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Deputies found a card reading device on a point-of-sale machine at the Circle K on Duncan Rd in Charlotte County Tuesday afternoon. Charlotte County ...

Operation Knot Lit, a Florida Sheriff's Association strategic DUI/BUI initiative with 33 Florida counties, ran from July 3-7.

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash just west of Port Charlotte in Charlotte County Friday. According to FHP, the crash is clear on El Jobean Road ...

It says something about Punta Gorda's commitment to its historic building stock that the vintage courthouse is still standing. It was built in 1928, seven years after ...

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, 70-year-old Deanna Adams was last seen leaving her daughter's house at 11 p.m. Saturday.

Neighbors in Charlotte County believe some big lizards are taking over a rundown home near them. Neighbors in Englewood East have seen dozens of iguanas ...

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect that robbed a Chick-fil-A at 1814 Tamiami Tr. Pt. Charlotte at gunpoint. CCSO said the armed robbery ...

A man from Punta Gorda was arrested after a deputy found a live alligator in his cooler, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. -- Investigators in Punta Gorda are working to identify a person found dead in a car. Here's what we know right now. The Charlotte ...

THE MILITARY ISN'T EXACTLY known for its sense of humor. Discipline? Yes. Uniformity and hierarchy? Yes. Rigidity? Yes. Humor? Not so much.

Recycling is top of mind for Lee and Charlotte counties. State numbers show they are ahead of the curve. In 2018, both counties recycled more than 75 percent ...

Make a play date with Community Services Summer is here, which means it's time to get your play on. This July, discover the power of play with Charlotte ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Python Action Team has removed the program's 500th invasive Burmese python from the wild.

UPDATE: Armed man fatally shot when two Charlotte County deputies open fire. —–. Charlotte County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic call that led to a ...

NOAA issued a weather advisory for northern parts of Southwest Florida at 3:35 p.m. Saturday. Western Charlotte County, DeSoto County and southeastern ...

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers wants the public's help to gather information about how 19-year-old Gage Jackson from Charlotte County died. Back in April ...

Deputies have arrested a man at his home in Charlotte County and said they'd be there all day.

Experts looking into toxic algae outbreaks that have exploded in state waterways want to know if anyone has a proven, innovative cleanup strategy that can be.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found inside a missing woman's vehicle, ...

Al Dougherty has been named chief operations officer for Babcock Ranch, America's first solar-powered town located just northeast of Fort Myers on Babcock ...

CAIR-Florida Inc. is excited to start serving the diverse Southwest Florida immigrant community from our new office in Fort Myers, thanks to the generosity of.

Florida man struck again on July 8, this time in Charlotte County where a 43-year-old man was arrested for dropping his pants in front of deputies and then ...

Charlotte County deputies arrested a Port Charlotte man for a shooting Saturday afternoon that left one person injured. Suspect Frantz Andre Pierre-Louis, 76, ...

YOU WALK OUT OF A 97-DEGREE PARKING LOT not long after Sunday noon, through a glass door beneath a sign blinking "OPEN" at the top in red neon ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A sexual predator has been returned to the Charlotte County Jail after being arrested last month in Texas, according to the ...

People dug out thousands of miles of canals in South Florida in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, draining wetlands to control the flow of water so.

When you wander through a museum or a local art show, do you ever look deep into the art and wonder what brought it about? Some is quite straightforward ...

Sheriff's deputies and FBI agents raided a Port Charlotte man's home. Charlotte County Sheriff's Office and the FBI arrested Ian McGuire and removed dozens of ...

The trial for a former police officer who shot and killed a retired librarian is moving out of Charlotte County. We confirmed Lee Coel's trial will happen in Lee ...

Law enforcement activity is ongoing regarding a stabbing and barricaded suspect on Bending Willow Court.

Victim wakes up to Port Charlotte intruder lying on top of her, deputies say. The suspect, Jorge Deleon Galindez, 44, faces charges.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office confirms 55-year-old Nicholas Batts was found dead in Peace River near Bayshore Park in Charlotte Harbor last Monday.

DNA found in a car involved in a 2016 crash that killed two passengers led to a prison sentence Tuesday for the Port Charlotte man who was driving.

