deputies had... Read More.

Today's shooting in Charlotte Harbor killed a man and a woman and injured one other person. The sheriff's office says it happened early this morning at the Charlotte Harbor RV Park on Tamiami Trail. It happened... Read More.

A motorcyclist remains in critical condition after yesterday's accident in Charlotte County. The highway patrol says a 30-year-old man from Port Charlotte lost control of his Harley Davidson. The Herald-Tribune reports this happened as he turned... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports a missing endangered adult. The office says 34-year-old Katy McDonald disappeared Saturday. Someone last saw McDonald at her home in Port Charlotte. She may have a blue acoustic guitar with her,... Read More.

The City of Venice has killed plans to cut costs by consolidating its fire department with Sarasota County's. City Council's approved a new 3-year contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters which represents... Read More.

A poker run Saturday benefits the Sarasota Chalk Festival in Venice. The event at Hoosier Bar in Osprey raises money to sponsor artists for the festival. Cars and motorcycles can ride 53 miles through Osprey, Englewood,... Read More.