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CARDIOLOGIST ARRESTED ON BATTERY CHARGES

Monday, June 13

A CARDIOLOGIST AT FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN PORT CHARLOTTE WAS ARRESTED ON BATTERY CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY TOUCHED THREE NURSES WHO WORK THERE INAPPROPRIATELY. CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 43 YEAR OLD CARLOS YEPES WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY LAST WEDNESDAY AFTER THE THREE NURSES HIRED... Read More.

RIVERVIEW MAN FOUND IN PUNTA GORDA MOTEL

Monday, June 13

A RIVERVIEW MAN WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE A PUNTA GORDA MOTEL ROOM LATE SUNDAY MORNING. CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING A SUICIDAL MAN, IDENTIFIED AS 44 YEAR OLD ERIC... Read More.

CARDIOLOGIST ARRESTED ON BATTERY CHARGES

Monday, June 13

LEWIS TABBED FOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR POST

Thursday, June 9

HE’S BAAAACK. FORMER NORTH PORT CHIEF TERRY LEWIS WAS SELECTED UNANIMOUSLY BY SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY TO BE THEIR INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. THE MOVE CAME JUST HOURS AFTER SARASOTA SHERIFF’S MAJOR KURT HOFFMAN TURNED DOWN THE OFFER FOR THE SAME POST... Read More.

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COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO KEEP BOUNDARIES

Thursday, June 9

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO KEEP THEIR PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, WHICH IN ESSENCE KEEPS THINGS THEY WAY THEY HAVE BEEN. DESPITE A TUESDAY WHERE EVERYONE WHO STEPPED TO THE DAIS IN VENICE WAS AGAINST THE BOUNDARIES, COMMISSIONERS FELT THE MAP WAS... Read More.

CHARLOTTE BRUSH FIRE ALMOST CONTAINED

Thursday, June 9

THE BRUSH FIRE IN SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY THAT HAS CONSUMED ALMOST 250 ACRES IS NOW 95% CONTAINED. FIRE CREWS SAY THEY HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE FIRE, BUT THEY ARE ON ALERT AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO CHANGE. THE WIND CONTINUES TO BE THE... Read More.

ELDERLY BICYCLIST HURT IN ACCIDENT

Thursday, June 9

AN ELDERLY SARASOTA MAN WAS INJURED AFTER HE WAS HIT BY AN SUV WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN SARASOTA YESTERDAY. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 22 YEAR OLD JESSE LIPPERT OF SARASOTA WAS EASTBOUND ON CLARK ROAD NEAR ASHTON LAKES DRIVE JUST... Read More.

PARENTS SAY 6 YEAR OLD ABUSED AT SUMMER CAMP

Wednesday, June 8

CHARLOTTE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW A SIX YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGEDLY MOLESTED AT A SUMMER CAMP LAST WEEK. WBBH TV SAYS THE BOY’S MOTHER FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AFTER HER SON SAID A 15 YEAR... Read More.

HOFFMAN WILL NOT TAKE ADMINISTRATOR POST

Wednesday, June 8

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S MAJOR KURT HOFFMAN WILL NOT TAKE THE TEMPORARY POSITION AS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AFTER IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE WOULD LOSE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF HIS RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND HAVE TO BE RECLASSIFIED. HOFFMAN WAS APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON... Read More.

BRUSH FIRE CLOSE TO MOBILE HOME PARK

Wednesday, June 8

FIRE CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TO GET A BRUSH FIRE UNDER CONTROL IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. THE FIRE, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF OIL WELL ROAD EAST OF US 41, SHUT DOWN THAT ROAD FOR A TIME TUESDAY AND CAUSED THE EVACUATION OF PEOPLE... Read More.