Port Charlotte News

SUN PHOTO BY AL HEMINGWAY Police cadets stand at attention at the Fallen Officer's Memorial at FOP Lodge 66 in Charlotte Harbor Tuesday.

A Port Charlotte man who was found to be driving with an invalid driver's license was arrested Tuesday for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The father of a 2-year-old boy who shot and killed himself with an unsecured firearm in November will not go to jail, authorities said Tuesday.

Detectives are requesting assistance in identifying a man suspected in the fraudulent use of a credit card earlier this month at the Walmart Super Center on Kings Highway in Port Charlotte.

SUN PHOTO BY SUE PAQUIN Camp Bow Wow held a free grand opening, "bark-b-que" and adoption festival Saturday in Port Charlotte.

Frank J. D'Alimonte, 86, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home in Port Charlotte.

SUN PHOTO BY SUE PAQUIN Christina Pacheco, a veterinary tech at Groves Veterinary Clinic, clips the nails on Lilly, a 3-year-old Great Dane.

Every time Mike Kozenieski works with any of the big, top 10 contractors, they always ask him the same question: How's the labor there? Kozenieski, president of Sea Breeze Electric of Port Charlotte, said there is an across-the-board shortage of skilled workers - carpenters, electricians, HVAC, masons, and plumbers - and it is going to take a long ... (more)

SUN PHOTO BY DONNELL BATES A Culver's Restaurant is coming to town this fall. It will be the first in Florida for the Wisconsin-based chain.

Two deputies who were looking for someone with an outstanding warrant wound up discovering an elaborate grow-house operation after smelling a strong odor of marijuana coming from a dwelling on the 21300 block of Hepner Avenue in Port Charlotte.

Christine R. Shannon, 85, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away peacefully Saturday, May 4, 2013, in her home, surrounded by family.

SUN PHOTO BY JENNIFER BRUNO Friends Britinee Svetik and Minlanda Dubresil take a few pictures together before the Port Charlotte High School graduation ceremony Wednesday at Lee Civic Center in Fort Myers.

Employing "something old" in its recent fundraising campaign, the United Way of Charlotte County soared past its goal of $900,000, reaching $944,000. "I don't know what exactly to attribute it to," said executive director Carrie Blackwell Hussey.

If you needed more proof kids are getting better and better with technology, look no further than Murdock Middle School, part of the Charlotte County Public Schools in Port Charlotte, Fla.

Daniel L. Weaver, 89, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the family home following a brief illness.

A manager at a miniature golf course was arrested Monday and accused of stealing more than $9,000 from the business, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

Wow, it's the middle of May already? If you're up early this morning, please head to the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda for County Administrator Ray Sandrock's "state of the county" presentation during our Third Wednesday Coffee.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- A Port Charlotte man was arrested on multiple narcotics charges Monday after he was allegedly involved in four separate drug deals with Sheriff's Office Narcotics detectives.

The American Bulldog is turning 9-years old this weekend and EARS has a full day of festivities planned Saturday.

A 24-year-old Port Charlotte pharmacy technician was arrested Wednesday in Lee County for allegedly stealing liquid narcotics and replacing them with sterile water while working at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers.