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    North Port/Englewood

    North Port Police crack down on criminal activity in Yorkshire area

    Victoria Quevedo
    north port city commissioners

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port delays decision on identifying land for affordable housing

    Victoria Quevedo
    Port Charlotte fire

    Port Charlotte

    Electrical failure caused fatal fire at Port Charlotte home: report

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    DONUT TRAP: Black bear roaming Punta Gorda safely relocated and released

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    BACKYARD BEAR: FWC is trying to relocate a black bear roaming Punta Gorda

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Driver dies after Jeep crashes into canal in Punta Gorda

    Sarah Lindenberg
  • Black Bear in Laishley Park

    Punta Gorda

    A black bear in Punta Gorda? Police issue notice after sighting in Laishley Park

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Charlotte County

    DeSantis signs 3 new laws in Charlotte County to support Florida veterans

    Austin Schargorodski
    Governor Ron DeSantis

    Port Charlotte

    Governor Ron DeSantis to speak in Port Charlotte, Friday

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Port Charlotte

    'Literal steps to recovery:' 12-year-old hit by minivan battles severe injuries

    Alex Orenczuk
    Liv'n A Dream

    Hurricane

    'It was an awesome boat': couple reflects on boat destroyed by Hurricane Milton

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Hurricane

    Boat removal at Laishley Park Marina paused due to lightning

    Alex Orenczuk
  • NORTH PORT FLOODING

    North Port/Englewood

    CAN'T GET TO WORK: North Port roads flood, but not as much as in the past

    Victoria Quevedo
    Charlotte County Sheriff's Office investigation

    Port Charlotte

    'SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE',' Charlotte County authorities train at school

    WFTX Digital Team
    TINY HOME

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port developers explore new solutions amid population growth

    Victoria Quevedo
  • charlotte county kid hit

    Port Charlotte

    Woman charged with hitting 12-year-old in Port Charlotte could be deported

    Ryan Kruger
    CHARLOTTE COUNTY

    Port Charlotte

    Charlotte County's Centennial Park closes for large training exercise

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    Conservation effort adds 40 tons of oyster shells to Charlotte Harbor reef

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Charlotte County

    Child injured in crash in Port Charlotte, driver charged

    WFTX Digital Team
    Gwendolyn Girard

    Charlotte County

    Child plays dead to escape Charlotte County stabbing: report

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    Boat removal begins at Laishley Park Marina months after Hurricane Milton

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Port Charlotte

    Cultural Center of Charlotte County to be operational again by 2030

    Alex Orenczuk
    Buc-ees in Southwest Florida

    Charlotte County

    Is Buc-ee the Beaver coming to Southwest Florida? The chain is one step closer.

    Victoria Quevedo
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    Port Charlotte

    Woman loses $8,500 life savings in Facebook Marketplace car scam

    Emily Young
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    Charlotte County

    Deputies say Charlotte County woman stabbed child, tried to hide body

    Shari Armstrong
    Charlotte County Deputies investigate dead body

    Charlotte County

    UPDATE: Body found in Charlotte County identified as missing Cape Coral woman

    WFTX Digital Team
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    North Port/Englewood

    Stolen truck tied to North Port armed robbery found; suspects still at large

    Anvar Ruziev
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    Punta Gorda

    Charlotte Co. Sheriff shows new water rescue vehicles ahead of hurricane season

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Ribbon cut at Verandas III, the latest affordable housing complex in Punta Gorda

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda invests in portable dams ahead of hurricane season

    Alex Orenczuk
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    Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda plans tiki hut for former Bayfront Center site in Gilchrist Park

    Alex Orenczuk
    NORTH PORT IMAGINE SCHOOL

    North Port/Englewood

    New Imagine School campus coming to North Port

    Victoria Quevedo
    Port Charlotte fire

    Port Charlotte

    Two people killed in Port Charlotte fire, crews say

    Emily Young
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    Port Charlotte

    Port Charlotte man charged with shooting at door-to-door salesmen

    NORTH PORT IRRIGATION

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port residents fight back after water shut off

    Victoria Quevedo
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    Punta Gorda

    WATCH: Punta Gorda tiki tour boat crew rescues injured man in Charlotte Harbor

    Alex Orenczuk
  • NORTH PORT CREEK CLEANUP

    North Port/Englewood

    A major cleanup in Myakkahatchee Creek hopes to prevent flooding in North Port

    Victoria Quevedo
    Deputies arrest man after shots fired in Charlotte County neighborhood

    Charlotte County

    Man arrested after firing shots in Punta Gorda neighborhood

    WFTX Digital Team
    NORTH PORT RESIDENT ON REFERENDUM RESULTS

    North Port/Englewood

    North Port voters reject $115 million in bonds for new police headquarters

    Victoria Quevedo
  • Police

    Punta Gorda

    Man accused of firing into a Punta Gorda home

    WFTX Digital Team
    Missing Boater

    Punta Gorda

    Missing boater last seen leaving Charlotte Harbor, Coast Guard says

    WFTX Digital Team
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    Punta Gorda

    Task force formed to explore merging Punta Gorda, Charlotte County dispatches

    Alex Orenczuk
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