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30-day rabies alert issued for Punta Gorda area after raccoon bites man
Punta Gorda chef earns scholarship to nation’s top culinary school
Bathroom vape detectors help cut down student vaping in Charlotte County schools
ROUGH ROAD: City to redo Olympia block soon, FDOT work drags into 2026
Search for missing 18-year-old
Punta Gorda
30-day rabies alert issued for Punta Gorda area after raccoon bites man
Eric Lovelace
Sarasota County
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says girl pulled into storm drain has died
Amanda Boettcher
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda moves ahead with downtown drainage study
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda chef earns scholarship to nation’s top culinary school
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
One person transported to hospital after fire rips through Port Charlotte home
WFTX Digital Team
Punta Gorda
Bathroom vape detectors help cut down student vaping in Charlotte County schools
Alex Orenczuk
Port Charlotte
Jet ski rider injured in Charlotte County accident near Stump Pass, FWC says
WFTX Digital Team
Punta Gorda
ROUGH ROAD: City to redo Olympia block soon, FDOT work drags into 2026
Alex Orenczuk
North Port/Englewood
Report: North Port leads nation in permits for apartments and duplexes
Hunter Walterman
Punta Gorda
From boat rage to boat rides: Punta Gorda fisherman set to take clients fishing
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
DEPUTY REPORT: Port Charlotte father says man found in bed with 7-year-old
WFTX Digital Team
North Port/Englewood
Neighbors raise concerns over new North Port apartment building
Hunter Walterman
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda advances plan to raise utility rates to fund infrastructure projects
Alex Orenczuk
North Port/Englewood
North Port updating plan to manage flood hazards
Hunter Walterman
North Port/Englewood
North Port locals devastated by hurricane damage move into new homes
Hunter Walterman
North Port/Englewood
Environmental group works to preserve undeveloped land in Englewood neighborhood
Hunter Walterman
Punta Gorda
Two sentenced in Punta Gorda murder-for-hire plot, alleged gunman awaits trial
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
Officials confirm body found in retention pond as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier
WFTS Digital Staff
Port Charlotte
21 YEARS LATER: Charley and the Port Charlotte jewelry store that wouldn’t quit
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
Deputies: Teen used modified airsoft gun to rob Punta Gorda store for vape pens
Kaitlin Knapp
North Port/Englewood
Sarasota Memorial Hospital expands plans for North Port's first hospital
Hunter Walterman
Punta Gorda
TAKING FLIGHT: New year, new gear for Charlotte High's aviation program
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
Charlotte Charlotte schools add cybersecurity, aviation magnet programs
Emily Young
North Port/Englewood
FSW rolls out first Teacher Apprenticeship Program in Southwest Florida
Hunter Walterman
Punta Gorda
NO DEAL! Sale of Fishermen’s Village falls through; 2 local restaurants coming
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
Body in pond likely missing 18-year-old, ID unconfirmed; no foul play suspected
WFTX Digital Team
Sarasota County
Venice police search for man with active felony warrant
WFTX Digital Team
Port Charlotte
'You can't park there:' New parking ordinance in Boca Grande takes effect Monday
Alex Orenczuk
Charlotte County
Allegiant CEO says Sunseeker sale expected to 'close shortly,' writes-down $102M
Sarah Lindenberg
Charlotte County
Charlotte County EMT charged with child sex crimes
WFTX Digital Team
Port Charlotte
PERFECT FIT: Bruce the German Shepherd finds his forever home
Alex Orenczuk
North Port/Englewood
'Totally out of room:' North Port weighs new direction on police headquarters
Hunter Walterman
North Port/Englewood
BAD BABY: North Port police seize 24 illegal firearms, cocaine in drug bust
Port Charlotte
No ears, no problem: Bruce the German Shepherd bounces back from neglect
Alex Orenczuk
Port Charlotte
Charlotte County School Board passes budget, navigates $9.5M shortfall
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda Airport offers $200K to help launch restaurant at Air Center space
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda police say bicyclist died in crash
WFTX Digital Team
Port Charlotte
PARKING IN PARADISE: Controversial Boca Grande parking ordinance to be discussed
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
FWC investigating two weekend boating incidents in Charlotte County
Alex Orenczuk
Punta Gorda
Boat strikes piling in Charlotte Harbor; FWC reports multiple injuries
WFTX Digital Team
Port Charlotte
Boat fire in Turtle Bay extinguished by emergency response team
WFTX Digital Team
Charlotte County
Charlotte County Public Schools Addressing $9.5 million budget shortfall
Sarah Lindenberg
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