SARASOTA — Area hospitals are “holding their own” but Health Officer Chuck Henry admits to being somewhat worried cases of COVID-19, and the p…
I visited Bok Tower Gardens late last year and spotted a patch of exotic-looking flowering plants in a shady nook. These plants were about 6-f…
VENICE — The nation is on edge and weapons are coming off the shelves at a pace gun shop owners don’t recall seeing recently.
VENICE — Hundreds of people came up to touch base with dozens of area nonprofits outside the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
The Sarasota County Department of Health hosted a question-and-answer session Friday on COVID-19.
VENICE — Kentucky Military Institute alumni returned to their former Venice campus Friday for a dedication of an exhibit at the San Marco building.
ROTONDA WEST — The Mens’ Sandpiper Golf League, through its annual Red, White & Blue golf tournament, raised more than $7,000 this week fo…
Sometime toward the end of the year, Port Charlotte will get a BJ’s Wholesale Club.
As residents and visitors wait for vaccines that would give them immunity from COVID-19, positive cases and deaths from the virus continued to…
An Englewood man met a woman at a gas station, and she invited him home.
VENICE — It began with a little cough and a slight headache Sunday.
During the first three months of the pandemic, food-secure people did not change their eating habits very much, although some of them turned a…
It was the late 1970s when Punta Gorda old-timer Fred Addison opened his first restaurant at the back-o’-beyond intersection of Bermont Road a…
SARASOTA — Plans for new schools, an update on COVID-19 and talk of partnerships between cities and the school board were topics of discussion…
There were no major changes in red tide blooms reported this week, but state officials are continuing to keep an eye on the coastline, especia…
VENICE — The odds are against you. Really, really against you.
Englewood’s annual Lemon Bay Fest is almost here, although things are going to be a bit different this year.
The Animal Welfare League in Port Charlotte has some very special pets that are currently available for adoption.
ENGLEWOOD — The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing and endangered man.
Here are the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) statistics, including the number of vaccines given, for Florida and our area counties, as of 3:45 p…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s director of emergency management said Thursday that a statewide appointment system for COVID-19 vaccinations sho…
Two sewer main breaks resulted in spills of more than 60,000 gallons respectively in Charlotte County this week. Most of the sewage was recove…
NORTH PORT — Stephanie Gibson wanted answers. So she has turned to the courts for help.
On routine patrol, deputies spotted a Port Charlotte man who they said is known not to have a valid license and who associates with residents …
Headlines around the nations reveal that a sizeable number of voters are leaving the Republican party in the aftermath of the Capital riot on …
The 28th Winter Home & Garden Show is happening this weekend in Punta Gorda.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrec…
It was 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when Charlotte County announced just a handful of vaccine appointments were available, somehow unfilled from the 80…