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Charlotte County Sheriff's have arrested a Port Charlotte teen for several Saturday morning burglaries. 18-yearold Ronald Wayne Flanary was booked in connection with the early-moringburglaries,which included three unlocked vehicles, one vehicle window smashed out,... Read More.

North Port police are investigating a threat made to North Port High School this morning. School officials were contacted by students about an anonymous electronic posting on Facebook. The writer made several... Read More.

Sarasota Military Academy cadets and local volunteers placed wreaths on the graves at Sarasota National Cemetery over the weekend. The wreaths were placed against each headstone of men and women of the U.S.... Read More.

Punta Gorda will keep paying $100,000 a year to fund two school resource officers. In an effort to save money, city staff recommended turning the positions over to the sheriff's office. But the council... Read More.

Arrangements have been announced for the Lemon Bay High School football player who died during surgery last week. Friends and boosters will have the chance to remember Jerone Campbell at a memorial service this... Read More.

A Port Charlotte family has been displaced by a fire in their home yesterday. It appears the fire started near the entertainment center. No one was home at the time. Fire crews were able... Read More.

Online auctions of items seized from the Englewood property belonging to former Illinois comptroller Rita Crundwell have raised more than $275,000. The auction ended Friday and included a farmhouse-style kitchen table with eight... Read More.

Bauer Financial Inc. has upgraded two Southwest Florida lenders, First America Bank of Bradenton and Englewood Bank & Trust, in its latest ratings cycle, signaling slight recovering in the regional bank industry. The two area... Read More.

Bauer Financial Inc. has upgraded two Southwest Florida lenders, First America Bank of Bradenton and Englewood Bank & Trust, in its latest ratings cycle, signaling slight recovering in the regional bank industry. The two area... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol has issued more than a dozen traffic citations to drivers involved in a chain reaction of collisions that injured more than 50 people. No one died in the Oct. 5 crashes... Read More.