North Port's City Commission may have done a big favor for a lot of residents facing code enforcement cases: lower penalties. The Commission today decided to lower fines in all unsettled... Read More.

A Charlotte County man faces animal cruelty charges after officers say he left a dog outside wearing an embedded collar. WINK reports animal control got a tip that the lab-retriever named Murdock was... Read More.

Thumbtack.com has released its 2nd annual Small Business Friendliness Survey, showing Florida's performance roughly mirrored that of last year, earning a 'C-' grade overall, though with a 'B+' for its tax code. Florida... Read More.

Venice is trying something new to better handle public trash disposal, and the Sun will be a big part of the process.

The former Charlotte County resident accused of capital sexual battery against a child was, until recently, an assistant instructor at Edison State College Charlotte Campus in Punta Gorda. The North Port Sun reports... Read More.

Venice Police arrested 39-year old John Chase and 25-year old Ashley Anderson early this morning, on charges of trafficking a controlled substance (oxycodone), possession of methamphetamine, possession of Xanax, and possession of drug paraphernalia.... Read More.

CCSO says a man and woman reported they were robbed at gunpoint by two men around 1 this morning at the Port Charlotte Beach Complex. Deputies say the suspects are described as either... Read More.

The fight over Imagine School in North Port is over. The Herald-Tribune reports the deal means the departure of Principal Justin Matthews’ on May 31, and the charter school stays with its old... Read More.