Port Charlotte News

An investor group plans to buy National Bank of Southwest Florida and strike another deal that will quintuple the bank's size.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY : The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation at a residence on Aaron Street.

PORT CHARLOTTE a ' Following at least 20 complaints of boat sales fraud, Charlotte County Sheriffa TMs detectives arrested a Port Charlotte man, obtained search warrants and raided his home and his Grove City business.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY a ' A Charlotte County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit made several arrests after conducting drug-purchasing sting operations Friday.

A 21-year-old woman who allegedly attempted to drown her two babies on Feb. 26 in Port Charlotte was arrested Friday night by the Charlotte County Sheriff's Warrant Squad.

A suspect in a botched home invasion in 2008 that left a man dead tried to paint a clearer picture Wednesday about what happened the night of Nov.

The Charlotte County Nautical Flea Market and Seafood Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 16-18, 2010 at The Charlotte County Fairgrounds in Port Charlotte, FL.

A jury took two hours -- and nearly until midnight Friday -- to find a Port Charlotte man guilty of the second-degree murder of an alleged robbery accomplice.

PUNTA GORDA a ' A jury found 23-year-old Robert Joseph Garcia Jr. guilty on all four felony counts a ' including second-degree murder a ' right around midnight Friday.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested a Port Charlotte man for using his cell phone to take videos of a 13-year-old girl in the shower.

A Fantasy 5 ticket bought at the Publix supermarket on Peachland Boulevard is worth $45,359.13 to whoever bought it.

NORTHWEST PORT CHARLOTTE a ' Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested a local man on drug peddling and possession charges after a search warrant was served at his house Friday.

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY: For the first time we are hearing from a woman who helped save two children from a possible drowning Friday night.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested four people in connection to a group sex case involving a 14-year-old girl.

Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 12:05 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 3:01 p.m. PORT CHARLOTTE - A Charlotte County sheriff's deputy, with the help of several residents, stopped a Sarasota woman from drowning her two children in a pond Friday.

Charlotte County Sheriffa s Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested the fourth person this afternoon that was involved in an El Jobean group sex case Sunday that involved four adults and a 14 year old girl.

Two men were arrested by Punta Gorda police Monday in connection with Friday's reported theft of more than $230,000 in high-performance boat motor parts.

The Charlotte County Sheriffa s Office conducted a DUI checkpoint Friday night and early Saturday morning in Port Charlotte at 3036 Tamiami Trail and arrested three on DUI charges.

A Charlotte County fire station that once had its roof blown off by Hurricane Charley may soon get a solar panel roof.