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Keith Allen Sowers has been released from Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers after he was shot while trying to commit a home invasion robbery last weekend at a Port Charlotte home, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

A 21-year-old Port Charlotte woman was booked into the Charlotte County Jail after officers stopping her for running a stop also found pills, opiates, marijuana and more in a lock box in the back seat of the car.

The state attorney's office has filed charges against two Charlotte County residents accused last week of having sex with an 18-month-old child.

The other winning ticket was bought in Davie, lottery officials reported. The 345 tickets matching four numbers won $93.50 each.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrested a Fort Myers pilot Monday on a warrant stemming from a July 20 incident of low flying.

Keith Sowers, 32, was shot in the stomach Saturday night during a home invasion robbery in the 21500 block of Beaverton Avenue in Port Charlotte, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

PORT CHARLOTTE: A transvestite was arrested on prostitution charges after posting an ad for sexual services on Cragslist.com and then trying to seal the deal with an undercover detective, according to officials with the Punta Gorda Police Department.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes detectives late this afternoon arrested Melissa Ann Bailey, 26, 20133 Helms Way, Port Charlotte, in connection with a child sex investigation involving her 18-month-old daughter and her boyfriend.

Charlotte County Punta Gorda man accused of sex with 18-month-old girl Charlotte County deputies say a Punta Gorda man had sex with his girlfriend's 18-month-old daughter.

Authorities responded to a six-vehicle crash with multiple injuries at Midway Boulevard and U.S. 41 in Port Charlotte.

Despite having a contract, the Charlotte County Commission on Tuesday narrowly rejected a regional utility's request to build a water pipeline from Port Charlotte to Punta Gorda.

Illegal dumping, dropping off trash on vacant land, is becoming a heaping problem in Charlotte County.

Charlotte County Sheriffa s Narcotics detectives arrested four people on 20 charges during a drug raid Monday at a home in the 18100 block of Hillsborough Avenue in Port Charlotte.

Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. The 10-month-old baby girl who died of swine flu last week visited a doctor two days before her death, the infant's family members said.

Jykail D. Jean-Pierre is just a fourth-grader. But his smart actions helped detectives arrest an armed burglar.

Port Charlotte resident Dr. Mark Asperilla will be honored in Los Angeles Tuesday at the Caring Awards ceremony along with the Dalai Lama and Gen.

Map Clam Pass 410 Seagate Dr. , Naples NAPLES - All it took was a few shovels and a little help from some concerned citizens.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY: A Port Charlotte man is behind bars accused of selling prescription pills to undercover detectives.

A former corrections guard was convicted Thursday of gouging out an inmate's eye at Charlotte Correctional Institute in 2008.