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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County deputies arrested a man who they said was in possession of methamphetamine while he was out on bond after a previous arrest for possessing methamphetamine. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, on July 3, deputies and a K9 Unit conducted a traffic...

PUNTA GORDA — While city officials moved forward this week in an attempt to designate Punta Gorda’s waterfront parks as historic, they also disscussed designations for private property in the city’s historic neighborhoods.

Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is taking his campaign for Governor off the interstate Saturday — and straight into his chief rival’s home turf. Collins will stop in Cape Coral as part of his “Florida Backroads Tour,” a multiday swing through Lee and DeSoto counties that the campaign says is about showing up “in every county” and

Everyone has questions about the Florida Property Tax Exemption Amendment on the ballot in November. Who would receive tax breaks, and who would be left footing the bill? What impact could it have on local government budgets and, in turn, on communities and businesses?. It’s important that every voter get...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — It's going to be another scorching hot day Monday along the Gulf Coast, with cooling rain mainly sticking to our deep inland areas during the late afternoon and early evening. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast calls for temperatures to soar into the middle...

New Southwest Florida home construction is seeing a major 2026 plunge, according to research this past week by Florida Gulf Coast University. And economists and those in real estate say the factors are many. Here's what to know. How much have single-family permits sunk in Southwest Florida in 2026? Single-family buildi

You’re cruising down Pine Island Road in Fort Myers when suddenly a massive ice cream cone appears on the horizon, and yes, it’s an actual building. Twistee Treat isn’t just another roadside ice cream stop—it’s the original location that started a Florida tradition back in the day, serving up cold treats from inside a

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As another plume of Saharan dust moves overhead, expect things to be hot and hazy. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast calls for high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s, with some spots, like Fort Myers, will be one degree shy of tying a record.

PORT CHARLOTTE — The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County hosted its fourth annual Back to School Bash on Saturday.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A Deep Creek man is accused of leading troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol on a chase Saturday morning while calling 911, thinking that the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office was after him. According to an arrest report, troopers were traveling west on Harborview Road at...