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There have been two sworn law enforcement officers killed by gunfire in the line of duty in 2013 in the state of Florida; the first was when St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Gary Morales was shot to death during a traffic stop; the second was Monday’s trag...

An otherwise uneventful city budget workshop quickly transformed into a dogfight, as city council members discussed eliminating the Arcadia Police Department to offset its budget shortfalls for 2013/14.
The heated discussions began after City Marshal Matt...

A chamber room packed with supporters of the Arcadia Police Department set the scene for Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Although there was no agenda item regarding the APD’s future, city police officers and citizens spoke up against the possible di...

All Faiths Food Bank announced on July 30 it is expanding the “DeSoto County: Hope Against Hunger” initiative thanks to a $73,690 grant from The Mosaic Company Foundation. The funding support is part of Mosaic’s continued commitment to hunger relief in lo...

In recent years, several Florida municipalities have closed their own police departments and relinquished policing responsibilities to the county sheriff’s office.

The case of Zolfo Springs
The case of Zolfo Springs is close to home. According to pu...

After serving for more than 29 years, DeSoto County Fire Rescue Chief Glenn Prescott announced Friday his plans to retire at the end of this month.
In a letter dated August 2, he told County Administrator Guy Maxcy, “it has been my pleasure to serve this ...

New foreclosure filings in Charlotte and Sarasota counties tumbled in July, reaching their lowest point in nearly a decade.
The Charlotte County Clerk of Courts reported a total of 28 new foreclosure filings in July, down from 148 in June. The last time C...

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A Corvette car show recently was held in the parking lot at the Charlotte Harbor office of Charlotte State Bank & Trust. Corvettes of Charlotte County members displayed 30 of their sports cars at the bank....

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — An 11-foot American crocodile captured last month in Lake Tarpon was born near the Turkey Point nuclear plant in South Florida in 1999 and has apparently traveled quite a bit over the past few years.
In fact, it set a record fo...