Charlotte County News

Florida Highway Patrol is on the scene of a fatal crash tonight at Gasparilla Road and Woodlake Road in Charlotte County.

Cops and doughnuts. Cops and cars. They are stereotypes, but if you can use them to raise money for Special Olympics, why not? On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., members of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office and Punta Gorda Police Department will be on top and inside of Abbe's Donut Nook at Charlotte Square Shopping Center at 2150 Tamiami Trail in ... (more)

Three people were arrested for stealing appliances from a Port Charlotte business, according to officials with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

SUN PHOTO BY ADAM KREGER Betsey Chesler, founder of the Cameras for Kids Foundation, explains to Jasmine Glover about how using an infrared camera can dramatically change a photo.

At Wednesday's regular City Council meeting, members will take up a funding request to study the feasibility of bringing a large-scale aquarium downtown, a plan to open a new restaurant in the city parking garage, and - once again - the proposed annexation of the former Loop property.

SUN PHOTO BY ADAM KREGER Families reminisced about what Father's Day means to them Sunday at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County.

SUN PHOTO BY GARY ROBERTS About 50 people attended a memorial service for Thomas Andreasen - a local homeless man who died last weekend while in custody at the Charlotte County Jail - Saturday afternoon at the Charlotte County Homeless Coaltion in Port Charlotte.

Judge Jack R. Schoonover was passionate about the law. To him it was a calling - not just a job.

Charlotte County commissioners will sit down next month to decide how to proceed on a new contract being proposed with the Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County to house the county's homeless animals.

Fresh from her hiring as the new executive director of Drug Free Charlotte County, which is effective Monday, Diane Ramseyer already is familiar with the organization.

A Port Charlotte man won't serve any time in prison after his two-year-old son accidentally shot and killed himself.

A North Naples woman was among 12 people arrested Thursday as part of a prostitution sting by Lee County sheriff's deputies.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with Carrabba's Italian Grill in Port Charlotte to raise funds for the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches with a lunch event, which will be held Thursday.

A note left on the front door led to the arrests Wednesday of a man and woman in connection with the burglary of a home on the 2200 block of Lakeshore Circle, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's report.

Population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau confirm what most locals already know: Charlotte County has a lot of seniors.

Father's Day is fast approaching. Have you decided on a great way to celebrate your dad this year? If you haven't thought of anything yet, you might be well-served to look to the Cultural Center of Charlotte County for all of your celebratory and gift-giving needs.

You can relax, Southwest Florida. Your blood won't be sucked out by the gallon, nor your small pets carried away by an invading airborne armada of giant, overaggressive super-mosquitoes.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS Charlotte County YMCA camp counselor John Giamanco and his group take a break from the heat to just sit and talk under the big white tent at the Dotzler YMCA Outdoor Center in Charlotte Harbor, where kids from all over the county and from the North Port YMCA are bused in daily for camp this summer.

Five horses found emaciated by animal control nine months ago are doing much better.

They feature a special suspension system not normally found of "civilian" cars. The vehicles also feature newly designed decals and lights.