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A Venice man was arrested yesterday in Port Charlotte after allegedly trying to get away from Sarasota County deputies in the North Port area. Jason Robert Gibson, 34, of 1956 San Silvestro... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is joining with Books-a-Million and Yogurt Mountain in supporting the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch at a “Bookfair” this Saturday. The Port Charlotte Books-a-Million and Yogurt Mountain, located... Read More.

Consumer confidence in Florida is dropping again. The monthly University of Florida survey released Tuesday shows the state's consumer confidence was 76 in the month of September. That's on a scale of 2 to 150... Read More.

CCSO detectives are investigating a shooting that happened early Saturday and are looking for anyone who might have additional information. Deputies were called to Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte where a 23... Read More.

(CHARLOTTE COUNTY) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from September 23 – 29. SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Murdock Circle (Port Charlotte) Taylor... Read More.

When Jim Foubister saw that Oct. 26 is Make a Difference Day - the National Day of Doing Good - he got a great idea. "I think we can get 300 volunteers to come... Read More.

Venice firemedics responded to a call around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, when a 14-year-old boy playing football at Wellfield was injured. After assessing the injuries, the Fire Department personnel arranged for Bayflite to... Read More.

A Rotonda man was arrested on multiple charges including possession of drugs Thursday after he allegedly used a debit card reported stolen in a vehicle burglary. On Tuesday September 17, a Port... Read More.

A Charlotte County man's been arrested for a cruel and unusual crime against an animal. CCSO Deputies say 61-year-old Thomas Hoeckel tied a cinderblock to his dog's harness and threw him into the... Read More.

Venice firefighters were the first on the scene of an accident that took place on Interstate 75 at Mile Marker 197 in Venice Sept. 17. When they arrived, shortly before 4 p.m., they found... Read More.