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Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies say an argument at a Port Charlotte bar led to a drive-by shooting that injured three people. It happened shortly before 2am yesterday on US-41 near the intersection of Elkcam... Read More.

A Sarasota woman is recovering after she was hurt in a crash on Saturday night. Police say 23 year old Morgan Wallace was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St Petersburg in critical condition after... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating a third incident of a person or persons either gutting, or dismembering cats and placing the body parts on fairways at Port Charlotte Golf Club,... Read More.

A Punta Gorda firm is being purchased by a company in Michigan. The Gulf Coast Business Review reports Troy, Mich.-based X-Ray Industries is set to acquire Arcadia Aerospace Industries, based locally. Arcadia builds inspection... Read More.

The westbound lanes of West Venice Avenue, between Nokomis Avenue and the beach, will be closed Sunday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the Cyclovia event, sponsored by the South County... Read More.

A Fort Myers man is in jail in Charlotte County after an alleged theft. CCSO said they busted 24 year old Virgil Raymond Williams Jr., charging him with Grand Theft and Trespassing after he allegedly... Read More.

Sheriff's Office Prescription Drug Unit Receives National Award Sheriff Tom Knight is pleased to announce that the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Pharmaceutical Diversion Investigative Unit (PDIU) received the 2011 Investigator of the Year Award from... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA) Charlotte County Sheriff’s Narcotics detectives arrested a foot-ankle-vein doctor after he turned himself in at the Charlotte County Jail this afternoon on two felony charges of Obtaining Oxycodone by Fraud. Arrested was... Read More.

(PUNTA GORDA) Charlotte County Sheriff’s Narcotics detectives arrested a foot-ankle-vein doctor after he turned himself in at the Charlotte County Jail this afternoon on two felony charges of Obtaining Oxycodone by Fraud. Arrested was... Read More.

Venice City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Garbage, recycling and yard waste will not be collected on Thursday. All items will... Read More.