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Port Charlotte Fire Destroys Home Kills Pets

PORT CHARLOTTE — A fire early Saturday in the 21000 block of Midway Boulevard in Port Charlotte left a family without a home and 6 of their cats perished in the blaze.One child was transported to the hospital according to Charlotte County... Read More.

Governor Ron DeSantis’ stay at home EO

STATE OF FLORIDAOFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 20-91 (Essential Services and Activities During COVID-19 Emergency)  WHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, I issued Executive Order 20-51 directing the Florida Department of Health to issue a Public Health Emergency; andWHEREAS, on March 1, 2020, the State... Read More.

MISSING WOMAN FOUND AT ANOTHER HOME

A WOMAN WHO WAS MISSING SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT WAS FOUND THIS MORNING IN SARASOTA.  DEPUTIES SAY A RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE WALK NEIGHBORHOOD FOUND 83 YEAR OLD CARLOTA GONZALEZ IN HER BACK YARD AND ALERTED AUTHORITIES IMMEDIATELY.  GONZALEZ WAS FOUND ABOUT A MILE AND... Read More.

MAN KILLED WHEN MOTOR HOME CRASHES

A SARASOTA MAN DIED WHEN THE MOTOR HOME HE WAS DRIVING CRASHED IN MANATEE COUNTY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 52 YEAR OLD ROY KIPP WAS NORTHBOUND IN THE INSIDE LANE OF THE INTERSTATE NEAR MILE MARKER 220 JUST AFTER 11:15AM... Read More.

BRUSH FIRE CLOSE TO MOBILE HOME PARK

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.

MAN ON THE LOOSE AFTER HOME INVASION

AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A HOME IN SARASOTA SATURDAY EVENING.  DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO THE 5500 BLOCK OF EASTWIND DRIVE AT AROUND 8:45PM SATURDAY.  THE FEMALE VICTIM SAID SHE WAS SLEEPING IN A BEDROOM WHEN SHE... Read More.

MAN GOES BACK TO HOME HE ROBBED TO SLEEP

PUNTA GORDA POLICE ARRESTED A CAPE CORAL MAN WHO IS SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING MULTIPLE BURGLARIES IN PUNTA GORDA.  POLICE SAY 22 YEAR OLD MARK DICKINSON WAS ARRESTED ON THREE COUNTS OF BURGLARY, TWO COUNTS OF GRAND THEFT AND TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.  OFFICERS... Read More.