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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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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.

Grades are in for all Southwest Florida schools and school districts. All six school districts in Southwest Florida are sitting at a C or better Thursday. Charlotte ...

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.

The Board of Education voted 9-0 in favor of a separating with Wilcox at Friday's meeting.

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

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.

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

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, ...

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

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

One of the last remaining undeveloped waterfront properties in St. Augustine could soon belong to the state of Florida. Fish Island is one of three parcels.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. -- Charlotte County deputies are investigating how a girl got into a pool and drowned. This happened Saturday just before 9 a.m. at a home ...

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 ...

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.

Three convenience stores were hit in a week, with the thieves making off with hundreds of dollars in quarters.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

By CAROL MAHLER. Arcadian History Editor. An article in last week's Arcadian newspaper invited people to work as enumerators for the 2020 U.S. Census.

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 ...

SOUTHWEST Fla. - A plan of attack save our shoreline - with a focus on teamwork. Toxic algal blooms, red tide and vulnerability to climate change: they're all ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox has been suspended, the school district has announced.

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 ...

Lee Coel will be tried in Lee County for the 2016 shooting death of Mary Knowlton during a demonstration. Attorneys representing a former Punta Gorda police ...

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 ...

A roundup of education news from around the state.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

First Step of Sarasota and Coastal Behavioral Healthcare, a pair of not-for-profit agencies in Florida, have announced a merger to provide addiction recovery ...

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 ...

An inspector general report into sexual-harassment allegations against suspended top financial regulator Ronald Rubin has been placed on the agenda for next ...

It is the sound that drives some people crazy. Those against more pickleball courts said it is too loud. But one man said, he has the solution: quiet paddles.

This weekend in Southwest Florida will be stiflingly hot, but in this edition of the weather blog, we're talking about a different kind of warming.

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 ...

Home sales surged last month in Southwest Florida as buyers finalized deals at the end of the peak selling season. Buyers closed on 1,685 existing ...

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

A man has been arrested in Henderson County on a warrant out of Florida.

Folks who have been around our area a long time may recall newspaper and television advertisements for a regional chain of businesses named Allied ...

For the fifth time in three months Clemson University mourns the death of a student after senior Bryn Turner was killed when he was hit by a car in Florida.

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 ...

Winn-Dixie isn't alone in taking over former Sweetbay stores. Two museums fill former mammoth spaces, with new office space coming to Daniels Parkway.

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 ...

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

Al Dougherty has been named chief operations officer for Babcock Ranch, the southeastern Charlotte County development touted as the nation's first ...

Garry McFadden is taking a stand. But will North Carolina's legislature strip his office of the powers he's using?

By BETSY CALVERT. Staff Writer. PORT CHARLOTTE — Construction on the first phase of a new Lake Betty Park could begin next year. That's what about two ...

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 ...