North Port News

PUNTA GORDA a ' A North Port man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after Punta Gorda police officers stopped him for not wearing a seat belt Friday.

One of the final acts of the previous North Port City Commission, after the November 2008 election, was to hear an appeal from representatives of an unincorporated area near the city.

Officers investigating an area of disturbed dirt near North Port this morning discovered the buried remains of a dog.

The ninth annual Backyard Bash Poker Run, sponsored by American Legion Riders, Gulfcoast Chapter 254, will be held March 6. Proceeds will go toward Sal's Charity for the Children's Miracle Network and Special Olympics.

7.   This year's theme, "HIV/AIDSa 'A Choice and a Lifestyle," focuses on educating, empowering and mobilizing the local black community in the fight against HIV/AIDS.   SISTAs, a group of women dedicated to reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS, will also perform a play about life in the black community from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb.

When Chad Harris was 16 and trying to figure out how to pay for school, he asked his older brother, Joe Peterson, for help.

NORTH PORT a ' People for Trees Inc. will have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the George Mullen Activity Center, located behind North Port City Hall on Sumter Boulevard.

Emergency officials from Sarasota and Charlotte counties are investigating a five-vehicle accident near the North Port line involving three motorcycles, a van and a Chrysler.

Published: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 5:33 p.m. IT'S NO SECRET THAT MANY builders are trying their best to keep their use of contaminated Chinese drywall out of the public eye.

It is on display at the school today through Feb. 5, and is being loaned to the school by The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, which restored and has owned it since 2007.

For nearly 20 years Sarasota County has operated and maintained many of the parks in the City of Sarasota under terms of an interlocal agreement.

NORTH PORT a ' A North Port man remains in jail Tuesday after he allegedly tried to shoot another man on Trott Circle, police said.

Louise Hall, president of the North Port Art Center for 2010-11, has a second wall quilt hanging in the lobby of the North Port Library.

NORTH PORT a ' A Charlotte County Sheriff's corrections officer is accused of battering a woman known to him at his west side home.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune January 12, 2010 NORTH PORT -- A Charlotte County corrections officer was arrested in North Port today on domestic violence charges.

David Brasure and Thomas Elliott were old friends who lived together as roommates on and off for years.

Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 4:02 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 4:02 p.m. NORTH PORT -- Fired emergency operator Nadia Kashitskaya is appealing her Dec.

Looking for Great Family Fun at a Value Price? A few weeks ago, while we were shopping at Port Charlotte's Town Center Mall, we noticed a new storefront just outside Sears.

The Rays announced on Friday the process for purchasing single-game tickets for 2010 Spring Training games.

SARASOTA a ' On Wednesday, a judge scheduled a trial for accused serial home invasion suspect Delmer Smith III on charges stemming from four violent attacks during which four women were beaten and two raped in their homes.