Kids’ Needs, a non-profit, all-volunteer group work­ing to help Engle­wood chil­dren stay safe and in school, is in need of school supplies. The group col­lects dona­tions of new and nearly new school cloth­ing and... Read More.

An alert for ATM users: watch for skimmers on the debit card reader on the machine. Charlotte County detectives say two men were seen on surveillance video January 18 at Publix in Charlotte Harbor; one... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man, whose 3-year-old son shot himself in the head with his father's gun, is now facing a criminal charge in the death. 24-year-old Christopher Davis turned himself in at the Charlotte... Read More.

An arrest in the November killing of a Charlotte County man... Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell has announced that 35-year-old Michael Sheeley has been charged with Second Degree Murder for the November 17 killing of... Read More.

A Port Charlotte High School student is facing charges of Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds, a felony, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of drug paraphernalia. The 15-year-old was arrested Tuesday for... Read More.

Sarasota County will hold open-house-style meetings this month -- one in North Port and one in Englewood -- on the draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The plan provides a framework to promote and encourage... Read More.

A woman from Murdock faces Grand Theft charges following her arrest by Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies. 29-year-old Sharika Shanika Smith is accused of trying to steal two home theater systems from the Murdock... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives are asking for your help locating two Punta Gorda area men wanted for intentionally striking a deputy with their fleeing pickup truck Wednesday night. Detectives are looking for the driver of... Read More.