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TAMPA, Fla. — Ten-year-old Leah Lendel and her family love going to Boca Grande Beach. Lendel said she loves finding shark teeth on the beach. Over the last year, there’s been newfound meaning behind that search. Leah survived a shark attack on June 11, 2025, when she almost lost her right hand.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A fire at a gas pump forced the evacuation of a Circle K Friday in Charlotte County, fire officials said. At 11:39 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to the Circle K on Duncan Road for a vehicle fire. A large column of smoke was visible as...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Charlotte County deputies are warning people who operate e-bikes, e-scooters, golf carts and similar devices to learn the law as enforcement ramps up. “This is your wakeup call,” the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said in a public notice. The agency said it is stepping...

For many Florida farmers and ranchers, “A Land Remembered” is a treasured piece of historical fiction. The novel chronicles the lives of three generations of the MacIvey family in Florida from the 1850s to the 1960s. There has been a lot of buzz about a new TV series...

Homeowners and prospective buyers in two of Florida’s fastest-growing metro areas face a sharp correction. Prices in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise markets are forecast to drop by 10.2 percent by mid-2026, a decline that would rank as the steepest among all major U.S. metros. The pr

Key takeaway: Charlotte County-based Ambitrans, over the past 35 years, has grown into one of the largest non-emergency medical transport firms in the region. Core challenge: Finding and retaining personnel. What’s next: Company is constantly recruiting employees and adding and enhancing its benefits and pay packages.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Friday is shaping up to be another hot and humid day with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Your Gulf Coast Weather Most Accurate Forecast has rain developing inland in the early afternoon hours. Coverage should favor the I-75 corridor and east early on before shifting closer to the coast later on

ALVA, Fla. — An Alva man was arrested on animal cruelty charges after the Lee County Sheriff's Office says he failed to get his dog veterinary care when it was hit by a car. LCSO says that on Wednesday deputies responded to the home for a domestic violence call. They say that the suspect, Michael Crandall, 28, was foun

CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery at a 7-Eleven gas station on Winkler Road and Cypress Lake Drive early Friday morning. Deputies are now on the lookout for the suspect. LCSO told Gulf Coast News that a robbery took place at the...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Mote Marine Laboratory released 2,000 juvenile snook into Charlotte County waters Thursday.