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MELISSA OWENS, A THIRD GRADE TEACHER AT BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS IN SARASOTA HAS BEEN NAMED THE SARASOTA COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR.  SHE WAS PRESENTED THE AWARD AT THE TEACHER OF... Read More.

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ENTERING A HOME WITH A GUN.  DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE 21000 BLOCK OF OLEAN BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON MARCH 13TH... Read More.

AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD ON A BOAT RAMP AT HATHAWAY PARK IN PUNTA GORDA YESTERDAY.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE NAME OF THE 66 YEAR OLD MAN IS BEING WITHHELD PENDING... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THREE PEOPLE THEY SAY WERE INVOLVED IN AN ARMED ROBBERY OF A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN SARASOTA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  DEPUTIES SAY TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ENTERED THE STORE... Read More.

TWO PEOPLE WHO OWNED A BOAT SALES BUSINESS IN ENGLEWOOD WERE ARRESTED FRIDAY ON WARRANTS FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.  AUTHORITIES SAY 48 YEAR OLD BRETT HYDE OF NAPLES AND 24 YEAR OLD... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY VOTED 4-1 TO COMPLETE THE LAND SWAP WITH SOUTHWEST LAND DEVELOPERS.  THE COMPANY WOULD GET 137 ACRES OF MURDOCK VILLAGE LAND, WHILE THE COUNTY WOULD GET 33 ACRES OWNED... Read More.

A VENICE MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN BRADENTON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 76 YEAR OLD ROCCO PACE WAS EASTBOUND ON STATE ROAD 70 IN THE LEFT LANE WEST OF 35TH... Read More.

A CARMELITE FRIAR ARRESTED EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A NOKOMIS TEENAGE BOY HAS BEEN SUED.  PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY 53 YEAR OLD WILLIAM WERT OF VENICE WAS PICKED UP IN FEBRUARY... Read More.

FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AS CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES RAIDED TWO HOMES IN PORT CHARLOTTE MONDAY MORNING.  DEPUTIES SAY THE FIRST RAID WAS AT 168 DEERFIELD AVENUE, WHERE DETECTIVES FOUND FOUR 30 OUNCE PLASTIC... Read More.

THE SEARCH FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF IN VENICE IS NOW DOWN TO FOUR.  ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, CURRENT POLICE CAPTAIN TOM MCNULTY AND FORMER NORTH PORT POLICE CHIEF AND CURRENT INTERIM... Read More.