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    Port Charlotte

    FOR SALE: Experts weigh in on Sunseeker sale and possible buyers of the property

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Charlotte County

    Port Charlotte teen accused of killing his mother found not guilty on all counts

    COURT TV
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    Charlotte County

    SELLING SUNSEEKER: Allegiant Travel to sell majority stake in Sunseeker Resort

    Sarah Lindenberg
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda could crack down on how many times a week you can water your lawn

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Charlotte County

    VERDICT WATCH: Jury deliberates in Collin Griffith trial, teen accused of murder

    COURT TV
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    Port Charlotte

    Efforts underway to clear Port Charlotte's largest encampment of unhoused people

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Port Charlotte

    65-year-old man hit and killed in Charlotte County

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

    FORE! Charlotte County Commissioners vote to buy Port Charlotte Golf Club

    Alex Orenczuk

    Charlotte County

    Charlotte County man admits to killing wife in 911 call; kids inside home

    Emily Young
  • Florida Highway Patrol

    Sarasota County

    FHP: Venice driver hits dump truck, dies in crash

    WFTX Digital Team
    Miroslav Maksic

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port Police: 88-year-old shot and killed wife, made it look like a suicide

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

    Deputies say two children were present when a Port Charlotte man killed his wife

  • Jacques Kowacki Gentis

    North Port/Englewood

    Armed and dangerous suspect on the run in Englewood, deputies say

    Kaitlin Knapp
    Rogelio Prestol

    Port Charlotte

    Claims of infidelity lead to deadly shooting in Port Charlotte home

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Charlotte County

    Sheriff: Armed man killed by Charlotte Co. deputies had drug relapse

    Kaitlin Knapp
  • Charlotte County Sheriff's Office investigation

    Charlotte County

    Port Charlotte man facing sexual abuse charges takes own life

    Sarah Lindenberg
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda's City Marketplace is back on the market, with new development plans

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Charlotte County

    DUI Manslaughter & Homicide: Driver arrested after deadly Charlotte County crash

    Shari Armstrong
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    Port Charlotte

    Deadly crash shuts down Southbound lanes of El Jobean bridge

    Sarah Lindenberg
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda man shot by deputies had written threatening messages on his walls

    Alex Orenczuk
    Former Oath Keeper comes home to Pt. Charlotte

    Port Charlotte

    PARDONED IN PORT CHARLOTTE: Former Oath Keeper comes home after Trump sworn in

    Emily Young
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    Punta Gorda

    'Not a question': Expert weighs in on use of force in Charlotte County shootings

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    'A dream, it never ends': MLK Day parade rolls through Punta Gorda

    Alex Orenczuk
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    North Port/Englewood

    Neighbors describe Englewood man’s bizarre behavior before deputy shooting

    Austin Schargorodski
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    North Port/Englewood

    Another deputy-involved shooting in Charlotte County

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Neighbors say man shot by Charlotte deputies was a recluse

    Alex Orenczuk
    Michael Lewis Schwartz

    Punta Gorda

    Man killed by Charlotte Co. deputies had history of mental illness

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Charlotte County

    'Where the cops at?': Man killed by Charlotte deputies was yelling & firing gun

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Port Charlotte

    Port Charlotte nurses participate in nationwide protest against AI in healthcare

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda's Gilchrist Park sports courts will get a facelift

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda's Ponce de Leon Park to reopen on Friday

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Port Charlotte

    Port Charlotte Beach Park to reopen by the end of the week

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Port Charlotte

    'I want foster care:' Video shows Charlotte teen's pleas before mother's murder

    Anvar Ruziev
  • Port Charlotte

    1 person dead, 1 injured in Port Charlotte house fire

    Ella Rhoades
    Nicholas Brown

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port Police arrest 39-year-old man for sexual battery on a child

    Kaitlin Knapp
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    Sarasota County

    Venice woman dies after car plunges into water near Circus Bridge

    Austin Schargorodski
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    Punta Gorda

    DeSantis signs first death warrant of 2025 for killer of Charlotte County couple

    WFTX Digital Team
    Charlotte County burglary arrest

    Punta Gorda

    WATCH: Charlotte County Deputies arrest men wanted for burglaries in 4 counties

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    City of Punta Gorda starts the search for a new city manager

    Alex Orenczuk
  • Rendering of future North Port Police HQ

    Sarasota County

    North Port residents to decide on borrowing $115M for new police headquarters

    Emily Young
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    Charlotte County

    One dead after fire destroys Charlotte County home

    Shari Armstrong
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    Port Charlotte

    TEAM EFFORT: How Charlotte County is tackling homelessness

    Alex Orenczuk
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