On March 13th through the 15th, the Florida Police Chiefs Association, the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Sheriffs Association, to include the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Punta Gorda Police Department will... Read More.

MARCH 11, 2020 — Ninety-five percent or about 143 million households in the country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020... Read More.

March 4, 2020'Spring forward' and replace batteries in smoke alarms and weather radios Sunday  SARASOTA COUNTY - Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 8, and Sarasota County Emergency Services personnel are reminding the public that... Read More.

Around 2:30 this morning deputies conducted a routine traffic stop in the parking lot of Hooters on Tamiami Trail/ Veterans. The passenger of the vehicle immediately fired shots towards the deputies who then returned... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2020) – The Board of County Commissioners is seeking volunteers for the following appointments: The following MSBU/TU Advisory Boards are seeking volunteers who must be both a property owner within... Read More.

On February 4, 2020 at 7:34 p.m. officers responded to a traffic crash with injuries at the intersection of East Olympia Avenue and Cooper Street in Punta Gorda involving an SUV and a motorcycle.The... Read More.

UPDATE: 1/26/2020 Two have been arrested in the fatal shooting incident at Over the Bridge.KEVENS LAGUERRE charged with SECOND-DEGREE MURDERKYRSHA TAYLOR charged with ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACTMore information regarding these arrests will be forthcoming.... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA/ENGLEWOOD BEACH, Fla. (January 22, 2020) – Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor & Convention Bureau was honored this week with two Adrian Awards, the largest and most prestigious global tourism marketing competition by Hospitality... Read More.