Charlotte State Bank & Trust VP Christine Hause and portfolio manager Gregory Thomas are offering area residents the opportunity to gain some valuable.

As the hub of the nonprofit community for more than 20 years, the Charlotte Community Foundation's mission is to "Connect people who care with causes that.

It's the same every time. You have plenty of cash sitting in your checking account and then at the same day each month, poof, it is gone. For many people, the.

In Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," a portrait slowly ages in an attic while its subject seemingly has eternal youth. If only that were there case in.

Winners of the 2019 State Teacher/Artist Residency program will spend three weeks at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood. COURTESY PHOTO. In July ...

By ANNE EASKER. Staff Writer. How thieves do it: Florida ranks number one for boat thefts in the country, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested Tuesday after deputies say he had a live alligator in a cooler in his truck bed. Charlotte County deputies ...

Deputies are searching for a Charlotte County man who has not been seen for several weeks.

PUNTA GORDA (CBSMiami/AP) — A lengthy prison sentence acts as a reminder to never leave the scene of a crash. A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Gov. Ron DeSantis and Cabinet members next week will consider spending just over $11 million of Florida Forever ...

By Ronald Dupont Jr. Digital Editor. ESiguana062919a. PHOTO PROVIDED. Two iguanas sit on top of an abandoned Castleberry Terrace home they've ...

A Florida Highway patrol report said Leviticus Haney, 16, was riding a Polaris Sportsman ATV southbound on Huffmaster Road north of Whispering Pine Road.

For the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, this year it's all about operation 'Knot Lit,' yes kids, 'Knot lit. A Florida Sheriffs Task Force initiative for enhanced ...

According to Recycle Across America, recycling is the number one act any community can do to improve the quality of our oceans as well as the environment in.

Only citizens can vote in Florida, so why is one group spending millions to ban non-citizens from voting?

BELL, Fla. - A man was arrested on Sunday after breaking into his wife's lover's home and cutting off his penis with a pair of scissors, according to the Gilchrist ...

The world needs more whimsy. These are serious times, but we don't have to take ourselves seriously — OK, at least not too seriously. I had a chuckle a few.

The owners of a Charlotte County construction company were a no-show to their own bankruptcy hearing. Follow this story to get email or text alerts from NBC2 ...

Unemployment edged up in Southwest Florida last month as job growth failed to keep pace with the state. The jobless rate in the Sarasota-Manatee metro area ...

In the center of Fort Myers, Robert McClain is serving up his homemade barbecue. There is some seafood, rice, macaroni, black beans. But after work, he packs ...

As Dr. Sandra Kauanui stood on Israeli ground and gave a two-minute speech in front of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 100-person Florida delegation, ...

The state appropriations bill signed recently by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis demonstrates the state's commitment to improving storm safety for Floridians: The.

A notorious Southwest Florida politician, who resigned in disgrace, might make another run for office. Mark Foley, a former Charlotte County congressperson, left ...

While Port Charlotte has been hosting spring training baseball games for decades, North Port has always been the kid with the chocolate-smeared shirt, untied ...

Florida's 'pill mills' were a gateway to the nation's opioid crisis, feeding addiction and overdoses in Appalachia and other states.

Unemployment rates dropped to 3.4 percent in Southwest Florida, down 0.3 percent, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced. The Governor's office noted the Naples ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a reported highway violence incident involving the display of a firearm at another ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox is resigning from his latest position in Charlotte, North Carolina after two ...

A case of flesh-eating bacteria, right here in Southwest Florida. There have been several people infected the last couple weeks in Gulf waters. Now, a Port ...

A Florida sheriff's deputy died after his patrol car crashed into a pickup truck as he responded to a domestic violence call.

Fireworks, parades and more fun things to do in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties on July 4.

Florida Power & Light is strengthening power lines in Punta Gorda Monday to improve the odds these utilities can withstand hurricane-force winds. “I will never ...

Alright, alright. We know Florida is often the butt of the joke. But us Floridians (even the transplants) appreciate the weird, funky state we live and the unique ...

