An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. It’s the ninth fatal collision this year, out of 11 total panther deaths. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the remains... Read More.

Deputies say the body of a woman found behind a Dunkin Donuts in Lakewood Ranch has been identified. Kendra Lee Parsick, 38, has been identified as the woman whose body was found in a... Read More.

The much talked about and highly anticipated Bay project received a nice boost Tuesday. This comes in the form of a hefty donation. The Patterson Foundation announced it will be donating two million dollars... Read More.

The graduation rate in Charlotte County jumped by nearly 7 percent in the 2018-19 school year. District officials said on Tuesday that the 900-plus students that will get their caps and gowns this week... Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to Israel with a large contingent of business leaders — not surprisingly, especially as the GOP woos Jewish voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election. But DeSantis’ plan to... Read More.

Officials in Charlotte County say a pair of aeronautics programs are competing for the space at Punta Gorda Airport that was left behind by Western Michigan University's flight school. Aeroguard Flight Training Center and... Read More.

Four credit card skimmers were found inside gas pumps at the 7-Eleven in Gateway all on the same day. It's the 7-Eleven at 12011 Gateway Boulevard. Four gas pumps out of the ten total... Read More.

Deputies say when they went to arrest a woman accused of stealing and pawning items from her family's home, they found meth, cocaine and prescription pills. The sheriff's office was called last Friday, by... Read More.