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PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Public Schools announced the placement of two new elementary school principals for the 2026-27 school year.

Florida Peninsula Insurance Company won just one point on appeal - but that point, on prejudgment interest, is one claims teams should note. On June 19, 2026, Florida's Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled on the insurer's challenge to a trial court's attorneys' fees award. The case reached the court from the Circuit C

RUSKIN — The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay forecasts seven days of a heat index ranging 105 degrees Fahrenheit to 108 degrees in Southwest Florida.

–A Florida man reported minor injuries after his car left the road and struck a guard rail along US Highway 169 near Bancroft late last week. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Yordan Alvarez of Lehigh Acres, Florida was traveling northbound on Highway 169 in a 2025 Honda CRV around 5:30 AM o

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Cape Coral firefighters responded to a call for a dog in a canal Monday morning, only to end up rescuing a coyote pup. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, crews from Engine 9 and Rescue 9 responded to a call of a dog in a canal near Britannia Lake. The animal swam from shore to shore as fire

Charlotte County Fire & EMS paid tribute to the life and service of one of their own, Jan A. "Jay" Sander Jr., who died on Thursday after a battle with cancer.

A popular local waterfront restaurant/pub in Charlotte County received a warning and was ordered to undergo a follow-up inspection after Florida inspectors documented 15 violations during a routine food safety inspection on June 5, 2026.

The Shops at Surfside, a Cape Coral shopping center, has been sold to a Pinellas County real estate developer. The center at 2354 Surfside Blvd. was bought for $12.3 million by Trifon Houvardas, the owner and broker of Foresight Property Services in Oldsmar. (It was not immediately clear Monday if...

A Florida man was arrested after deputies said a Home Depot receipt was used in two places at once as part of a return-fraud scheme ... Read More

Maria Gloria, a Take Stock in Children (TSIC) scholar, was recently promoted to operations manager at the Fort Myers Branch of MIDFLORIDA Credit Union. She attributes TSIC for paving her way to college and teaching her about professionalism. TSIC is a statewide program that provides at-risk children with a mentor...