A lawsuit was filed today against the Florida Department of Education alleging teachers were shorted bonus money.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Good news for electric car drivers in Southwest Florida. There are now electric car chargers at the Walmart in Charlotte County.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested in Port Charlotte after a deputy said he ran at them during an unrelated traffic stop, pulled down his ...

SCHOOL GRADES: Florida's annual school grades came out late last week. How did the Tampa Bay school districts fare? We break down the results from ...

Two tracts of land in North Port are being eyed as part of a 'stepping stone' process to give scrub jays in Sarasota and Charlotte counties a better chance for ...

Fourth of July celebrations will be taking place across Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties Wednesday and Thursday this week with fireworks, parades ...

An affiliate of the Carlyle Group has acquired the Citrus Park mobile home and RV park in Bonita Springs for $72 million.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sun Newspapers has a Facebook page for each of its newspapers and even for some of the magazines. Listed here are some of the better ...

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — A convicted felon had a bad day on June 18. Deputies say the Port Charlotte man accidentally shot himself and then found himself ...

Phone calls between prisoners in Orange County and their lawyers were recorded and accessed. How wide the eavesdropping was remains an open question.

176 dolphins have died from the toxic red tide algae blooms since August between Collier and Pinellas Counties. Marine biologists tell ABC Action News ...

The sheriff's office arrested the mother and father of a baby girl who died in their care at their home in Charlotte County last week. Charlotte County Sheriff's ...

EXCEPTIONS: Nearly 1,000 students who lacked the grades or test scores to get into Florida's four-year universities were admitted and enrolled in the fall 2018 ...

... â–¡ BY SUE ERWIN. All are invited to the 11th annual West Charlotte County Republican Club's golf outing on Saturday, July 20. The outing will be held at ...

Investigators are trying to determine how a baby died after emergency medical services tried to save her life. On Wednesday, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office ...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Due to a successful fundraising campaign, the Military Officers Association of America Cape Canaveral Chapter Scholarship ...

A physical disturbance on the 19000 block of Midway Boulevard led to the death of a Charlotte County resident.

Right now, we have a huge invasive lizard problem. South American Tegus are running rampant in Charlotte County. Wildlife officials caught 60 in a three-mile ...

Kings Highway exit is a road many of us have to take if we want to head to Port Charlotte. But that could change. Leaders in Charlotte County want to make it ...

It's been five years since the last sales tax referendum, and Charlotte County officials are gearing up for the next big ask in 2020.

Inspector Mohammed Sayed is used to it by now. No restaurant owner exactly enjoys seeing him, but the savvy ones embrace him.

Charlotte County commissioners and civic leaders were out in force on Dec. 4 to participate in official groundbreaking ceremonies for a Miami-based company ...

According to an official affidavit, the parents of a child who died in their care and three other neglected children were visited by Florida Department of Health over ...

ROTONDA WEST, Fla. -- A death investigation was launched Thursday after a body was found in a wooded area in Charlotte County. It's happening off Rotonda ...

A former Florida man and registered sexual offender was arrested Wednesday in Texas after new allegations of molestation at a Charlotte County pool have ...

Charlotte County awarded $1.7 million grant from the state's Department of Economic Opportunity to create training opportunities for the aviation industry.

Living next to paradise is affordable in Southwest Florida similar to the sunset views one would find in Key West. Travis Webster moved to Charlotte County to ...

Now that Amy Vogel looks back, there were warning signs. But when her 85-year-old grandfather killed himself with a family gun in March 2013, she and her ...

A body discovered by a boater in Charlotte County Saturday has been identified to be that of a missing teen. Gage Jackson was reported missing and last being ...

Al Dougherty named COO of Babcock Ranch; will continue in role of COO-Communities for Kitson & Partners.

Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a crash with injuries on EL Jobean Road (FL-776) and Riverwood Drive in Charlotte County Saturday. The crash is north ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies are asking the public to be on the lookout for a developmentally challenged teen who went missing Sunday in Port ...

AS RUTH MAGERIA STOOD AT THE counter paying her utility bill, the woman who accepted her money started to cry. She'd spotted Ms. Mageria's CROS staff ...

Downtown Punta Gorda will belong to the Punta Gorda Block Party again on April 27, when the popular street festival takes over Marion Avenue, the city's main.