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A Punta Gorda man is dead as the result of a crash Friday night. In a report released by the Highway Patrol yesterday, authorities said 22-year old David Gourdeau was the driver of a... Read More.

Students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences are just about to move into new digs -- and finally have enough room. The school has 750 students and has been overcrowded for some time in... Read More.

An arrest in the murder of a SCAT bus driver, who minutes before his death was seen in an ATM security video with his alleged killer. Police say 31-year-old Charles Hill of Sarasota is... Read More.

The Sarasota City Commission tonight will discuss the regulation of boats outside a future mooring field in Sarasota Bay. That will cap a session filled with discussions of transportation-related issues. Also on the agenda:... Read More.

An accreditation team will be in town soon to make a site check on the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. fficials say it's the best time for you to make your feelings known about whether... Read More.

The Engle­wood United Methodist Church Music Min­istries will present Handel’s “Mes­siah” this Saturday. The EUMC Chan­cel Choir with be joined by guest mem­bers from other area choral groups, with accom­pa­ni­ment by organ­ist Fonda Davies... Read More.

(PUNTA GORDA AREA) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Juvenile Operations Unit conducted business alcohol compliance checks Thursday evening of 12 Punta Gorda area businesses located in the county. A total of 11 were in compliance... Read More.

Authorities now say it was a driver making a left turn that caused the five-car crash in Sarasota that seriously injured one person and hospitalized three others. The Florida Highway Patrol saying a driver... Read More.

A controversial gang-related mural in Sarasota's Rosemary District will soon be no more. The mural was created on the side of the Tube Dude factory at Central Avenue and tenth Street last month as... Read More.

Port Charlotte police on the hunt for a man who robbed the jewelry counter of a mall department store. Witnesses say a white male in his thirties demanded jewelry from a clerk at the... Read More.