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A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER LEAVING HER CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE SHE CLEANED A HOUSE.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 23 YEAR OLD SHANNON WALSH LEFT THE FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL AND... Read More.

TWO MICHIGAN MEN STOPPED FOR A MINOR INFRACTION WERE FOUND TO HAVE DRUGS IN THEIR CAR IN ENGLEWOOD YESTERDAY.  A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTY STOPPED A CAR DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD CHAD MACDONALD OF... Read More.

A CLEWISTON MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER THROWING DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA OUT OF HIS SPEEDING CAR BEFORE HE WAS PULLED OVER BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES IN PUNTA GORDA.  A DEPUTY SPOTTED 23 YEAR OLD... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF TOM KNIGHT ALONG WITH THE U S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, THE F B I, AND F D I C ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THE UNSEALING OF A 44-COUNT INDICTMENT CHARGING 14 DEFENDANTS WITH CONSPIRACY... Read More.

A HOLLYWOOD MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER HE TOOK AUTHORITIES ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE THROUGH THREE COUNTIES.  DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CONTACTED BY STATE TROOPERS JUST AFTER 6:30PM WEDNESDAY THAT A 2004... Read More.

A NUMBER OF ONLINE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SARASOTA COUNTY WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 5PM TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THEY ARE RELOCATED TO THE COUNTY’S NEW DATA CENTER AT 5875 BAHIA... Read More.

ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN RURAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY YESTERDAY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 46 YEAR OLD CHARLES JOHNSON OF FORT PIERCE WAS EASTBOUND ON BERMONT ROAD, ABOUT... Read More.

A SARASOTA WOMAN WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY ON A WARRANT FROM SARASOTA COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES.  INVESTIGATORS WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL DIVERSION UNIT FOUND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER THAT 34 YEAR OLD DEANNA ZAPPI CALLED... Read More.

AUTHORITIES SAY A FIRE THAT CONSUMED A HOME IN RURAL PUNTA GORDA TUESDAY NIGHT KILLED SEVERAL FAMILY PETS.  WE FIRST REPORTED THE BLAZE ON OIL WELL ROAD NOT FAR FROM THE CHARLOTTE... Read More.

THE NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSION VOTED 5-0 ON TUESDAY TO BRING IN FIVE CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS FOR THE OPEN CITY MANAGER POSITION NEXT WEEK.  THE CITY COMMISSION AGREED TO INVITE ALAN COHEN, THE PRESIDENT... Read More.