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TEEN ARRESTED FOR MAKING BOMB THREATS

Tuesday, January 11

A PUNTA GORDA TEEN WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER DETECTIVES FOUND HE CALLED IN TWO BOMB THREATS AT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THE FIRST BOMB THREAT WAS CALLED IN TO THE SCHOOL SHORTLY BEFORE 12:30 FRIDAY WITH THE MALE CALLER TELLING THE OPERATOR... Read More.

NORTH PORT FINANCE DIRECTOR OUT OF A JOB

Tuesday, January 11

NORTH PORT CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR TERRI GOULD IS REPORTEDLY LEAVING HER JOB. PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY GOULD AND NORTH PORT WERE IN NEGOTIATIONS MONDAY FOR TERMS OF THEIR SEPARATION TO DETERMINE IF SHE WILL RESIGN OR BE FIRED. INTERIM CITY MANAGER TERRY LEWIS... Read More.

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BRUSH FIRE PUT OUT QUICKLY

Tuesday, January 11

AUTHORITIES WORKED QUICKLY TO PUT OUT A BRUSH FIRE MONDAY AFTERNOON IN PORT CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE COUNTY FIRE & EMS RESPONDED TO THE NORTHSHORE TERRACE AREA AT 1:15PM AND FOUND ABOUT ONE ACRE BURNING IN HEAVY FUEL. THE FIRE WAS MOVING QUICKLY BECAUSE OF STRONG... Read More.

SECOND HEARING AID ARREST IN VENICE

Tuesday, January 11

A SECOND MAN FROM A VENICE HEARING AID COMPANY WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY ROBBED THEM. PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY 51 YEAR OLD PETER CLEPPE TOLD VENICE POLICE THAT HE HAD TAKEN OVER $5000 OF HEARING AID EQUIPMENT FROM THE FRIENDSHIP HEARING AID... Read More.

MAN ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY OF WOMAN

Monday, January 10

A PUNTA GORDA MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A WOMAN AT GUNPOINT. DEPUTIES SAY THE PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN CALLED THEM AROUND 7:30 FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAID SHE WAS STOPPED IN HER VEHICLE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CONWAY AND MIDWAY BOULEVARDS BY A... Read More.

OYSTER CREEK PARK TO BE RENAMED

Monday, January 10

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSAL TO RENAME ENGLEWOOD’S OYSTER CREEK REGIONAL PARK AFTER A FORMER WFLN HOST. THE ENGLEWOOD EDGE REPORTS THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS THE NAME CHANGE TO ANN DEVER MEMORIAL REGIONAL ... Read More.

KELLY INVESTIGATION COMPLETE, IN HER HANDS

Friday, January 7

THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL THEATER IS COMPLETE AND IN HER HANDS. CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN MIKE REILLY TOLD WFLN NEWS THURSDAY THAT JENNIFER KELLY RECEIVED THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAS BEEN GIVEN... Read More.

FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE

Thursday, January 6

ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS INJURED EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN THE ROOF OF A HOME COLLAPSED ON HIM AS HE BATTLED A FIRE. CHARLOTTE FIRE & EMS CREWS WERE CALLED TO 246 EAST TARPON BOULEVARD NORTHWEST JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY... Read More.

MESSINA DISMISSED FROM LEMON BAY

Wednesday, January 5

LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAN JEFFERS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MIKE MESSINA HAS BEEN RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES AS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT THE SCHOOL. JEFFERS THANKED MESSINA FOR HIS HARD WORK OVER HIS 16 YEARS AT THE HELM, WHICH INCLUDED 4 DISTRICT... Read More.

FIRE STILL BURNS IN SOUTH GULF COVE

Wednesday, January 5

A WIND SHIFT CAUSED AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE GASPARILLA ROAD NEAR LINWOOD DRIVE AGAIN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AS A MULCH FIRE CONTINUES TO SMOLDER THERE. FIRE OFFICIALS NOW SAY THAT FIRE, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY SPARKS FROM AN INCINERATOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, COULD BURN FOR A... Read More.