A two-year-old boy was rescued by his grandfather from a swimming pool in North Port Thursday morning. The Herald-Tribune reports the child had been in the pool at a residence on South Sanford... Read More.

If you're heading home for the holidays you'll have lots of company. Triple-A expects 48-point-seven million Americans to travel this Thanksgiving, one million more than last year. The increase is spurred by improvements in... Read More.

Make sure your home is safe for the holidays. Officials are reminding turkey day celebrants that the leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. And if you're frying your bird this... Read More.

Shoppers are already gearing up for Black Friday, dubbed one of the busiest shopping days of the season. From the lowest prices on televisions to small kitchen appliances, this year, experts say, more of... Read More.

People everywhere were out getting their Turkey Day groceries this weekend. From the turkey to the pumpkin pie, this year shoppers are supposed to see lower prices. According to a national survey the average... Read More.

It's Thanksgiving and that means Charlotte County and Sarasota County government business offices and court offices will be closed today and tomorrow. There will be no curbside trash collection today and pickups for... Read More.

Somebody called up the State Probation Office in Punta Gorda and claimed a bomb would be going off. That happened Monday afternoon and the office was evacuated. A police sweep of the... Read More.

In an effort to be more accessible to the public, the North Port City Commission will now meet half the time at night. Commission meetings have been normally held twice a month at... Read More.